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What a phenomenal event! Last week, over 300 of our High Street Cluster Managers, Area Managers and Support Centre colleagues joined together for our 2023 High Street Conference and Awards evening. It was a great day, receiving an update from a number of departments on the progress we’ve made in the year and all the excitement we have to come as we head into Christmas! It also gave our suppliers the opportunity to showcase the best of their products for the key trading period ahead. And, as if that wasn’t enough, there was a huge amount of success to celebrate, with our store teams, colleagues and suppliers recognised for their outstanding contributions, and a special recognition award to our Store of Excellence, Ilford, presented by our Chair, Annette Court. Congratulations to all our winners and nominees.
Our new starters will kick off their career working across our Travel, International and High Street businesses, gaining valuable experience throughout their 18 month programme and developing new skills by working with our Finance, Technology, Commercial, Merchandising and Operations teams. With a jam-packed induction programme, they met with CEO, Carl Cowling, earlier this week to hear about all things WHSmith! A big warm welcome to Amelia Amethyst, Amy Jobson, Faisal Khan, Hamza Rizwan, Isabella Iacono, Katie Dew, Megan Conroy, Melissa Hunt, Nageeb Islam, Nikki L., Paul Nash Rachael Burns and Stuart Nelson. We look forward to seeing how you progress on your journey at WHSmith! 🌟 #ForEveryJourneyTheresAWHSmith #Graduates #Retail #Career
We’re working to make our roles more visible for great talent and we want our organisation to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. We’re delighted to be partnering with the BYP Network to highlight career opportunities at WHSmith and support Black professionals and students applying for roles.
Exciting news! 📢 We’ve been shortlisted with our longstanding and fabulous charity partner National Literacy Trust for the Corporate Engagement Awards 2023 for our collaborative approach and best educational programme! The Young Readers Programme is all about providing essential support to local communities by raising literacy levels and encouraging a love of reading with children from disadvantaged backgrounds. This initiative sits very close to our heart which is why we’ve been supporting it for nearly two decades - donating books, fundraising and raising awareness.
Wherever you are on your career journey, discover tonnes of great reasons to join us. Hear from Dominic Irabor, Store Leader at our Westfield Stratford City High Street store, about his journey from Sales Assistant to managing a team, as well as discovering his passion for merchandising. "My journey so far in the business has been an exciting one. I started as a Sales Assistant, and not long after I progressed as a Supervisor. I’ve also had the opportunity to work with other stores and support the teams, which I’ve really enjoyed." We can take you on a journey toward your future 🌟 Find a role that could be the perfect next step on your career journey at whsmithcareers.co.uk
Life is full of journeys and there’s a WHSmith for every single one. But what you might not know, is there’s also a WHSmith for every career journey 🙌 Hear from the people at the heart of our business about their own journeys at WHSmith. First up, Deborah Proud (she/her), who started as a Sales Assistant in our High Street stores and is now our International Operations Director 🌎 We chatted with Deborah about her incredible journey and what she loves about her job. “I love the people. I love the fact that I get to work with so many cultures and bring the WHSmith brand to different countries, then adapt our ways of working to land it well. Every day is completely different so where it comes with its challenges, the reward is huge.” We can take you on a journey of true career progression too. Learn more about a career with WHSmith: whsmithcareers.co.uk
Looking after our people is a key priority, and to support us on our journey to boost wellbeing across our business, we’re delighted to share that we’ve teamed up with the Retail Trust to make WHSmith an even better place to work. The Retail Trust, a charity dedicated to championing health and wellbeing in retail, provides our colleagues and their families with access to really meaningful support, including a 24 hour wellbeing helpline, a hub of resources for emotional support, financial support, and legal guidance whenever it’s needed. #ForEveryJourneyTheresAWHSmith #RetailTrust #Wellbeing #Retail
Toys R Us is back in town! Today, we celebrated the opening of our first Toys R Us shop-in-shop in York. Geoffrey the Giraffe joined us for the big reveal, greeting children and visitors to the store throughout the morning and posing for some stellar selfies! A further 8 Toys R Us shop-in-shops will be opening across our High Street stores this summer in locations including Reading, Oxford and Cheltenham. #WHSmith #HighStreet #ForEveryJourneyTheresAWHSmith #ToysRUs Toys"R"Us
Have you checked out our new WHSmith Careers website yet? Wherever you are on your career journey, we’re making it easier for you to find the perfect opportunity for your next step, from personalised searches for job roles to videos from our people. Here’s a sneak peek at our new candidate booklet to support you when joining our business. 👀 Apply online and start your career journey with us today! www.whsmithcareers.co.uk. #ForEveryCareerJourney #WHSmith #Talent #Retail
What a way to start the week! Last night our amazing Travel Books team won BIG at the British Book Awards 2023 as we were named the Book Retailer of the Year. Recognising a strong recovery from the pandemic, the award celebrates the growth of our business as we’ve opened more dedicated Bookshops, and helped shape bestsellers across the industry. Well done Team Books and congratulations to all of this year’s winners. The Bookseller #BritishBookAwards #Nibbies #Travel #ForEveryJourneyTheresAWHSmith
