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WHSmith
Established in 1792, WHSmith started out as family-run newsagents before becoming the first retail chain in the world. We celebrated WHSmith's 225th anniversary in 2017, and with over 600 stores on the high street and another 600+ stores at airports, train stations, hospitals and motorway services, WHSmith is now one of the UK's leading retail groups and a household name.
With over 600 stores on the high street and another 800+ travel stores at airports, train stations, hospitals, workplaces and motorway services, WHSmith is one of the UK's leading retail groups and a household name.
The first newsagent in the Smith family name opened in 1792, and the company, WHSmith, was created in 1828. WHSmith.co.uk was launched in 1999.
You probably know us best for books, newspapers and stationery. Now, thanks to our carefully chosen partners, we offer an increasingly wide choice of goods through our stores and website
Being a responsible business is a high priority for us, and we continue to be ranked highly in the Business in the Community’s Corporate Responsibility Index. We continually strive to improve the way we do things across areas including:
- Energy and emissions
- Transport
- Waste
- Packaging
About WHSmith.co.uk
The WHSmith website launched in 1999, a few years after the UK’s first secure online order was placed with WHSmith in 1995. Our online service aims to make shopping as convenient as possible for our customers, and you’ll find many of our store products available for delivery to your home or one of our high street stores.
Each year in the UK, people throw away over 1 million tonnes of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
Electrical products often contain chemicals that can have a harmful effect on natural habitat, wildlife and human health. It is very important that these products are either recycled or otherwise disposed of safely.
All new electrical products now carry a symbol of a crossed-out wheelie bin. This means it should be disposed of carefully, and not thrown out with general household waste.
When purchasing new electrical product at WHSmith.co.uk you can take back similar end of life electrical product free of charge for recycling to WHSmith High Street stores.
Our contact centre is open Monday - Friday from 9am - 5pm, not including public holidays. You can email us at [email protected].