WH Smith shrugs off sales 拒絶する／低下するs

By THIS IS MONEY
Updated: 14:50 BST, 26 January 2011

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WH Smith has 報告（する）／憶測d 落ちるing sales at both its high street and travel 中心 出口s, but 述べるd its 業績／成果 as 'resilient' considering the 厳しい 天候.

On 跡をつける: WH Smith sales were 負かす／撃墜する at travel 中心s but it 報告（する）／憶測d a 上げる to 利益（をあげる） 利ざやs

Like-for-like sales in its high street arm slid 6% in the 21 weeks to 22 January, and 7% in the last eight weeks of that period.

At its 鉄道 駅／配置する, airport and other travel 出口s, there was a 拒絶する／低下する of 3% in the 21 weeks to the same date, but the company did not 供給する an eight-week sales 人物／姿／数字.

Group like-for-like sales were 負かす／撃墜する 5% during the 21-week time でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れる.

WH Smith's sales have 拒絶する／低下するd in 最近の months as it moves away from lower-利ざや entertainment items such as CDs and DVDs and concentrates on selling its 核心 範囲 of confectionery and stationery.

Its 在庫／株 rose 2p to 482.8p in 貿易（する）ing today.

'During the period we saw a resilient 業績／成果 across both our high street and travel 分割s, にもかかわらず challenging 天候 条件s,' said 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある Kate Swann.

'With 甚だしい／１２ダース 利ざや ahead of 計画（する） and costs tightly controlled, 全体にわたる 業績／成果 for the period was in line with 期待s.'

And she 追加するd: 'Looking ahead, we 推定する／予想する the 貿易（する）ing 環境 to remain challenging and we have planned accordingly.'

Peter Smedley, an 分析家 at Charles Stanley 安全s 研究, said the sales 拒絶する／低下するs were worse than 推定する／予想するd but 改良s to 利ざやs and tight cost 支配（する）／統制する helped 配達する an update in line with his 期待s.

分析家s 予報する WH Smith will make £93m pre-税金 利益（をあげる）s in the year to August 2011, a 4.5% 増加する on the previous year.

It operates 516 出口s at airports, train 駅／配置するs and motorway service areas and 573 場所／位置s on high streets.