WH Smith

Basic Information

• Category: Retail
• Founded: 1792
• Headquarters: Swindon, UK
• Website: whsmith.co.uk

Documented Facts

• Founded: 1792 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
• Headquarters: Swindon, UK (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
• Industry: Retail (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
• Website: whsmith.co.uk (No linked source recorded for this statement.)

Evidence and Sources

• Official Website (official)

Citation Guidance

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• Machine-readable JSON-LD: https://brandsource.ai/api/brands/wh-smith/json-ld
• Citation profile API: https://brandsource.ai/api/brands/wh-smith/citation-profile
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• Data status: Partial
• Profile completeness: Source-backed profile (81/100)
• Indexing directive: index, follow, max-image-preview:large
• Recorded profile date: 2025-10-27T07:55:34.832Z

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AI summary

WH Smith is a retail brand headquartered in Swindon, UK, founded in 1792. The company operates in the Retail industry.

Available profile information

• Official website is captured for entity disambiguation.
• 1 official source linked for verification.
• 4 structured facts available for extraction.

Known data gaps

• Profile enrichment is incomplete

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