good growth opportunities; c.100 stores won and yet to open · Encouraging performance despite continued impact from Covid-19 with improving trends · Good results across all key markets from our focused plan on customer conversion, increasing average transaction value (ATV), category development and cost management · Free cash outflow of £13m in the half · Extensive opportunities for further growth; c.100 new stores won and planned to open in Travel over the next three years with over 60 in North America · Encouraging recovery in North America · Profitable performance from High Street · Strong online performance, including a record performance from funkypigeon.com · Finished March ahead of plan with cash on deposit of £50m and undrawn facilities of £200m
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Sales at WHSmith’s ‘Travel’ division over the first two months of this year hovered at around one third of 2019 levels, the Group revealed in a trading update on Tuesday (9 March).
The news, books and convenience retailer will announce its interim results on Thursday 29 April.
“In Travel, we continue to see the same broad trends as we reported in January,” read a statement.
“Total revenue in January 2021 was 35% of 2019 levels and 33% of 2019 levels in February 2021. North America continues to be our best performing market in Travel.”
TRADING ‘BETTER THAN EXPECTED’
WHSmith was the subject of a recent, extensive interview in which Managing Director – International Phil McNally shared
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StockMarketWire.com - Book and convenience store retailer WH Smith said it was burning through less cash than feared after its high-street business performed better than hoped in January and February.
WH Smith also announced that it had extended the maturity of two existing £200 million term loans to October 2023 and agreed new minimum liquidity covenants.
Cash burn over the period January to March was now expected to be around £12 million-to-£17 million versus previous guidance of £15 million-to-£20 million per month.
In the high-street business, revenue in January was at 74% of 2019 levels, and in February it was at 84% of 2019 levels, ahead of the company s expectations.
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