In 2023, WHSmith had 1,253 stores in travel locations (e.g., railway stations and airports) and an additional 514 high street stores. In that same year, the company's sales revenue in high street stores in the United Kingdom reached 469 million British pounds. WHSmith is a British retailer specializing in books, stationery, newspapers and magazines, operating throughout the UK and with additional international locations.
Number of WHSmith stores worldwide from financial year 2010 to 2023, by travel and high street units
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* Financial years ending 31 August.
The source provides the following additional information: "Travel units include motorway and international franchise units and exclude kiosks in China and India, and 'Wild Cards and Gifts' franchisees in Australia."
Data prior to 2017 was retrieved from previous publications.
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WHSmith. (November 29, 2023). Number of WHSmith stores worldwide from financial year 2010 to 2023, by travel and high street units [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/430992/whsmith-number-of-stores/
WHSmith. "Number of WHSmith stores worldwide from financial year 2010 to 2023, by travel and high street units." Chart. November 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/430992/whsmith-number-of-stores/
WHSmith. (2023). Number of WHSmith stores worldwide from financial year 2010 to 2023, by travel and high street units. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/430992/whsmith-number-of-stores/
WHSmith. "Number of Whsmith Stores Worldwide from Financial Year 2010 to 2023, by Travel and High Street Units." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/430992/whsmith-number-of-stores/
WHSmith, Number of WHSmith stores worldwide from financial year 2010 to 2023, by travel and high street units Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/430992/whsmith-number-of-stores/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Number of WHSmith stores worldwide from financial year 2010 to 2023, by travel and high street units [Graph], WHSmith, November 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/430992/whsmith-number-of-stores/