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    Post Office unveils WHSmith plans

    The Post Office has announced plans to "transform" 40 branches by Christmas, including switching 16 to WHSmith stores. The so-called Crown offices - the larger branches usually found on high streets - will be franchised to the retailer

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    The best (and worst) shops on the high street

    A new survey about the shops we love and those we loathe has revealed that our least favourite shop on the high street is WH Smith. Meanwhile, the top spot has been taken by the Apple Store. So how did they earn their places, and who else made

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    Profits hike at WH Smith hailed

    Half-year figures from books and stationery retailer WH Smith have been hailed a "triumph" for outgoing boss Kate Swann as she shrugged off tough high street conditions to deliver a 5% hike in profits. In her last set of results

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    WH Smith boss set to step down

    WH Smith chief executive Kate Swann is to quit the retail chain in June after nine years at the helm. One of the sector's most respected bosses, Ms Swann announced her departure at the same time as a 10% hike in WH Smith's annual

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    WH Smith set for Fifty Shades boost

    Brad Barket / ABACAUSA.COM Blockbuster erotic novel Fifty Shades Of Grey is expected to have helped retail chain WH Smith deliver a rise in full-year profits when it reports results on Thursday. Phenomenal demand for author EL James's racy

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    Fifty Shades of Grey sales success for WH Smith

    The phenomenal success of Fifty Shades Of Grey and other copycat "passion" books has given retailer WH Smith a lift. The erotic novel has sold more than five million copies, making it the best-selling book in Britain since records began,