WHSmith

Summary

WHSmith is a bookstore chain^[1]. WHSmith ranks in the top 5% of bookstore_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,991 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• WHSmith is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• WHSmith's instance of is recorded as bookstore chain^[4].
• WHSmith's instance of is recorded as brick and mortar^[5].
• WHSmith's instance of is recorded as public company^[6].
• WHSmith's instance of is recorded as retail chain^[7].
• WHSmith's founder is recorded as Henry Walton Smith^[8].
• WHSmith's founder is recorded as William Henry Smith^[9].
• WHSmith's headquarters location is recorded as Swindon^[10].
• WHSmith's Commons category is recorded as WH Smith^[11].
• WHSmith's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[12].
• WHSmith's industry is recorded as retail^[13].
• 1782 marks the founding of WHSmith^[14].
• WHSmith's official website is recorded as https://www.whsmithplc.co.uk^[15].
• WHSmith's official website is recorded as https://www.whsmith.co.uk^[16].
• WHSmith's described at URL is recorded as https://collections.reading.ac.uk/special-collections/collections/w-h-smith-business-archive/^[17].
• WHSmith's legal form is recorded as public limited company^[18].
• WHSmith's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'WHS'}^[19].
• WHSmith's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Postcards^[20].
• WHSmith's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+66624'}^[21].
• WHSmith's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+66764'}^[22].
• WHSmith's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+66559'}^[23].
• WHSmith's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+66298'}^[24].

Body

Founding

Founders include Henry Walton Smith^[8] and William Henry Smith^[9]. 1782 marks the founding of WHSmith^[14].

Identity

WHSmith's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'WHS'}^[19].

Operations

WHSmith's headquarters location is recorded as Swindon^[10].

Industry

WHSmith's industry is recorded as retail^[13].

Ownership

WHSmith's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[12].

Why It Matters

WHSmith ranks in the top 5% of bookstore_chain entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,991 views/month).^[2] WHSmith has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] WHSmith is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]