Smiths News is a distributor of newspapers, magazines, books and consumables, headquartered in Swindon, England. It is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index
History
The company, originally established as "WHSmith News", was renamed Smiths News PLC on its demerger from WHSmith on 1 September 2006.[2]
In April 2014, the company rebranded as Connect Group PLC to reflect the diversity of the company's markets.[3]
The company purchased Tuffnells Parcels Express for more than £100m in November 2014[4] but, after several years of poor performance under the group's stewardship, sold it for £15m in April 2020.[5]