About WHSmith.co.uk

Established in 1792, WHSmith started out as family-run newsagents before becoming the first retail chain in the world. We celebrated WHSmith's 225th anniversary in 2017, and with over 600 stores on the high street and another 600+ stores at airports, train stations, hospitals and motorway services, WHSmith is now one of the UK's leading retail groups and a household name.

You probably know us best for books, newspapers and stationery. Now, thanks to our carefully chosen partners, we offer an increasingly wide choice of goods through our stores and website.

Beyond the UK we continue to open stores in airports, railway stations, hospitals and shopping malls across Australia, South East Asia, India and the Middle East.

Being a responsible business is a high priority for us, and we continue to be ranked highly in the Business in the Community’s Corporate Responsibility Index. We continually strive to improve the way we do things across areas including:

• Energy and emissions
• Transport
• Waste
• Packaging
• Encouraging customer responsibility
• Product sourcing and suppliers