WHSmith at intu Derby is a pretty large store, mainly specialising in the "books" part of the business with a larger books selection than your average WHSmith and with the lack of a decent book-store within the mall with brands such as Waterstones absent, it does make sense to have this location dedicated to such a manner. While they don't have the personalised book recommendations and tags describing the book, handwritten using the opinions of staff and newspaper reviews, the store did still have a pretty good overall feel and selection.
Another understaffed store within the mall however and I do think the stationery and newsagents part of the business did suffer a little bit due to the decision for this store to have a focus on books.
It is still, however, a pretty good branch of WHSmith within intu Derby, being one of the few places to have a selection of books within the city centre, even if the prices are slightly higher than online giants such as Amazon. 3* read more