A colleague sent me this photo of a store at Chatswood, NSW. One sign says Convenience Store, the other, above the door, Newsagency. Confusing. The Newsagency sign, including the N, is the trademark owned on behalf of newsagents by the Australian Newsagents Federation.
The only newspapers and magazines for sale in this ‘newsagency’ are the few on the display at the door.
I’d expect that few newsagents would agree with this business calling itself a Newsagency.
Mark
Perhaps this is the newsagency of the future. A few magazines & papers for the old school that are dying off. A few cards, no paper deliveries and a 7 Eleven type convenience store.
Is this what publishers & distributors want? Without more co-operation between all parties, it is a likely outcome.
And as for lotto, well you can increasingly get that at 7 elevens now in NSW.
Mark, one think you talk about often is the need for Newsagents to move with the times or else they will be made redundant. Possibly this is one persons answer. Sure it’s not glamorous, and takes away from the newsagent ‘brand’ but most newsagents probably don’t care about that if the number of dark old dingy newsagents around is an indication.
Bob, your comment is valid. Maybe it is one form of a newsagency of the future – for this operator at least.
I hope it is not a newsagency of the future – not under the shingle at least as there are other more full service newsagents who deserve the shingle. If that makes sense.
I have no issue with their offering, more of an issue with the shingle.
Mark
Hi, Mark.
I found the definition of a newsagent in wiki.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsagent
There is a nice magazine/confectionery rack in NewYork’s newsstand. You can click the picture for a detail view.
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Our UK colleagues must do a good job in offering convenience products, see a answer@yahoo from customers
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Arr7u2q1S5g8emJYb1GqgRIjzKIX?qid=20061107041309AAU0aDb
Cheers,
Sunny