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W.H Smith Plc: Shopping Online at W.H Smith Plc Is So Easy! - Afterglow Fifth studio album and first in six years from Canadian folk-pop singer who has never really caught on in Europe despite being a multi-platinum superstar in North America. Sticks in much the same vein as its 1997 predecessor 'Surfacing' with classic singer-songwriter motifs folk instrumentation tuneful melodies atmospheric synths and slick pop production from her longtime associate Pierre Marchand. ... Bad Company Wartime secrets threaten to topple a President -- in the heart-stopping new adventure featuring Sean Dillon from the incomparable Jack Higgins -- bestselling author of Midnight Runner. In the waning days of World War II Hitler entrusted his diary to a young aide Baron Max von Berger. Over the years von Berger has used his inheritance to become one of the richest men in the world developing a secret alliance with the Rashid family -- long-time foes of Major Ferguson of British Intelligence his undercover enforcer Sean Dillon and their American colleague Blake Johnson. Now the ultimate confrontation is drawing near. The diary and its explosive revelations of a secret wartime meeting between emissaries of Hitler and Roosevelt will destroy the US President Jake Cazalet ... unless Dillon can find it first. ... Escapology The UK's biggest pop idol returns with his superb fifth album. This is Robbie at his best a more mature approach to his music and songs that have come straight from the soul. Co-written with Guy Chambers this album mixes ballads anthems and the usual Williams tomfoolery. ... Classroom Behaviour A Practical Guide to Effective Teaching Behaviour Management and Colleague Support Classroom Behaviour explores the relationship between effective teaching behavior management discipline and colleague support. The author also addresses issues such as argumentative and challenging children; students with emotional behavioral disorders; managing difficult classes and the managemen ... Crossroads - (VHS) Lucy Kit and Mimi are childhood friends who are reunited at their at their high school graduation prom. They've grown apart but still have their youthful dreams and decide to make good on a childhood pact to go in search of their destinies. With barely a plan practically no money but plenty of dreams they set off on a road trip hitching a lift with Mimi's handsome mysterious friend Ben in his cool convertable. Along the way there's fun laughter love (and a few songs) as the girls rediscover their friendship. ... Prophecy of the Gems Three young girls Jade Amber and Opal each from very different backgrounds discover on the day of their 14th birthday that they are adopted. An ancient prophecy compels them to leave their families to complete a mission in a far-off kingdom. ...
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WHSmith (WHS) is one of the UK's leading retail groups incorporating market leading companies in retail, publishing and news distribution. The Group has 1,464 stores world-wide, 30,747 employees in 12 countries and sales of some £2.9bn.
WHSmith is the UK's number one family retailer selling a range of products that extends across education, entertainment and information. Each year WHSmith High Street stores sell enough pens to circle the earth; enough books to fill a library shelf from London to Edinburgh; and enough paper to write a letter to everyone in the world. WH Smith also sell 122 million magazines and newspapers each year - enough to make a pile 69 times taller than Mount Everest.
The first High Street store was a small news vendor opened in 1792 in Little Grosvenor Street, London, by Henry Walton Smith and his wife Anna. Today, WHSmith has 545 High Street stores, covering over 3 million square feet of selling space and employing 17,000 staff. Clubcard, the Company's loyalty scheme, has more than 5 million members.
Books, newspapers, magazines and stationery form the core of the High Street business. WHSmith sell more books than any other retailer in England, Scotland and Wales. For example, one in three copies of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire were bought from WHSmith in the first weekend of release. WHSmith promote new authors with their Fresh Talent showcase and also have the Thumping Good Read Award that is voted for by members of Clubcard.
WHSmith's major stores stock more than 45,000 product lines, whereas an average food supermarket carries around 10,000 lines.
WHSmith currently holds a strong market share in each of the core categories in which it trades - books, stationery, news, magazines and entertainment. WH Smith's strategy is to exploit the strength, power and potential of the WHSmith brand to provide the very best service and value for money for their customers, shareholders and wider community.
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