Tim Waterstone is intending to rebrand 390 of W H Smith’s 560 branches as W H Smith Metro stores if he wins control of the group.
The maverick entrepreneur who founded the book chain which takes his name is currently in the throes of bidding for the troubled newsagent.
- Financial Times 13/10/97 page 29
- The Daily Telegraph 13/10/97 page 27
- The Guardian 13/10/97 18
- The Independent 13/10/97 page 18
