Rod wrote:

Don't WHS distribute virtually all the newspapers and magazines in
England and Wales?


I'm not 100% sure of the details, but I think WHSmith and John Menzies
both did wholesale distribution until a few years ago.

Then there was some kind of a deal whereby Menzies sold or transferred
most of their retail outlets in England, some (but not all) to
WHSmith, in return for WHSmith taking over the whole of the retain
distribution business.