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Whsmith.co.uk - Smiths: Big Savings at Smiths Online Bookstore - Windtalkers (DVD) John Woo directs this World War II thriller starring Nicolas Cage and Christian Slater. Marines Joe Enders and Ox Anderson are sent on a mission to protect two American codetalkers and a code never broken by the Japanese but at what cost? The DVD offers two commentaries featuring Nicolas Cage and Christian Slater and Navajos Albert Smith and Roger Willie; fly-on-the-set diaries; a look at the actors' bootcamp; a making of featurette and a photo gallery. ... David Beckham - My World In this photographic portrait David Beckham tells his own story and talks of the artistry of his football skills his personal heroes and influences his daily life in football and the celebrity world and his hopes for the future. ... Jo of the Chalet School The Chalet School now boasts over 30 pupils. The autumn term sees adventures of all kinds - a flood that threatens the school and the dramatic rescue of an unwanted St Bernard puppy. Finally Joey Robin and Madge spend a delightful Christmas at Innsbruck. ... House of Lust Lady Hadleigh likes to think that she can abuse anyone on her estate at will. But when she seduces Tom the stable boy she finds herself grappling with an adversary determined to rise in the world. 'Breaking in' Lady Hadleigh's two daughters is just the next stage in his rapacious progress. ... Sunderland Monopoly A wonderful local edition of this classic game of real estate. ... Grand Sophy When the redoubtable Sir Horace Stanton-Lacy is ordered to South America on Diplomatic Business he parks hi sonly daughter Sophy on his sister in Berkeley Square. But Sophy's cousins are in a sad tangle. The heartless and tyrannical Charles is betrothed to a pedantic bluestocking almost as tiresome as himself; Cecilia is besotted with a beautiful but quite feather-brained poet; and Hubert has fallen foul of a money-lender. It looks like the Grand Sophy has arrived just in time to save them all- ...
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WHSmith - The Leading UK Retailer. Books, Stationery, Games, DVD & Video...and more!
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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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