As newsagents reduce magazine overheads by cutting space, the fanning of titles along the shelves is necessary if you want to offer range.
The photo shows the common approach of newsagents in London. What is interesting is that the number of titles in the businesses does nit appear to be falling as much as is happening in Australia. I suspect this has to do with our starting position of 1,000 to 1,400 titles a few years ago.