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14 Oct 2004, 17:16
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WH Smith reports enormous losses.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3741684.stm
This is in no way suprising; I really don't know what WH Smith's is for anymore. It's books and electronics sections are always both appalingly small, and in any case, ridiculously ovedrpriced, considering the competition. Which essentially relegates it to a position of a glorified newsagents. And I don't need a glorified newsagents when a bog-standard one will do.
I really don't think it has much of a future as a business, tbh.
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14 Oct 2004, 17:23
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
I once bought a book at WH Smiths.
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14 Oct 2004, 17:26
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
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Originally Posted by Leshy
I once bought a book at WH Smiths.
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14 Oct 2004, 17:48
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
They have a nice sweet section.
Or am I thinking of Woolworths?
There's another unneeded shop...
sometimes they have a decent sale on for books... that's the only reason i'd ever buy from there.
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14 Oct 2004, 17:51
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
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Or am I thinking of Woolworths?
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You're thinking of Woolworths.
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Originally Posted by Ste
sometimes they have a decent sale on for books...
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Good lord, when? They throw children's books, of the type that is made of vomit-resistant rubber into a bargin bin occassionally, but I've never actually seen a proper sale.
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14 Oct 2004, 17:56
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
hmm, i bought two books for a fiver there once...
to be honest i haven't been into a store in years...
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14 Oct 2004, 18:00
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
their book prices are too high.
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14 Oct 2004, 18:13
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
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Let's form a self-help group.
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I bought a pencil from them last year... still in it's original wrapping! :eek:
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14 Oct 2004, 18:15
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
I bought a printer from them last year. Its still working quite well, and i got clubcard points for it. Nowhere else would sell me a decent printer/scanner for less than £100. Everything here is marked up to hell because of import prices
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14 Oct 2004, 18:19
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
Is Waterstone's an acceptable place to acquire books without being looked down upon by the bourgeoisie?
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14 Oct 2004, 18:21
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
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Is Waterstone's an acceptable place to acquire books without being looked down upon by the bourgeoisie?
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That's where I go. Aside from Amazon, of course.
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14 Oct 2004, 18:21
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
i have been known to buy magazines from them
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14 Oct 2004, 18:22
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
WH Smith, Woolworths, Marks and Spencers will all be gone before too long.
They all try to offer 'a bit of everything' but end up charging far over the odds for it. Any of their products can be bought at Tesco/Asda at far more reasonable prices.
Or if you like M&S for their 'better' food you could always shop at Waitrose which is much more palatable.
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14 Oct 2004, 18:33
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
I purchased cigarettes from them a while ago.
Other than that, I've avoided the place.
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14 Oct 2004, 18:38
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
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i have been known to buy magazines from them
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I didn't know they stocked paeblah blah blah...
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14 Oct 2004, 18:48
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Mr. Blobby
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
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I didn't know they stocked paeblah blah blah...
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The last time you were in there was two thoublah blah blah...
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14 Oct 2004, 19:16
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
waterstones smells nicer
and its logo is gold and black
:. classy.
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14 Oct 2004, 21:41
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
I find WH smith good for stationary related issue's and for their range of magazines, however I feel that their foray into the home entertainment market was doomed at the start, what with Renton shoplifting from them all those years back I'm sure it's set an unreported trend.
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14 Oct 2004, 21:54
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
I buy books and magazines from smiths, oh noes.
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14 Oct 2004, 22:04
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
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waterstones smells nicer
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I like the smell of that place.
It smell of books.
It smells of KNOWLEDGE!
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14 Oct 2004, 22:09
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
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I like the smell of that place.
It smell of books.
It smells of KNOWLEDGE!
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You shouldnt be in there then
You should be in Quick-Stop Newsagents perusing the top shelf.
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14 Oct 2004, 22:14
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
yeah yeah yeah LOOKING FOR PICS OF YER MAW!
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14 Oct 2004, 22:20
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
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yeah yeah yeah LOOKING FOR PICS OF YER MAW!
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Try looking in the Obituaries instead of the funnies.
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14 Oct 2004, 22:23
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
it reminds me of coffee for some reason......
or maybe it is just the smell of power.
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15 Oct 2004, 13:55
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
Where else do you get paper, biros, folders etc?
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15 Oct 2004, 14:05
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
WH Smiths once had a Dorling Kindersly book about sex. Soemthing like 99 tips to improve your sex life.
It was 99p in the bargain bin! I didn't buy people laughed when I was looking at it
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15 Oct 2004, 14:57
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
Tbh they really eat up a black hole in buying out John Menzies.
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15 Oct 2004, 20:13
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
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book prices are too high.
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16 Oct 2004, 19:59
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
if they still own their real estate then they're not going to fail easily. With a shop on most high streets; they just need to redevelop their core business.
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16 Oct 2004, 20:17
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
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Where else do you get paper, biros, folders etc?
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Partners?
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16 Oct 2004, 20:24
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
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Originally Posted by queball
Where else do you get paper, biros, folders etc?
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I steal them from the stationery supplies at work, of course.
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16 Oct 2004, 21:05
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
Which are clearly a luxury of the middle class gentleman. WHSmiths' market must be shiftless students and manual labourers.
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16 Oct 2004, 22:20
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Re: WH Smith reports enormous losses.
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i have been known to buy magazines from them
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This and stationary is all I buy
and why the woolies hate
Pick and Mix and cheap kitchen type crap make it rule
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