WH Smith cuts US profit guidance after £30m overstatement
21st Aug 2025 08:03
(Sharecast News) - Shares in WH Smith tumbled on Thursday after the retailer cut its profit outlook, having uncovered an accounting overstatement of around £30m for North America trading profit.
Read moreWH Smith sells funkypigeon to Card Factory for £26m
29th Jul 2025 07:34
(Sharecast News) - WH Smith said it had sold its online greeting cards business, funkypigeon.com, to Card Factory for £26m as it continued its pivot towards travel retail.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks slip on slew of UK data
30th Jun 2025 17:40
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended lower on Monday as investors digested a series of UK economic data and monitored developments in North American trade negotiations.
Read moreWH Smith cuts price of high street division amid weak trading
30th Jun 2025 08:56
(Sharecast News) - Retailer WH Smith said on Monday that it has cut the price of its high street business after a slump in trading.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks higher on service data, tariff reprieve
4th Jun 2025 18:04
(Sharecast News) - London equities closed modestly higher on Wednesday, supported by a rebound in the UK services sector and relief that the country avoided increased US tariffs on steel and aluminium.
Read moreWH Smith 'well-positioned' for future growth
16th Apr 2025 08:01
(Sharecast News) - Retailer WH Smith said on Wednesday that it was "well-positioned for future growth" as a pure-play travel retailer after the segment turned in a strong H1 performance.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks slip as US core inflation tops forecasts
28th Mar 2025 14:40
(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed lower on Friday, as investors digested a mix of economic signals, including a surprise rise in US consumer inflation and fresh domestic data.
Read moreWH Smith sells high street stores to Modella Capital for £76m
28th Mar 2025 07:03
(Sharecast News) - WH Smith has sold its UK high street business to Modella Capital for an enterprise value of £76m on a cash and debt-free basis in a deal that will see the chain rebranded as TGJones.
Read moreWH Smith set to pick buyer of high street chain - report
27th Mar 2025 13:22
(Sharecast News) - WH Smith will reportedly decide the fate of its high street chain within days, as it holds final discussions with the two remaining bidders for the business.
Read moreWH Smith completes refinancing
25th Mar 2025 08:05
(Sharecast News) - WH Smith said it had completed a £200m issue of US private placement notes and a bank term loan of £120m.
Read moreBerenberg reiterates 'buy' rating on WH Smith
3rd Mar 2025 11:08
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg reiterated their 'buy' rating and 1,600.0p target price on retailer WH Smith on Monday as it said the group's potential high street exit looked "sensible".
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed ahead of US Fed decision
29th Jan 2025 15:22
(Sharecast News) - London's financial markets finished in a mixed state on Wednesday, as investors looked to the latest policy announcement from the US Federal Reserve and awaited key earnings reports from major American technology firms.
Read moreWH Smith hails strong momentum in travel business as revenues rise
29th Jan 2025 07:21
(Sharecast News) - WH Smith posted a 4% jump in revenue for the 21 weeks to 25 January on Wednesday as it hailed strong momentum in the travel business, while high street sales fell as expected.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed as investors look to Fed
27th Jan 2025 15:48
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended Monday with a mixed performance as investors braced for a week dominated by key interest rate decisions and major corporate earnings.
Read moreHigh street sale would remove a reason not to buy WH Smith shares, says RBC
27th Jan 2025 14:57
(Sharecast News) - A potential sale of WH Smith's high street business would remove a reason not to buy the shares and make it a more attractive "pure-play", RBC Capital Markets said in a note on Monday.
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