I've been working in retail since 1998 and it has changed so much. Not seeing WHSmiths on the high street would be a blow for those who want books and magazines. Supermarkets don't have much choice and newsagents tend not to bother with them. We put Amiga Addict and Pixel Addict in over 300 stores in 2022. PA came out as the share Menzies takes of a mag is crazy so we just left in AA. Over in the US Barnes & Noble cut back on mags around a year ago also. Whatever happens I am proud I was able to buy a copy of a mag I work on in the same WHSmiths I also bought my very first mag (ST Action) in 1990. Sorry for the long post - mag talk gets me going!
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Re: With The 233-Year-Old WH Smith's Future In Doubt, We Could Be Losing A Gaming Print Media Institution
I've been working in retail since 1998 and it has changed so much. Not seeing WHSmiths on the high street would be a blow for those who want books and magazines. Supermarkets don't have much choice and newsagents tend not to bother with them. We put Amiga Addict and Pixel Addict in over 300 stores in 2022. PA came out as the share Menzies takes of a mag is crazy so we just left in AA. Over in the US Barnes & Noble cut back on mags around a year ago also. Whatever happens I am proud I was able to buy a copy of a mag I work on in the same WHSmiths I also bought my very first mag (ST Action) in 1990. Sorry for the long post - mag talk gets me going!
Re: With The 233-Year-Old WH Smith's Future In Doubt, We Could Be Losing A Gaming Print Media Institution
@mattb2020 PC Gamer is still going