WH Smith first-half sales grow 5% on North America boost

March 5 (Reuters) - ‌Travel ​retailer ​WH Smith reported a 5% rise in ‌first-half revenue on Thursday, ⁠helped by double-digit growth in ‌North America, and ‌said it was on track to meet its full-year ​targets.

The company said it was mindful of ⁠the impact of geopolitical uncertainty in ​the Middle East on passenger numbers across its key ​markets, and that ‌it would continue to monitor the ⁠situation.

WH Smith, which is grappling with the fallout from ⁠earlier accounting errors in its North ​America business, said sales from the region jumped 10% in ‌the six months to Feb. 28, driven ‌by a surge in ⁠revenue at ‌airports.

(Reporting by ​Shashwat Awasthi in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi ‌Aich)

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