I’ve been helping out a newsagent recently and have been surprised at the volume of imported crossword titles they receive. Indeed the space taken by the UK titles limits what the business can do to properly display other titles. The imported titles don’t sell that well yet the distributor continues to supply – taking up space and labour – reducing the opportunity for the newsagent to better manage the business.
I’m pretty sure the folks at Lovatts will respond to this as they have in the past been frustrated at the impact imported titles have on the ability of newsagents to professional display their Australian product.