Those we have lost

Writing this at the beginning of December, the UK news was packed full of unfortunate headlines; Arcadia group went into administration and Debenhams cut their losses, and their staff. As this spells the end of the Great British high street as we know it, does it mean the same for the Great British newsagent’s shelf, in this country and abroad?

I’m afraid I’ve got more closure notices for you, but I promise, by the end of this feature, you’ll see the light at the end of the very long dark tunnel that is 2020. We all know there’s nothing like a special collector’s edition of your favourite glossy, and I hope your favourite survived – or at least went digital. But, with too many titles to count (well, I did in fact count 1,188 issues, according to online magazine library Zinio) that have either been postponed, doubled up or its press stopped for the last time, there’s no denying that consumer magazine publishing is in a sorry state.

I’ve heard many people say that 2020 changed the course