The QNF has warned newsagents who have ceased paying their ANF membership fees to write a resignation letter to the ANF. They published this advice after finding around twenty newsagents who had stopped paying thinking that was all they had to do to resign. The QNF has advised newsagents that the ANF may charge non financial members for the period until they receive their resignation in writing. By resigning, the ANF will have a more accurate membership base and therefore be better able to quaote accurate representation numbers to companies they pitch to and government bodies they engage with.

In a country town a new newsagent, a year in the job, is facing a ferocious attack from a well established newsagent of decades standing. 

The old hand newsagent has opened a second shop a few doors away from the new newsagent’s business, a street away from his own main street store.  In this new shop, the old hand newsagent is placing products which specifically target categories being tried by the new newsagent. 

If the new newsagent was a poor operator I could understand – in the interest of customer service.  He is not.  This new newsagent is a good operator, someone committed to excellent customer service and doing the newsagency shingle proud.  He is the kind of person we want to attract to our channel. 

The gorilla of a competitor, the old hand newsagent, is relentless – he had has engaged in other underhand activity designed to gain an unfair advantage and take out the small rival.

Had he competed by improving his existing business I would not have a problem.  His shop could sure do with improvement – but business is not suffering because of his years in town and his excellent location. The town can easily support both.  The town would suffer if the gorilla won and the new guy was forced out of business. 

There is robust competition between many newsagents.  Rarely have I seen the underhand and questionable attack as I have written of here.  The actions of this old newsagent do not do our channel proud.

Some tenants are challenged for even the most minor infraction of their lease while others regularly get away with making life difficult for those using the centre – like blocking the car park exit.  The driver was nowhere to be seen.