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  • WH Smith: Profit jumps as expansion into travel shops pays off

    Retail

    WH Smith’s push into travel has paid off with the bulk of its growth in the last year due to higher profit at airports, train stations and motorway services. WH Smith’s revenue rose seven per cent to £1.918bn in the year ended 31 August, 2024, driven by growth in travel shops plus the company’s expansion [...]

    Going forward, the only remaining WH Smith shops will be in airports, train stations and motorway service stations – alongside some remaining stores in hospitals.
  • John Lewis: How all the major changes will impact staff and shoppers

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    John Lewis is poised to make a series of major changes that will affect all of its stores across the country and its partners. The organisation announced a restructuring plan yesterday that it described as a “multimillion pound” investment in technology and what it has described as ‘simplification’ would help “improve our customer service and make [...]

    John Lewis is rolling out a series of major changes to its stores across the UK. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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