newsstands

Periodical retail kiosks

Newsstands are small retail outlets selling newspapers, magazines, and often candy, cigarettes, or lottery tickets.

Traditionally found on sidewalks or in transit stations, they serve commuters and passersby seeking quick purchases: I grabbed a paper from the newsstand on my way to work.

The singular newsstand refers to any such kiosk or counter.

retail

kiosk

Standalone public booth

magazines · newspapers · periodicals · tabloids · cashier · impulse · browsing · rack · display · purchase

print

journalism

News gathering and dissemination

editions · broadsheet · tabloid · glossies · paperbacks · crosswords · comics · horoscopes · classified · circulation

urban

street

Public urban roadway

commuter · pedestrian · downtown · metropolitan · pavement · intersection · traffic · rush hour · passerby · Manhattan

nostalgia

vintage

Quality from past eras

old-fashioned · retro · paperman · landmark · institution · memory · bygone · classic · Americana · streetscape

Categories
Opposites
retail format and scale

newsstandsbookstores

Retail outlets for literature

libraries · publishing houses · department stores · megastores · warehouses

information delivery medium

newsstandsdigital subscriptions

Paid recurring online access

streaming news · online news · podcasts · e-readers · streaming services

Family

newsstand

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G