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WHSmiths Mail Order Catalog Store, UK - Rough Guide to Bulgaria This guide to this little known but deeply rewarding country includes comprehensive accounts of all the sights from the capital Sofia to the time-warped villiages and wayside monasteries. It includes practical advice on outdoor pursuits - the best hikes ski centres and Black Sea beaches - plus a run-dwon on all the folk festivals and informed commentaries on Bulgaria's turbulent history. ... Collins Gem Thesaurus in A-Z Form This reference has been completely revised and updated with 100s of new entries added to give the user a wider choice of lookup starting points than ever before. The most helpful synonyms in each entry are placed first and underlined so that the user can find them instantly. ... Silver Photo Storage Box Where better to keep your treasured photos than in this sophisticated silver photo storage box? Why not give at as a gift full to the brim of shared memories? Suitable for 6"x4" and 7"x5" photographs. ... Gladiator (1992) - (DVD) One fought to win. The other fought to survive. Two friends are pitted against each other by a corrupt boxing promoter in a brutal battle that threatens to destroy their friendship and lives. Academy award winner Cuba Godding Jr and James Marshall star as the talented amateurs who are exploited by the ruthless promoter horn and his scout in the fight of thier lives.... ... X Men 2 - Double Disc (DVD) When villainous human William Stryker turns a sinister eye on Xavier's operation after an attempt on the President's life it's up to the X-Men to prevent him from invading their safe-haven. And how does Magneto fit into all of this? Watch as the X-Men track down the mysterious Nightcrawler and more in a battle to save Mutantkind once again! Disc Two Special Features: History Of X-Men Featurettes 1. The Secret Origin Of X-Men 2. Nightcrawler Reborn Pre Production Features 3. Multi-Angle Sequence: Nightcrawler Attack 4. Evolution In The Details - Designing X2 5. United Colours Of X Production Documentaries 6. Wolverine Deathstrike Fight Rehearsal 7. The Second Uncanny Issue Of X-Men - Making X-2 8. Introducing The Incredible Nightcrawler 9. Nightcrawler Stunt Rehearsal 10. Nightcrawler Time-Lapse 11. FX2 Visual Effects Post-production Featurettes 12. Requiem For Mutants 13. X2 Global Webcast Highlights Miscellaneous Features 14. 11 Deleted Scenes 15. 8 Static Image Galleries Featuring Over 800 Pictures 16. 3 Trailers ... Men of Iron Brunel Stevenson and the Inventions That Shapes the Modern World The first underwater tunnel (Thames) the longest suspension bridge (Clifton) the greatest railway system (Great Western) the fastest locomotive the biggest warship the first transatlantic steamboat... These are the works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel Victorian engineer extraordinaire and the last engineering giant of the Industrial Revolution. The inventions of Brunel and other pioneering engineers of the time ensured that Britain was the hub of the industrial world. As well as Brunel's there were other pioneering engineers of the time including Stevenson who managed to float a railway across a bog and Telford who with no formal training went on to build some of the finest canals and bridges in the country. This book is an illustrated record of some of the greatest engineering feats of the Industrial Revolution and includes blueprints engravings letters and diary extracts. ...
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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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