Editing WHSmith (section)

===United Kingdom===
[[File:The old Lion and Lamb Public House, High Street, Brentwood. - geograph.org.uk - 50636.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Brentwood, Essex|Brentwood]] High Street branch]]
[[File:Interior of WH Smith, Market Place, Pontefract (5th July 2019).jpg|thumb|right|Interior of a branch in [[Pontefract]], [[West Yorkshire]] seen in 2019]]
Since 2007, the company has taken on a number of Post Office branches, mainly within its high street shops.<ref>{{cite news|title=In-store post offices at WH Smith|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6570653.stm|work=[[BBC News]] |date=19 April 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823211445/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6570653.stm |archive-date= Aug 23, 2017 }}</ref> By April 2016, this had reached 107, including former Crown Post Offices, with plans for an additional 61.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Butler|first1=Sarah|title=Post Office to move up to 61 branches to WH Smith|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/apr/13/post-office-to-move-up-to-61-branches-to-wh-smith|access-date=23 August 2017|work=[[The Guardian]] |date=13 April 2016}}</ref>

WHSmith also operate a number of shops within hospitals, following its acquisition of [[Yorkshire]]-based newsagent chain United News in March 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/businessnews/Yorkshire-hospital-shops-chain-bought.3897343.jp|title=Yorkshire hospital shops chain bought by WH Smith|work=Yorkshire Post|access-date=3 April 2015}}</ref>

In addition to its existing joint ventures and franchise shops, the company trialled the smaller format, convenience-based WHSmith Local concept during 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=WH Smith Local franchise gathers interest from indie retailers|url=http://www.thegrocer.co.uk/companies/traditional-retailers/ctns/wh-smith-local-franchise-gathers-interest-from-indie-retailers/354993.article|work=The Grocer|date=1 March 2014|access-date=28 January 2016}}</ref> Targeted at independent newsagents and post office business owners,<ref>{{cite web|title=WHSmith Local|url=http://local.whsmith.co.uk/|work=WHSmith PLC|access-date=28 January 2016}}</ref> a total of 40 such stores were trading and a further 40 planned by the time the 2015 annual report had been published.<ref>{{cite web|title=Annual Report and Accounts 2015|url=http://www.whsmithplc.co.uk/docs/FINAL_PDF_WHSmith_AR15_WEB.pdf|type=pdf|date=15 October 2015|access-date=28 January 2016|work=WHSmith PLC}}</ref>

Since 2011, the company has also opened shops using its Funky Pigeon brand and subsidiary Funky Pigeon.com Ltd which offers stationery and personalised greetings cards both online and via stores.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Harrison|first1=Nicola|title=WHSmith to launch Funky Pigeon stores|url=https://www.retail-week.com/whsmith-to-launch-funky-pigeon-stores/5024706.article|access-date=23 August 2017|work=Retail Week|date=21 April 2011}}</ref> In 2024, WHSmith announced that they had reached an exclusive agreement with [[Toys "R" Us UK|Toys R Us]] owner WHP Global to open Toys R Us concessions inside its stores.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-10 |title=Toys R Us announces 17 new locations in WH Smith partnership |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv29wnwek7eo |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WHP Global Signs Exclusive Partnership with WHSmith for Toys"R"Us® Shop-in-Shops in the UK – WHP-Global |date=26 April 2024 |url=https://www.whp-global.com/news/whp-global-signs-exclusive-partnership-with-whsmith-for-toysrus-shop-in-shops-in-the-uk/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:WH Smith.jpg|thumb|221x221px|Store at [[Heathrow Airport]]]]