Contacting Newsagents

Poshsalt

How could I get a email list or contact all newsagents in UK?

400ixl

I vey much doubt any such list exists as many are just mom & pop stores. At the other end of the spectrum will be the like of Co-Op, but they will have specific teams you need to get to depending on what it is you need to contact them about.

Even the national newspapers won't have such a list as they will have distributors in the middle.

eddddy

Lists of email addresses are very valuable. People who want to sell to businesses will pay a lot for those lists.

There are companies that sell or rent lists by business sector - so you might find some companies who have a lists of contact details for 'newsagent-type' businesses. (But the quality of some lists can be very poor.)

But nobody would have contact details for all newsagents in the UK.


Examples of how those lists are built-up might include:

• People who have have registered for Newsagents' trade-shows or exhibitions 
• People who have registered to receive a newsletter for Newsagents
• People who have enquired about (or bought) products related to a Newsagent's business

You can also hire telemarketing agencies who specialise in building up contact lists (or leads lists). They employ people who work from phone directories making 40 phone calls an hour, 8 hours a day - asking questions like:

• "Can you give me the name and email address of the person in your business who is responsible for buying stock"
• "Can you give me the name and email address of the person in your business who is responsible for selecting your energy supplier"

But to be honest, a lot of businesses won't give out those details - because they don't want their people inundated with sales emails. So the success rate can be quite low.


(I guess you could try doing the phoning yourself, but you'd need to be prepared for failing quite a lot, with some people being rude to you, some people hanging up on you, etc.)

lincroft1710

Bear in mind that WHSmith are about the biggest newsagent in the business, McColls are fairly big and all the major supermarkets have a comprehensive selection of newspapers and magazines at their larger stores. 


Many small independents have closed and those that remain as @400ixl has referenced probably won't have an online presence and at best an email. Many convenience stores sell papers/mags.


I have just googled newsagents for my hometown (pop c.100,000) the list is mostly convenience stores (but omits the 2 nearest my home) and there are only 4 entries for shops which are primarily newsagents.


I think this will be an impossible task

Mistral001

Use Google Street View to virtually travel down streets and look for newsagents. They are usually faily distinctive.   Most will not have the number of the address on the sign over their shop and you cannot always rely on Google to get the number right, but with a little back counting from nearby shops that have their addresses online, the full address could be worked out no doubt.

lincroft1710

Mistral001 said:

Use Google Street View to virtually travel down streets and look for newsagents. They are usually faily distinctive.   Most will not have the number of the address on the sign over their shop and you cannot always rely on Google to get the number right, but with a little back counting from nearby shops that have their addresses online, the full address could be worked out no doubt.

That is going to be one almighty task!!


Some streets (especially those pedestrianised or on residential estates) have not been updated since 2008 or are not even on Street View, so a possibility that some could have opened or closed down. Shopping malls often are not included. A town I once lived in (pop. c.20.000) has around 17 streets with shops in Primary/Secondary shopping zones, also there are 2 largish residential estates at opposite ends of the town which each have a dedicated newsagent's shop. Plus of course other streets which have shops which are not newsagents. This could easily be a 2 hour (or more) job, just for one small country town.

Savvy_Sue

It might be interesting to know what the OP wishes to achieve with this likely unachievable list. We might then be able to offer alternative suggestions!

Mistral001

lincroft1710 said:

Mistral001 said:

Use Google Street View to virtually travel down streets and look for newsagents. They are usually faily distinctive.   Most will not have the number of the address on the sign over their shop and you cannot always rely on Google to get the number right, but with a little back counting from nearby shops that have their addresses online, the full address could be worked out no doubt.

That is going to be one almighty task!!


Some streets (especially those pedestrianised or on residential estates) have not been updated since 2008 or are not even on Street View, so a possibility that some could have opened or closed down. Shopping malls often are not included. A town I once lived in (pop. c.20.000) has around 17 streets with shops in Primary/Secondary shopping zones, also there are 2 largish residential estates at opposite ends of the town which each have a dedicated newsagent's shop. Plus of course other streets which have shops which are not newsagents. This could easily be a 2 hour (or more) job, just for one small country town.

You are correct it will me one mighty task.   What are your suggestions?

lincroft1710

thara1996 said:

Heya. 

This is what you can do. Make a written list of all newsagents in order to visit to get more details. I live in a small market town with at least one newsagent within walking distance of my property. Please tell us more though. Best wishes. 

If you read the OP, that is what they are trying to get hold of - a list of newsagents!  

lincroft1710

Mistral001 said:

lincroft1710 said:

Mistral001 said:

Use Google Street View to virtually travel down streets and look for newsagents. They are usually faily distinctive.   Most will not have the number of the address on the sign over their shop and you cannot always rely on Google to get the number right, but with a little back counting from nearby shops that have their addresses online, the full address could be worked out no doubt.

That is going to be one almighty task!!


Some streets (especially those pedestrianised or on residential estates) have not been updated since 2008 or are not even on Street View, so a possibility that some could have opened or closed down. Shopping malls often are not included. A town I once lived in (pop. c.20.000) has around 17 streets with shops in Primary/Secondary shopping zones, also there are 2 largish residential estates at opposite ends of the town which each have a dedicated newsagent's shop. Plus of course other streets which have shops which are not newsagents. This could easily be a 2 hour (or more) job, just for one small country town.

You are correct it will me one mighty task.   What are your suggestions?

As I said in a previous post, it is an impossible task. We don't know why the OP needs the list, whether they wish to target major players such as WHSmith and McColls, plus convenience stores which sell newspapers/magazines. As I also previously said Googling newsagents for a particular area wasn't that helpful