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WHSmiths: Shopping Online at WHSmiths UK Has Never Been So Easy - LABYRINTH (DVD) - (WS) A young girl makes a wish that her baby brother would be taken away by goblins when she's fed up of looking after him. But her wish is granted and she finds herself sucked into the goblins' world to rescue him. ... Distance Between Us Stella has fled London to confront the childhood secret which has marked her life. A set of tragic circumstances and a hasty marriage bring Jake from Hong Kong to Britain where he embarks upon a quest for the father he never knew. When Jake and Stella meet both of their lives are changed forever. ... Brum: Stunt Bike Rescue - (VHS) Featuring...Brum -Chasing Balloons Brum & the runaway train Brum and the Gorilla caper and Brum and the splash ang grab. Granny slippers can't resist having a go on Max Speed's stunt bike but she doesnt know how to stop it ! Can Brum do some fancy wheelies to save the day ? ... Nicholson Guide to the Waterways 5 North West and the Pennines This guide to the waterways of the North West and the Pennines features four-colour Ordnance Survey mapping with facilities and towpaths clearly shown and comprehensive navigational notes. Newly restored/opened canals and rivers are included. The navigational notes contain information on: planning a cruise using a lock and bridges winding holes boatyards and local services. The notes also cover: the history of each canal places of interest pubs and restaurants and opportunities for walking and cycling. The waterways featured in this guide are: Aire and Calder Navigation Bridgewater Canal Calder and Hebble Navigation Huddersfield Broad Canal Huddersfield Narrow Canal Lancaster Canal Leeds and Liverpool Canal Macclesfield Canal Peak Forest and Ashton Canals Rochdale Canal and Trent and Mersey Canal. ... Autobiography of a Geisha The glamorous world of Kyoto's geisha is familiar to many readers. This autobiography presents a different view one that bears little resemblance to the elegant geisha at a hot-springs resort where the realities of sex for sale were unadorned by the trappings of wealth and power. Masuda was sent to work as a nursemaid at the age of six and was sold to a geisha house at the age of 12. In accordance with tradition she first worked as a servant while training in the arts of dance song shamisen and drum. In 1940 when she was 16 she made her debut as a geisha. Very few geisha have written their memoirs preferring to fade into obscurity. Although she had never gone to school and could barely write Masuda undertook to set down her story. Motivated by the desire to tell the truth about life as a geisha she responded to a national magazine contest - and won. The article later grew into a book. Remarkable for its wit and frankness the book is a moving record of a woman's survival on the margins of Japanese society - and in the words of the translator is 'the superbly told tale of a woman whom fortune never favoured yet never defeated'. ... First Break all the Rules Great managers do not help people overcome their weaknesses. They do not believe that each person has unlimited potential. They do play favourites and they break the 'Golden Rule' book everyday. In this text company managers reveal revolutionary insights about successful managerial behaviour. ...
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WHSmith - The Leading UK Retailer. Books, Stationery, Games, DVD & Video...and more!
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WHSmith (WHS) is one of the UK's leading retail groups incorporating market leading companies in retail, publishing and news distribution. The Group has 1,464 stores world-wide, 30,747 employees in 12 countries and sales of some £2.9bn.
WHSmith is the UK's number one family retailer selling a range of products that extends across education, entertainment and information. Each year WHSmith High Street stores sell enough pens to circle the earth; enough books to fill a library shelf from London to Edinburgh; and enough paper to write a letter to everyone in the world. WH Smith also sell 122 million magazines and newspapers each year - enough to make a pile 69 times taller than Mount Everest.
The first High Street store was a small news vendor opened in 1792 in Little Grosvenor Street, London, by Henry Walton Smith and his wife Anna. Today, WHSmith has 545 High Street stores, covering over 3 million square feet of selling space and employing 17,000 staff. Clubcard, the Company's loyalty scheme, has more than 5 million members.
Books, newspapers, magazines and stationery form the core of the High Street business. WHSmith sell more books than any other retailer in England, Scotland and Wales. For example, one in three copies of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire were bought from WHSmith in the first weekend of release. WHSmith promote new authors with their Fresh Talent showcase and also have the Thumping Good Read Award that is voted for by members of Clubcard.
WHSmith's major stores stock more than 45,000 product lines, whereas an average food supermarket carries around 10,000 lines.
WHSmith currently holds a strong market share in each of the core categories in which it trades - books, stationery, news, magazines and entertainment. WH Smith's strategy is to exploit the strength, power and potential of the WHSmith brand to provide the very best service and value for money for their customers, shareholders and wider community.
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