Smiths News is a distributor of newspapers, magazines, books and consumables, headquartered in Swindon, England. The company, originally known as 'WHSmith News' was created and renamed Smiths News PLC on 1 September 2006 from the demerger of W H Smith plc.[2] In April 2014, Smiths News PLC rebranded as Connect Group PLC to reflect the diversity of the Group's markets.
The Group purchased Tuffnells Parcels Express in late 2014 for more than £100m but sold it in 2020 for £15m after several years of poor performance under the group's stewardship.
In October 2020 Connect Group PLC reverted to Smiths News PLC signalling a return to the company's core competence and expertise. Smiths News PLC comprises: Smiths News, the UK's largest newspaper and magazine wholesaler; Dawson Media Direct, international media supplier to airlines and travel points; Instore, specialists in field-based marketing and supply chain auditing; Martin Lavell, leading corporate news distributor.
On 12 April 2006, the board of WH Smith PLC announced its intention to demerge the retail and news distribution arms of the business into two separate companies. The resulting companies are W H Smith PLC (continues as the retail arm), and Smiths News PLC (former news distribution arm).[3] The demerger took effect on 30 August 2006.
Rebrands
On 17 March 2014, Smiths News PLC announced it would be renamed Connect Group PLC. This took effect on 22 April 2014 .
The company changed brand again, in 2020, to Smith News plc.[4]
References
^Annual Report and Accounts 2014 — Connect Group. Viewed online, 21 March 2015.
^Smiths News: about us 2006-11-08 at the Wayback Machine — Smiths News. Viewed online, 8 October 2006.
^Separation of W H Smith Retail and News Distribution businesses via a Demerger[permanent dead link] — W H Smith PLC. Viewed online, 8 October 2006.
^"Name Change to Smiths News plc" (PDF). corporate.smithsnews.co.uk. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
External links
Official website
This article about a retailer in the United Kingdom is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
smiths, news, distributor, newspapers, magazines, books, consumables, headquartered, swindon, england, company, originally, known, whsmith, news, created, renamed, september, 2006, from, demerger, smith, april, 2014, rebranded, connect, group, reflect, diversi. Smiths News is a distributor of newspapers magazines books and consumables headquartered in Swindon England The company originally known as WHSmith News was created and renamed Smiths News PLC on 1 September 2006 from the demerger of W H Smith plc 2 In April 2014 Smiths News PLC rebranded as Connect Group PLC to reflect the diversity of the Group s markets Smiths News PLCFormerlySmiths News PLCTypePLCTraded asLSE SNWSIndustryDistributionFounded2006HeadquartersSwindon United KingdomProductsNewspapers and magazines consumables booksBrandsWHSmith News WHSmith TravelServicesBooks stationery newspapers convenience foodRevenue 1 089 million GBP 2014 1 Websitewww wbr smithsnews wbr co wbr ukThe Group purchased Tuffnells Parcels Express in late 2014 for more than 100m but sold it in 2020 for 15m after several years of poor performance under the group s stewardship In October 2020 Connect Group PLC reverted to Smiths News PLC signalling a return to the company s core competence and expertise Smiths News PLC comprises Smiths News the UK s largest newspaper and magazine wholesaler Dawson Media Direct international media supplier to airlines and travel points Instore specialists in field based marketing and supply chain auditing Martin Lavell leading corporate news distributor Contents 1 Demerger 2 Rebrands 3 References 4 External linksDemerger EditOn 12 April 2006 the board of WH Smith PLC announced its intention to demerge the retail and news distribution arms of the business into two separate companies The resulting companies are W H Smith PLC continues as the retail arm and Smiths News PLC former news distribution arm 3 The demerger took effect on 30 August 2006 Rebrands EditOn 17 March 2014 Smiths News PLC announced it would be renamed Connect Group PLC This took effect on 22 April 2014 The company changed brand again in 2020 to Smith News plc 4 References Edit Annual Report and Accounts 2014 Connect Group Viewed online 21 March 2015 Smiths News about us Archived 2006 11 08 at the Wayback Machine Smiths News Viewed online 8 October 2006 Separation of W H Smith Retail and News Distribution businesses via a Demerger permanent dead link W H Smith PLC Viewed online 8 October 2006 Name Change to Smiths News plc PDF corporate smithsnews co uk 3 November 2020 Retrieved 7 March 2021 External links EditOfficial website This article about a retailer in the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Smiths News amp oldid 1084110404, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
