WHSmith
Everybody knows WHSmith. We’re one of the UK’s oldest retailers (established in 1792), and you very likely grew up with a High Street store nearby. Today, you’ll find us in many travel locations too, from rail and bus stations, to airports, hospitals, universities and workplaces.
We have over 14,000 people working for us across the globe and we serve hundreds of millions of customers every year. A huge 73% of the UK population visits a WHSmith store annually! We’re constantly innovating and expanding on an incredible global scale by putting our customers at the heart of all that we do. We already operate from over 30 countries and over 100 airports worldwide, and we’re moving into new territories all the time. So, for someone forging a career in retail there couldn’t be a more exciting place to be!
There’s more to WHSmith than you may know. Within the WHSmith family we have a number of UK and international brands, including Funky Pigeon, Gadget Shop, Card Market, Cult Pens, InMotion and Zoodle. We also offer our operating expertise to partners such as the Post Office, Marks & Spencer and Costa.
Wherever you join us, you’ll have the support of an amazing team behind you. In fact, in a survey of the UK’s ten friendliest companies, WHSmith came second. But we offer more than just the backing of a great team, we invest in learning and development so no matter which part of the business you join or at what level, we’ll support your progression through excellent training.
We have a culture of innovation, one where our employees are actively encouraged to bring new ideas to the table. We adapt our approach for different environments and if one of our entrepreneurial employees thinks they’ve got a great idea, that our customers will love and will be financially viable, we give it a go. This approach has led to our Group profits and share prices consistently increasing over the past ten years and has helped us to outperform most other major retailers.
Join us, and you’ll have support and an amazing team behind you. In fact, in a survey of the UK’s ten friendliest companies, WHSmith came second. Our various training programmes help our people learn and develop more quickly and we’ve been recognised in 2015, 2016 2017, 2018 and 2019 in the Job Crowds Top 100 Graduate employers!