“Now the consumers have taken charge — they decide what news is,” Osborne said. “Monopoly power vanished. The existence of a competitive marketplace is permanent. And we should have known and we should have anticipated that.”
This is former Dallas Morning News publisher Burl Osborne speaking at a newspaper editors convention on the weekend. This speaks […]
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The monopoly is over
April 27th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Competition · Newsagency opportunities · Newspapers
Small retailers ‘protected’ on unit price
January 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The Federal Government yesterday announced that small retailers, those with stores under 1,000 square metres, will be exempt from mandatory unit pricing. This will be of interest to newsagents selling grocery products, those covered by the regulations.
While this looks like a victory for small business, it, in my view, widens the gulf between them and big […]
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Welcome Dick Smith
December 4th, 2008 · No Comments
A new Dick Smith store opened opposite our newsXpress Forest Hill store (next to Australia Post) on Monday. We are thrilled to have a national retail brand open so close to us. With Australia Post, the other national brand tenant at our end, closed at key times (evenings, Saturday afternoon and Sunday) it will be […]
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Well done ACCC
June 28th, 2008 · No Comments
It was good to see the ACCC block the takeover of a supermarket in Queanbeyan this week. Independent retailers are crucial to offering consumers competition on price, service and range.
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