Newsagent WH Smith said trading in the 21 weeks to January 21st was resilient, with profit growth in line with expectations.
Total sales were down 3% year-on-year over the period, with like-for-like (LFL) sales 5% lower, a slight improvement on the 6% decline in LFL sales which the company reported in the first 10 weeks of its financial year.
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