Nova Área says that it has informed the town hall that "we will not continue operation of the kiosks that expires in August". The only response from the town hall, the company says, has been "silence". "We are afraid that due to the inaction of the town hall, we will soon have to resign ourselves to being a city without newsstands."
The Nova Área concession dates back to 2010, since when the sector has suffered from a drop in sales, which makes the operation of newsstands "economically unfeasible". The company adds that it has been looking for a joint solution with the town hall for their viability. "But the truth is that, after multiple meetings with those responsible and delivering reports and third-party audits to demonstrate our situation, there has been a manifest inability to find any way out, unlike what has been done in Madrid, Barcelona or Valencia."
The six newsstands are in Plaça Progrés, Plaça Mercat, Las Ramblas, Plaça Joan Carles I, Plaça Espanya and Porta de Sant Antoni.
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It is sad. I used to buy newspapers. The Bulletin and English papers. But nowadays and the advent of Smart Phones. News information is readily obtained any time. The Bulletin is only printed on Friday. I guess that if sales continue to be poor. Then it will not be printed at all. But their phone Web Site is very good.