WH Smith once shaped the travel experience – and now it’s returning to its roots
- Written by Marrisa Joseph, Associate Professor of Organisation Studies & Business History, University of Reading
Not just a British icon – a WHSmith outlet in an airport in Doha, Qatar.TY Lim/ShutterstockAfter 124 years as a familiar fixture to generations of customers, there will no longer be a place for WH Smith on UK high streets.
Modella Capital – a specialist retail investment company – is the new owner of the chain’s high street...







