By Anna Wise, PA Business Reporter & Lawrence Matheson WH Smith’s strategic pivot to become a “one-stop shop” for travel essentials is paying massive dividends, with the firm planning to open multiple new stores in train stations, airports, and healthcare facilities. Carl Cowling, chief executive of WH Smith, painted a bright picture for the future when he stated that the business was now in its “strongest ever position as a global travel retailer”. Profits from the UK travel enterprise swelled by nearly a fifth, with total revenue soaring by 8% in the six months leading to February’s end comp…