I am seeing wild growth in sales of art supplies in some newsagencies. From the every day for school projects to supplies for local painters, art sales are up on several newsagencies for which I have been fortunate to see data. These are all businesses with a permanent art department which is well managed.
If you have the room and don’t have a permanent art department right now, it could be a good move. I know of newsagents who have customers travelling 50km because of their range and prices. Becoming a destination is mission-critical for newsagents.