Like, I suspect, every newsagent in Australia, we have been overloaded with Bargain Shopper. Based on last year’s sales we are headed to a 50% return rate. Maybe the new look will do the trick. We are doing our bit by creating a display next to our main newspaper stand. It connects well with the economic news of the day since the publication is all about helping people save money.
On the broader issue of gross oversupply as appears to have happened with Bargain Shopper, magazine publishers and distributors now more than ever need to take care. Newsagents do not have the capacity in today’s marketplace to be the bankers for publishers and distributors.
Bargain Shopper may have been oversupplied but did you notice that the AFL Grand final record is not being recalled until week 51.(week 40 now)
Maybe there is a message in that GandG suspect that we are going to experience massive sales up to week 51.
Please tell G and G that the Grand final is over.
We are returning our records next week.
I havn’t recieved any Bargain Shopper I’d be happy with anyone’s surplus.
I am pretty sure that bargain shopper magazine is an eastern seaboard based magazine, none in sa as far as I know