17 May 2006
| by by Alex Donohue
LONDON - The Economist has been removed from the shelves of more than 500 WH Smith's shops across...A spokesperson for WH Smith said the decision was made after a "breakdown of terms ...
, which is published by Pearson, has now been withdrawn from 542 WH Smith's high street stores and will not be available until the dispute is settled.
The Economist will still be on sale at 127 of WH Smith's outlets ...
21 Sep 2005
The highlight of WH Smith's TV advertising has been the campaign featuring Only Fools and Horses...The 'Whatever you're into, get into WH Smith' campaign ran from 1997 to
2002 and helped the chain ...
interest in the brand. UK sales at Christmas 2001 rose 8% on a
like-for-like basis. WH Smith has a long ...
for two years, and was replaced in 1994 with the
'There's more to life at WH Smith' campaign, which ran ...
20 Jun 2007
Marketforce, the magazine-distribution company, is overhauling the method WH Smith uses to choose
16 Aug 2005
| by by Julia Pearlman
LONDON - WH Smith has come under fire frrom a pressure group for selling Playboy-branded stationery...begin to prepare for the new school year.
The UK pressure group Object has criticised WH Smith ...
-- Argos and Debenhams sell products such as the Playboy chair and CD and cassette player.
The WH Smith ...
are challenging the normalisation of porn into mainstream media. We feel that the move by WH Smith to sell Playboy ...
13 Apr 2006
| by by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - WH Smith has revealed plans to split its business into separate press distribution...would prefer that distribution was independent from WH Smith's retail side.
Analysts say the move ...
distribution, John Menzies and Dawson, would be prevented by competition regulations from buying WH Smith ...
17 Feb 2004
| by Jules Grant,
LONDON - WH Smith has named five media agencies, including incumbent Starcom Motive, to pitch...WH Smith's brand communications director Katie Spriggs has confirmed that MediaCom, Walker Media ...
further upon these brand assets and position WH Smith most competitively in the future," she said.
A ...
Bartle Bogle Hegarty in 1996 and has since been responsible for some of WH Smith's most memorable ad ...
26 May 2004
| by Colin Grimshaw
Publishers have lambasted WH Smith over its plans to drastically cut the availability of special...in more than 400 stores will now be available in just 40.
Some publishers claim WH Smith is demanding ...
of The Oldie, which is being de-listed in 27% of its WH Smith outlets, including major London termini ...
, prompting fears that WH Smith plans to scale back dramatically its involvement in magazine retailing as part ...
26 Apr 2004
| by Gordon MacMillan,
LONDON - Troubled retailer WH Smith, currently the subject of several bids, has appointed Delaney...Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO.
Stephen Robertson, interim marketing director at WH Smith, said: "We ...
fit with the team at WH Smith, which we felt was vital to ensure the delivery of a successful ...
with a British high street icon like WH Smith."
DLKW will take over the account in June and will work ...
18 Feb 2004
| by Jules Grant,
LONDON - WH Smith has revealed the six creative agencies it has shortlisted for its £9m advertising...responsible for some of WH Smith's most memorable campaigns, including those featuring actor Nicholas ...
director Muriel Stirling was axed last month. Stirling oversaw marketing, advertising and PR at WH Smith ...
13 Apr 2004
| by Jules Grant,
retailer WH Smith after a five-way pitch.