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A newsstand in Salta, Argentina. 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 1963, a 7-Eleven store near an Austin, Texas, university began to stay open all night for student shoppers. It was such a success that other stores in the chain adopted the 24/7 hours, and ...
McColl's was a British convenience shop, newsagent and post office operator, founded in 1973. The chain also traded as RS McColl's in Scotland, and used the name Martin's for its newsagent-format shops. [1] In May 2022, British supermarket chain Morrisons rescued McColl's from administration, with 132 stores set to close. [2]
The Retail Newsagents and Booksellers Union was formed in 1891 at the Congregational Memorial Hall, Farringdon Street. The Union had branches in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Brighton and Reading but broke up amid infighting in 1901. Whilst one union was faltering, another, the Northern Counties Union, was formed in Manchester.
WH Smith PLC, trading as WHSmith (also written WH Smith, and known colloquially as Smith's and formerly as W. H. Smith & Son), is a British retailer, with headquarters in Swindon, England, which operates a chain of high street, railway station, airport, port, hospital and motorway service station shops selling books, stationery, magazines, newspapers, entertainment products and confectionery.
Lavells Newsagents Ltd was founded in 1922 as Lavell & Co Ltd, a private company operating a small group of High Street outlets in central London specialising in confectionery. History and origins [ edit ]
Reuters, Bonn 1988. A news agency is an organization that gathers news reports and sells them to subscribing news organizations, such as newspapers, magazines and radio and television broadcasters.
Mills Group Ltd was a chain of 77 newsagents/convenience stores, located in suburbs and small towns throughout the Midlands, South Wales and the North East of England.. The company was founded in 1986 by accountant Nigel Mills and his father, John. [1]