Newsagent's shop
A newsagent's shop or simply newsagent's or paper shop[1] (British English), newsagency (Australian English) or newsstand (American and Canadian English) is a business that sells newspapers, magazines, cigarettes, snacks and often items of local interest. In Great Britain, Ireland and Australia, these businesses are termed newsagents (or newsagency in Australia). Newsagents typically operate in busy public places like city streets, railway stations and airports. Racks for newspapers and magazines can also be found in convenience stores, bookstores and supermarkets. The physical establishment can be either freestanding or part of a larger structure (e.g. a shopping mall or a railway station).
"Newsstand" redirects here. For other uses, see Newsstand (disambiguation).In Canada and the United States, newsstands are often open stalls in public locations such as streets, or in a transit terminal or station (subway, rail, or airport).
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Australia[edit]
A newsagent is the manager of the newspaper department of the shop, often also the owner of a newsagency shop.
Newsagencies conduct either a retail business and/or a distribution business.
When they first appeared in Australia is unknown; the earliest reference known in Australia is an advertisement in 1855 in Melbourne.[2]
The number of newsagencies in Australia are falling in recent years and this decline is expected to continue. In 2000, there was estimated about 5,000,[3] by 2007/8 there were 4,635 newsagencies, and by 2016/7 there were just 3,150 newsagencies.[4]
