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W.H Smith, UK: Shop Online at W.H Smith - The Leading UK Book Store and Stationery Retailer. - Chopper 3 Hell Hath No Fury Like a Mate Shot in the Arse Mark Brandon Read known to his friends and enemies alike as 'Chopper' has spent more than 17 years in prison and has a reputation for violence earned in a blood-spattered career as a streetfighter standover man gunman and underworld executioner. He has been shot stabbed hit with a claw hammer and nearly kicked to death. In 'Chopper 3' Read reveals more stories from the underworld bringing his humour and sharp eye to bear on prison life brutality corruption and the warped code of the values of the criminal fraternity. ... Chorus Line - (DVD) Based on the Broadway show the story follows a group of young dancers auditioning for parts. Soundtrack includes such songs as 'What I Did For Love' 'Dance 10 Looks 3' and 'Surprise Surprise'. ... SEVEN (2 DISCS) (DVD) - (WS) Extra-laden DVD edition of David Fincher's disturbing serial killer thriller. In a rain-soaked nameless American city a killer is offing victims in the style of the seven deadly sins. A world weary cop and his eager would-be-replacement take on the case but realise it's more complicated that they originally bargained for. Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt star. One of the darker thrillers to have escaped from Hollywood Seven (or as the title sequence would have you put it Se7en) is an impressively bleak crime thriller in which the killer attempts to implicate simply everyone. This rather spectacular double-disc set features a wealth of features including commentary tracks art-work behind the scenes features and various analyses of every aspect of the films production. There are also a handful of deleted scenes including a couple of alternated endings (and - something of a first an alternate beginning too). Like Fight Club this is an excellent film packaged along with some excellent bonus material. Essential for all John Doe fans. ... Zoo Two brothers and their parents spend a day at the zoo looking at the animals in the cages - or is it that the animals are watching the visitors? This winner of the 1993 Kate Greenaway Medal is a teasing examination of the relationship between man and animals and the role of zoos. ... Learning and Development This textbook for students taking the CIPD professional qualification has been fully revised and updated to take account of the new academic standards that will be taught from September 2002. The book firmly establishes human resource development's strategic role. It provides students with a clear framework for understanding how HRD professionals can formulate and implement a learning and development strategy identify learning needs gain top management commitment to an organizational programme of training and development manage and develop a training function and design deliver and evaluate learning events. ... Donnie Darko (DVD) (Film Only) High school student Donnie is regularly visited by a six-foot tall rabbit called Frank... On one occasion Frank tells Donnie that the world will end in a few weeks and Donnie starts to believe him... ...
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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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