Newspaper stores or just newsagents (British English), newsagency (Australian English) or newsstand ( American and Canadian English) is a business that sells newspapers, magazines, cigarettes, snacks, and often interesting items. In the UK, Ireland and Australia, this business is called a news agency . Newspaper agents usually operate in busy public places such as city streets, train stations, and airports. Shelves for newspapers and magazines can also be found at department stores, bookstores and supermarkets. Physical formation can be either freestanding or part of a larger structure (eg shopping center or railway station).
In Canada and the United States, newspaper kiosks often open kiosks in public locations such as streets, or at terminals or transit stations (subway, train, or airport).
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By country
Brazil
In Brazil, news outlets are known as "bancas de jornal" or "bancas de revistas" and are usually family-owned free stands that only deal with periodicals, phone cards, bus tickets and occasional books and discounted DVDs. In suburban and rural areas they are usually housed in a shop selling stationery, tobacco and sweets and magazines.
Australia
Newspaper agents are department store managers in the store, often also newspaper shopkeepers.
The news agency conducts retail and/or distribution business.
When they first started in Australia is unknown; the earliest known reference in Australia was an advertisement in 1855 in Melbourne.
The number of newspaper dealerships has fallen in recent years and this decline is expected to continue. In 2000, there were an estimated 5,000, in 2007/8 there were 4,635 news agents, by 2016/7 there were 3,150 news agencies and by 2021/22 there were expected to be 2,856 news agents.
Retail news agencies
The retail news agency mainly offers a full range of newspapers and magazines as well as stationery and greeting cards.
Distribution of news agencies
Distribution news agencies offer home delivery to various newspapers and magazines, It can be a sizable business and sophisticated. If allowed, they are often fully computerized. They often have territories, some of which are protected by contracts with most of the known Australian Newsagents' Federation publishers/distributors. These recognized publishers/distributors include ACP Publication, Limited News, Fairfax Publications, Rural Press, West Australian and Australian Provincial Newspapers. This monopoly has been a major source of contention between newsagents and the Australian Consumer Affairs.
Italy
In Italy, news agency shops are known as edicola and are usually self-contained and family-owned stalls that deal only with periodicals, stickers, bus tickets, and occasional books and DVDs discount price. In suburban and rural areas they are usually housed in a shop selling stationery, tobacco and sweets and magazines.
Japanese
In Japan, newsstand shops are called kiosks, and are usually found inside or around railway or subway stations. In addition to newspapers and magazines, they sell drinks, snacks, stamps, cigarettes, and many other items. The lunch of Ekiben lunches can be purchased at larger kiosks at intercity train stations.
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, newsstand stores are small shops selling newspapers and magazines, candies and tobacco; some of them also sell provisions and alcoholic beverages. Opening hours vary according to owner preferences.
Many shops belong to the family. These family-owned stores can bring brand group purchases like SPAR, Today, "Local Shop" or NISA. Alternatively, private owners who choose to make their own purchases (usually from cash and carry) may carry advertisements for local newspapers, national news groups, or soft drink brands externally. Before banning tobacco product ads, this is the most common form of external advertising. The main employers association which aims to safeguard the interests of Independent newspaper agents in the UK and the Republic of Ireland is the National Federation of Retailers.
Others are part of a national chain such as RS McColl/Martins, Premier, Cooperative Group and WH Smiths. Mini-marts, off-licenses and supermarkets can also act as newsagents.
Greek
In Greece, news outlets are called Periptera and they sell newspapers and magazines, but also other items such as beverages (including alcoholic beverages), snacks, tobacco; and other types of goods. Opening hours vary. They are usually found on the side of the road in crowded public areas.
United States
In the street corners of New York City, for example, they are shacks built of steel blocks and aluminum or roof coatings; and requires the city's permission to build and operate. Other New York news agencies are located inside airports, hotels and office buildings - and even below street level in underground concourses or on subway platforms. Hudson News, the most iconic newsstand brand made in New York City, is operated by Hudson Group retailers, with over 500 stores worldwide. The brand was made in 1987, and became more popular in the 1990s, during a time when kiosks at commuter terminals were being re-evaluated and reopened to serve customers better and spaces with the most commuter pedestrian traffic. Prior to this, newspaper kiosks caused limited visibility for officers patrolling subway stations, and hampering mass movement.
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References
External links
- "News Yesterday", The New York Times article
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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