I’ve received several calls in the last 24 hours from newsagents who are angered by demands they install new newspaper display stands. Each is a high performing newsagent achieving above average year on year sales growth for their main newspaper titles yet each has been told that they must install these new units at a cost of around $3,500.00. There is implied threat if they do not install the units.
This must be a business decision by and for newsagents, especially if what they are currently doing is successful in growing sales. To force them to take a step because of under achievers is a backward step.