SINGAPORE. WHSmith has widened its franchise partnership with King Power Group (Hong Kong) to Singapore. Until now, the franchise partnership deal struck last year covered Hong Kong only.
The new partnership aims to grow WHSmith’s presence in Singapore and explore opportunities in rail and metro stations, ferry terminals and commercial centres. The business at Singapore Changi Airport will remain directly managed by WHSmith.
King Power Group Managing Director, Travel Retail and Duty Free Sunil Tuli said: “We believe in the strength of the WHSmith brand and their business expertise as an international leading news, books and convenience operator. The King Power Group has over 25 years’ travel retail business presence in Asia and we are well placed to develop the WHSmith business in Singapore.”
WHSmith Managing Director, International Phil McNally said: “We are pleased to have extended our partnership with King Power Group, which will assist us in growing the presence of WHSmith across Singapore. We continue to be ambitious about expanding the WHSmith brand in Asia and, today, we are active and strongly growing in six countries in the region – in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, India and China.”
