Check out this recent article in one of the c-store retailer magazines. It speaks about being local and offering everyday items like cards, stationery. lotteries and more of what newsagents used to be known for. This is not the first article pitching a c-store model that is a newsagent model and it will not be the last.
Traditional newsagent suppliers are embracing other channels as the size of our channel shrinks. The more this happens the more the traditional Newsagency shingle fades in relevance.
Interesting to see Coles and Woolworths becoming players in this space. Feedback from
CBD workers appears to be very favourable from the stores they have opened to date.