Newsagents continue to be swamped by overseas crossword publications. We have an excellent range published in Australia and don’t need the 30, 40 or 50 titles of US and UK junk each month. These titles are expensive and represent a considerable drain on newsagent cash. Also, since many are small, they’re easy to steal. It is hard for newsagents to support local titles with these poorer performing titles demanding space. Newsagents seem to have little luck in cutting these overseas titles. Would consumer satisfaction be diminished if newsagents did not carry these titles? I suspect not.
Great blog – always very interesting observations. Thanks for putting so much time into it – very public spirited. I’m in hospitality but there are many similar small-business issues. Keep up the great work!
Ken
I disagree, we have a large sales volume of the penny press and other international crosswords, the few that have been recently discontinued have been asked for frequently.