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WH Smiths Online Sale: Save up to 45% at WH Smiths Online Sale - Read Me A poem for every day for a year 2 This collection features poems for every season and occasion. Traditional thymes from poets such as Keats and Wordsworth are mixed with modern work from writers like Brian Patten and Roger McGough and favourites such as AA Milne and Walter de la Mare. ... Freedom Fighters (Xbox) In a world where the Soviet Union won the Cold War a fierce conflict is unfolding in the streets of America. Taking on the role of Christopher Stone players evolve from an average New Yorker into a fearless patriot who recruits and leads an army of freedom fighters in the streets of New York City. Freedom Fighers combines the depth of a squad based game with the intensity of an action-packed war game that unfolds in the streets subways and buildings of the city. Also available on PC and PS2. ... Sinbad And The Eye Of The Tiger - (DVD) Sinbad (Patrick Wayne) daring sailor and Prince of Baghdad sets sail towards Charnak seeking permission from Prince Kassim to wed his sister Farah (Jane Seymour). But Sinbad discovers that Kassim has been placed under a spell by their fiendish stepmother Zenobia (Margaret Whiting). To break the wicked spell Sinbad must set forth on a journey unlike any ever travelled..... ... Lost In Translation - (DVD) Sofia Coppola has some large footsteps to follow in being the daughter of Francis Ford Coppola but she establishes herself as a talented director in her own right with this achingly subtle love story between a bored actor (Bill Murray) and a lonely young bride (Scarlet Johanssen) in Tokyo. Coppola treats the unspoken romance with a deft touch that makes even the smallest touch seem incredibly poignant and is aided no end by two flawless leads. An American film star out to make a commercial in Tokyo meets up with a photographer's wife in a hotel bar. These two people are lonely and having to contend with a foreign language and a new culture. A friendship begins. ... Tipping Point How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference The biography of an idea: that many of the problems we face - from teenage delinquency to traffic jams - behave like epidemics and are capable of sudden and dramatic change due to their inherent volatility. The author explores the ramifications of this offering a way to view the world. ... Lucky Man: a Memoir The remarkable memoir of film star Michael J. Fox and his first ten years living with Parkinson's Disease. Diagnosed in 1991 Michael eventually lost his balance his grace his spontaneity and the ability to read the morning newspaper. Even so he realizes that in fact he is a lucky man. ...
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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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