UPDATE 1-WH Smith to buy Marshall Retail for $400 mln in U.S. push
October 17, 2019 at 03:23 AM EDT
British retailer WH Smith Plc said on Thursday it will buy Marshall Retail Group for about $400 million, betting that the American peer's network of stores at U.S. airports will help boost profits soured by turmoil on the British high street.