Retail Opportunity: Newsagent

newsagent Current Vacancies

2007-01-25:

A newsagent sells newspapers and magazines but may also hire out videos or take in dry-cleaning.

Most newsagents sell sweets and cigarettes and are called CTNs confectioner, tobacconist and newsagent.

They will handle cash and serve customers. Stock handling will mean trips to a cash and carry for merchandise.

Newsagents may employ staff, and will need to understand and comply with employment, health and safety, and selling laws.

Newsagents offering newspaper delivery will have to get the papers ready and supervise the delivery boys and girls when they arrive.

Newsagents might own the shop or manage one of a chain.
The work involves long periods of standing, and having to lift and carry stock.

There are around 53,000 newspaper and magazine outlets in the UK snd Ireland, approximately 20,000 of these are independent newsagents.

Newsagents have been hard hit by the growth of supermarkets. The National Lottery is improving profits.

Newsagents in chains may move to larger shops or into senior or regional management.

Self-employed newsagents earnings vary greatly depending on the size of the shop, the location and the level of trade
Newsagent branch managers are likely to earn between 13,500 and 20,000 a year. (Permalink)