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gptkbp:instanceOf
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company
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gptkbp:acquisition
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gptkb:G._W._Smith
Waterstones
The Book People
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gptkbp:businessModel
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physical stores
online sales
multichannel retailing
travel retail
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gptkbp:competitors
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gptkb:WHSmith_Travel
gptkb:Amazon
gptkb:Barnes_&_Noble
gptkb:Indigo_Books_and_Music
Books-A-Million
Waterstones
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gptkbp:founded
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1792
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:William_Henry_Smith
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:London,_England
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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W. H. Smith Group
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gptkbp:industry
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retail
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gptkbp:keyPeople
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gptkb:Stephen_Clarke
gptkb:Carl_Cowling
Diana_Hunter
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Channel_Islands
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:United_Kingdom
Isle of Man
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gptkbp:market
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gptkb:Channel_Islands
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:UK
Isle of Man
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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news vendor
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gptkbp:numberOfEmployees
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approximately 4,000
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gptkbp:parentCompany
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gptkb:W._H._Smith_PLC
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gptkbp:partnerships
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gptkb:Network_Rail
gptkb:Transport_for_London
Airports
Train operators
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gptkbp:products
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books
magazines
stationery
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gptkbp:revenue
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£1 billion (2020)
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gptkbp:sells
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SMWH
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gptkbp:services
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bookstore services
newsagent services
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gptkbp:stockExchange
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gptkb:London_Stock_Exchange
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:W._H._Smith_Travel
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gptkbp:type
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public company
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gptkbp:website
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www.whsmith.co.uk
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