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WHSmith, UK: Online Shopping at WHSmith Is So Easy! - Ben Hur - (DVD) The nubers speak volumes:100000 costumes 8000 extras 300 sets and a staggering budget in its day the largest in movie history. Ben Hur's creators made it the best the greatest bibical ere epic ever. Charlton Heston brings a muscular physical and moral presence to the role of Judah Ben Hur a Jewish nobleman in palestine whose heroic odyssey includes enslavement by the Romans a bold escape from an embattled slave Gallery vengeance against his tormentors during a furious arena chariot race and faithful encounters with Jesus Christ....... ... WHS Letter/CV Paper Smooth - 100gsm 80 A4 sheets of cream smooth heavy-weight 100gsm paper. Suitable for black inkjet or laser printing to produce quality CV's letters or invitations. ... Don't Want You Back 'I Don't Want You Back' is the debut album from Staten Islander Eamon. Produced by Milk Dee the album is a mix of slick R&B hip hop and Eamon's 'colourful' choice lyrics. Included here is the debut UK single 'F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)' which gained huge airplay throughout the US for its lyrical content. ... Benny And Joon - (DVD) Joon is a little unbalanced. Sometimes without warning her sweet nature gives way to odd behaviour - including a penchant for setting fires! She lives with her older brother Benny who has spent his life taking care of her since their parents died. ... Julian Dream Doctor A story featuring the hero of 'Julian Secret Agent'. Julian wants more than anything to make his dad's birthday the best ever but that means getting him a special gift. Julian Huey and Gloria set out on a mission to arrange a birthday party with an unusual present - if they can catch it. ... Pits The Real World of Formula 1 From Melbourne to Monza 'The Pits' humanizes the mechanized world of elite motor racing revealing the reality behind the stories that make the headlines. It depicts the full throttle experience of watching the race from the pit lane. ...
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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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