W H Smith (bookselling business)

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:book
gptkb:company
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Funky_Pigeon
gptkb:InMotion
gptkb:The_Bookshop_at_London_Bridge
gptkbp:CEO gptkb:Carl_Cowling
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:divested gptkb:Travelodge
gptkb:Virgin_Megastores
gptkb:Timpson
gptkb:Zavvi
gptkb:John_Menzies
gptkb:Paperchase
gptkb:Waterstones
gptkb:Do_It_All
gptkb:The_Gadget_Shop
gptkb:Virgin_Our_Price
gptkb:WHSmith_Direct
gptkb:WHSmith_News
gptkb:WHSmith_TV
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Henry_Walton_Smith
gptkb:Anna_Smith
gptkbp:foundedYear 1792
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Swindon
gptkbp:historicalEvent introduced ISBN system in 1967
opened first railway station bookstall in 1848
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label W H Smith (bookselling business)
gptkbp:industry gptkb:newspaper
retail
bookselling
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:FTSE_250_Index
gptkbp:notableFor first retail chain in the world
first to use ISBN system
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 14,000
gptkbp:numberOfLocations over 1,700
gptkbp:operatesIn airports
hospitals
railway stations
motorway service areas
high streets
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Little_Grosvenor_Street,_London
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:W_H_Smith_PLC
gptkbp:products gptkb:dessert
gptkb:newspaper
books
gifts
magazines
newspapers
toys
entertainment products
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:London_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:stockSymbol gptkb:SMWH
gptkbp:website https://www.whsmith.co.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Henry_Smith,_1st_Viscount_Hambleden
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6