27 Nov 2000
| by Claire Billings
group WH Smith News from handling two-thirds of its business....and newspaper distribution group WH Smith News from handling two-thirds of its business. The move is understood to be in protest against the newsagent’s plans to seek exclusive agreements with major retailers.
WH Smith News ...
to be considering following suit. WH Smith News distributes about 20% of NI’s circulation, which amounts to around ...
12 Apr 2001
| by Claire Billings
WH Smith has confirmed it is to sell its magazine distribution business, WH Smith News, after...LONDON (Brand Republic) - WH Smith has confirmed it is to sell its magazine distribution business, WH Smith News, after the group’s first-half profits slumped because of a sharp fall in profits ...
threaten the distribution of magazines and newspapers in remote areas.
WH Smith CEO Richard Handover said ...
01 Dec 2000
| by Claire Billings
High-street newsagent and magazine wholesaler WH Smith may take Associated Newspapers, owner...LONDON (Brand Republic) – High-street newsagent and magazine wholesaler WH Smith may take ...
the distribution of two-thirds of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday’s print-run. WH Smith will retain the rest ...
.
An internal memo from WH Smith head of distribution Ian Wigglesworth to senior management, obtained ...
29 Nov 2000
| by Camilla Palmer
UK newsagent retailer WH Smith is reeling from a damages lawsuit dealt by rival John Menzies, just...LONDON (Brand Republic) – UK newsagent retailer WH Smith is reeling from a damages lawsuit dealt ...
distribution agreement.
Menzies is suing WH Smith over alleged abuse of market share and unlawful conduct. The company said WH Smith has been putting pressure on publishers to break exclusive contracts with it ...
28 Nov 2000
| by Claire Billings
WH Smith has accused Daily Mail owner Associated Newspapers of breach of contract and acting...LONDON (Brand Republic) – WH Smith has accused Daily Mail owner Associated Newspapers of breach ...
agreement.
News broke yesterday that Associated Newspapers had served WH Smith with its contracted six ...
circulation.
The publisher believes that WH Smith’s plans to introduce a new magazine distribution system ...
30 Jan 2001
| by Claire Billings
WH Smith’s controversial magazine distribution arm WH Smith News could be put up for sale after its...LONDON (Brand Republic) - WH Smith’s controversial magazine distribution arm WH Smith News could ...
by publishers.
WH Smith shares fell 12p on the news to 457p. The business, which achieved sales of 945m ...
killed the plan.
WH Smith is expected to have to answer questions about the future of its distribution ...
02 Jan 2001
| by Anna Clarke
WH Smith is expected to unveil new plans for its national distribution of magazines and newspapers...LONDON (Brand Republic) - WH Smith is expected to unveil new plans for its national distribution of magazines and newspapers today.
The announcement coincides with the high-street chain’s scrapping of an exclusive magazine distribution deal with supermarkets such as Tesco and Safeway.
The proposed deal ...
05 Mar 2001
WH Smith News, the magazine and newspaper distribution arm of the high-street retailer, has been...LONDON (Brand Republic) - WH Smith News, the magazine and newspaper distribution arm of the high-street retailer, has been officially put up for sale, ending months of speculation about its future ...
number of large publishers including Emap, Haymarket Publishing and BBC Magazines.
WH Smith News hit ...
07 Feb 2001
| by Claire Billings
WH Smith’s former finance director Keith Hamill is joining the former operations director of WH...LONDON (Brand Republic) - WH Smith’s former finance director Keith Hamill is joining the former operations director of WH Smith News Terry Reilly in his attempt to take over the magazine and newspaper ...
bid is expected to be unpopular with publishers because Wigglesworth supported WH Smith News’s attempt ...
06 Jul 2001
LONDON - WH Smith has sold its news distribution business to a private equity consortium led by two...business services group Hays and a WH Smith News management buyout team.
WH Smith confirmed ...
. They argued this would jeopardise the distribution of titles to remote areas.
WH Smith is believed ...
220m and 240m.
WH Smith News, which includes online communication and customer service ...