WH Smith

Three floors! Three floors of… stuff! I don’t know that I have ever been in a WHSmith that spans three floors. Although three floors doesn’t necessarily mean that it is bigger or contains more stock than the average WHSmith. Actually, it feels a bit cluttered… when we walked in it actually felt a bit like a location of The Works rather than a WHSmith.
We didn’t go upstairs, but the main floor has magazines, cards, stationary while the bottom floor has books. We were actually there looking for books and while they have a decent selection, it isn’t as large as some of the other stores I have been to. Also if you have a large shopping bag or back pack, you may want to watch turning around and moving about as some of the spots in the store are quite narrow. It can be difficult to find a staff member, especially if you are on the bottom floor and the staff are on the other floors. I only saw stairs to access the other floors, so I’m not sure if it is accessible for all customers.

This Whsmith store has three floors. The floor you enter on mainly sells the magazines and cards and some confectionary. I like Whsmith for magazines as they have a huge selection for everyone’s interests and hobbies. The bottom floor sells books and the top floor sells some music cd’s. The prices are fairly reasonable for the books and magazines.

A fairly typical town centre WHSmith branch. As with all town centre stores, parking can be a problem — it’s quite a walk from the nearest car park and even that isn’t free! It has a reasonable total floor space but it’s spread over three levels, which can mean a fair bit of tramping up and down stairs (there isn’t an escalator). We’re more likely to go to the Trafford Centre WHSmith branch these days (a) because of the parking and (b) because it’s so much bigger. But we’ve nothing against this branch — it’s not bad for what it is.

This branch takes up three floors (basement, ground and first floor) stocking books, stationary, toys and audio/​visual entertainment. However, upon first visit it’s not immiediately obvious that it takes up three floors. the stock levels are good and the layout is okay, it’s not the easiest place to navigate but also isn’t the worst. The only gripe is that the staff can be considerably slow at serving.