I was surprised to see Scoop Traveller magazine turn up in-store. We have not had this title previously and we have no spare space for more travel titles. Has Network Services asked if they could send us another treble title we would have said no thanks, there’s no room at the inn. Sadly, it does’t work that way. Network sends the title, bills us and expects us to find space. It’s a poor system which requires newsagents to accept full responsibility but which provides us with no reasonable control over our obligations.
Scoop Traveller is about travel in Western Australia. I don’t think it will sell that well. Based a conversation with our local flight centre we are more likely to sell travel magazines relating to Queensland, Europe and the US – not WA.
Scoop Traveller looks like an okay magazine. I just don’t think it has a place in my newsagency. I wish I was asked before they grabbed by time, real-estate and cash.