Holding 55% of the market share, Smiths News plc is the UK’s largest newspaper and magazine wholesaler, serving over 22,400 retail outlets in England and Wales. We deliver seven days a week, providing our core service to a diverse range of customers.

From superstores to travel outlets, to small rural convenience shops, we are proud to provide a high-quality service for all our customers, whether their business be big or small. Our long-standing relationships with both publishers and retailers make us an essential link in the supply chain.

Through our extensive network, we offer a shared route to market that is flexible, cost efficient and timely – backed by service guarantees and added value services that are founded on our bespoke systems and technology. Our network is shaped by the distribution contracts we hold with all the major UK publishers. With strong coverage of the major conurbations, we operate in defined territories across England and Wales.

Our vision (to be the UK's leading provider of early morning end to end supply chain solutions) strategy and business statements are founded on our long-established leadership in news wholesaling, but are also focused on the future – the ambition they encompass reflects the progress of the business and the opportunities to expand in complementary markets.