WH Smith PLC · London United Kingdom · (London: SMWH)

This Smith is far from anonymous. WH Smith PLC (known simply as "WHSmith") is one of the UK's largest book and magazine sellers. Its more than 550 high street stores sell reading materials, stationery, CDs, DVDs, and computer games. WHSmith also runs about 490 travel shops in London and regional airports, railway stations, hospitals, and motorway service areas that offer selected newspapers, magazines, tobacco, and confectionery. Additionally, it operates the Internet site WHSmith Direct (the UK's second-largest online bookseller behind Amazon). Its Smiths News wholesale business is the largest magazine and newspaper wholesaler in the UK, supplying about 22,000 retailers daily. To read the full description, subscribe now.