WHSmith to Open First Asian Stores at KLIA, Langkawi International Airport

KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) -- Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi airports will be home to iconic United Kingdom-based retailer WHSmith when its first stores in Asia open their doors later this year. Faizah Khairuddin, Malaysia Airports’ Senior General Manager Commercial Services, said she was delighted by the international travel retailer’s decision to open their first venture in Asia at Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Langkawi International Airport. "Travelling presents a great opportunity to read books and magazines. With the opening of WHSmith, passengers will have access to a wide range of reading material from a world-class book store, underscoring the Malaysian Government's drive towards a deeper appreciation of reading," she said in a statement Tuesday. WHSmith Chief Executive Kate Swann said WHSmith stores will open this summer in KLIA, offering customers a wide selection of books as well as a wide range of magazines, stationery, travel accessories and convenience products. "Two stores in Langkawi International Airport are also planned to open this summer," she said. -- BERNAMA