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Public · LSE:SMWHFor profitRetailLondon, United Kingdom

WHSmith

WHSmith is a retailer that operates a chain of High Street, railway station, airport, hospital, and motorway service station shops.

Founded
1792
234 years ago
Staff
10001+
5,766 on LinkedIn
Followers
88k
on LinkedIn
Funding
$400M
as listed, USD

WHSmith is a leading, global travel retailer with a smaller business located on UK high streets. Since 1792, we’ve grown and evolved into a globally recognised brand, and we’re proud to be that air of familiarity people love and trust on their journey, both in life and through life. Today, we have more than 1700 stores in over 30 countries across the globe, serving millions of customers every year, and you’ll find us at airports, railway stations, hospitals and on the high street. Each of our stores and formats… Read all

WHSmith is a leading, global travel retailer with a smaller business located on UK high streets. Since 1792, we’ve grown and evolved into a globally recognised brand, and we’re proud to be that air of familiarity people love and trust on their journey, both in life and through life. Today, we have more than 1700 stores in over 30 countries across the globe, serving millions of customers every year, and you’ll find us at airports, railway stations, hospitals and on the high street. Each of our stores and formats is tailored to meet the needs of our customers journeys; we’re the trusted home of travel essentials for the world’s travelling customer. We already operate in over 100 airports around the globe and we’re continuing to expand with a growing presence of WHSmith at international airports, and the expansion of our US businesses – Marshall Retail Group for speciality retail and InMotion, our world-leading digital and tech accessories business in travel locations - into new markets. On the high street, we’ve supported generations of customers on their journeys through life with everything from learning to read, going to school, accessing essential Post Office services to finding a great book. And our fast-growing online brands offer our customers another convenient way to shop, with personalised gifts and cards from FunkyPigeon.com and bestselling books and stationery from WHSmith.co.uk. At the heart of our business are our people and our customers. As a diverse group of over 14,000 colleagues, we are all on the same journey to a better business. Whether our colleagues are based in our stores, our distribution centres or our support centres, we’re committed to providing the opportunity for each and every member of the WHSmith team to be themselves, build their skillset, and progress on their journey with us. That’s why, as we continue our journey, our aim is simple: to make every one of life’s journeys better.

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Size

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10001+ people: larger than 100% of companies with a size listed. 5,766 people list it on LinkedIn.

Age

179219002026

234 years old.

Reach

Website ranked #64,217 in the world for traffic, about 911k visits a month. 87,674 followers on LinkedIn.

What it does

NewsRetailService IndustryNewsBooks and ConvenienceTravel EssentialsDigital AccessoriesStationeryRetail

Funding, as listed

$400M raised in total

  • Rounds1
  • LatestPost ipo debt, Jun 2023
  • Latest amountUSD 506,834,665
  • Investors9

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FoundersHenry Smith, William Smith
Acquisitions made4

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Everything the source datasets list about WHSmith, field by field. Contact details are held but never shown.

The company

Name
WHSmith
Type
For profit
Status
Public · LSE:SMWH
Founded
1792
Founders
Henry Smith, William Smith
Industry
Retail
Categories
News, Retail, Service Industry
Specialities
News, Books and Convenience, Travel Essentials, Digital Accessories, Stationery, Retail

Where

City
London
Region
London
Country
United Kingdom
Markets
Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)

Size and reach

Staff band
10001+
People on LinkedIn
5,766
LinkedIn followers
87,674
Web traffic rank
#64,217
Monthly web visits
910,721

Funding, as listed

Total
$400,000,000 USD
Rounds
1
Latest round
Post ipo debt
Latest round date
Jun 2023
Latest amount
506,834,665 USD
Investors
9
Stock listing
LSE:SMWH
Listing status
public

Corporate family

Acquisitions made
4

About this record

Sources
Crunchbase, LinkedIn
Last imported
Sept 2026

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