16 Oct 2009
| by Matt Williams
WH Smith has reported an 8 per cent year-on-year rise in profits for the year ending August 2009. The retailer, which cut its costs during the period by 15 million, attributed the increase to ditching music and movies in favour of sweets and stationery. Source: The Daily Telegraph Nokia has recorded a 20 per ...
31 Aug 2006
PC World is to target small businesses in a magazine tie-up with WH Smith....that will be distributed exclusively through WH Smith. Its
focus will be helping the managers of SMEs make the most ...
. The tie-up follows the decision of WH Smith to separate its retail and
news distribution businesses, a move that was approved by shareholders
this month. The retail arm will retain the WH Smith brand ...
26 Sep 1996
chief at WH Smith, as its marketing
director....People s Phone, the mobile-phone service provider, has appointed Dean
Cowley, the former marketing chief at WH Smith, as its marketing
director.
Cowley has taken over the top marketing ...
,
left shortly after Church.
Cowley is a veteran retail marketer who spent ten years at WH Smith ...
19 Jun 1997
| by JANE BAINBRIDGE
such as Tesco and WH Smith, and has
appointed a retail expert as its new managing director for
distribution....Vodafone is considering plans to expand its retail distribution to
include supermarkets and shops such as Tesco and WH Smith, and has
appointed a retail expert as its new managing director ...
.
He was previously at WH Smith for ten years, most recently as a board
director responsible for its ...
21 Sep 2000
Gap, Dixons and WH Smith have signed up to a pilot text messaging scheme on offer to retailers...Gap, Dixons and WH Smith have signed up to a pilot text messaging scheme on offer to retailers in the Lakeside Shopping Centre, Essex, that allows them to send messages to customers mobile phones as they enter the mall.
The scheme is being run by a company called SpotFlash, which is 20%-owned ...
26 Jul 2006
Megastores and WH Smith. The first store will open in Lakeside, Essex at the end of this month.
02 Dec 1999
| by CONOR DIGNAM
computer sales over Boots and WH Smith; the industry regulator considers
relaxing the 30-minute rule...15 years ago: Cadbury Typhoo launches two brands - Typhoo One Cup
and Typhoo Select - in a bid to reverse the dramatic share loss it
suffered during the 1970s; Dixons claims it has built a lead in home
computer sales over Boots and WH Smith; the industry regulator considers
relaxing the 30-minute rule ...
10 Jul 1997
| by PATRICK BARRETT
(Blackcurrant),
Vauxhall (Astra babies), WH Smith (Nicolas Lyndhurst) and Rolo
(Elephant). The awards...(Blackcurrant),
Vauxhall (Astra babies), WH Smith (Nicolas Lyndhurst) and Rolo
(Elephant). The awards ...
10 Oct 2007
| by Gareth Jones
There are few marketers who do not enjoy being the centre of attention, but John Penberthy-Smith...that the ads 'look like
something WH Smith would wheel out at Christmas'. But Penberthy-Smith is
undeterred ...
of the
year, Penberthy-Smith has overseen a brand overhaul, ditching WCRS and
moving away from the high ...
to the 3 brand and
make it meaningful to consumers,' explains Penberthy-Smith before
immediately ...
24 Jan 2007
| by Gareth Jones
The broadcaster is seek-ing partners for the service, which will enable marketers to measure the direct effect their advertising has on sales. ITV is planning to take the initiative to retailers including Boots, Woolworths and WH Smith. It will provide advertisers with instant ROI data, retailers ...