Pedestrians walk past a WH Smith shop, in London October 6, 2008. WH Smith, the British newspapers, books and stationery retailer, posted a better-than- expected 15 percent rise in full-year profit on October 9, 2008, as margin gains and cost savings offset a fall in underlying sales. Photograph taken on October 6, 2008. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico (BRITAIN)