Nirib haws been selling magazine covers for years at his newstands and says he knows which headlines/celebs/and stories peak interest in readers, because of his background
I was in NY yesterday and was chatting with the newstand guy rather candidly and he was telling me which stars caused magazines to fly off the rack over the years…(From his viewpoint)
As we chatted, other people started to join in the conversation. I had to jot down this list and promised to mention his name Nirib who’s been running a newstand for years in Times Square NY, selling magazines, candy and cigarrettes.
These were his picks for most consistent (not counting when they had big stories going on like Kate/Lance, john/jen)
The Cover - ConsistentBig Sellers
TomKat/Britney - tied
The Hills stars/Gossip Girl Stars
Not the Cover, but always the Sidebar
Lindsay
Ashlee
Paris
Ashley Olson
Random Stars or ’situations’ on the Cover that sell magazines fast
Tori Spelling anything
Gwen Stefani holding or playing with child
Matthew McConoughey, shirtless, on the beack, working out
Clooney
Nicole Kidman’s bump watch
Less frequent unless in a relationship
Babies
Shiloh/Suri
Headlines Men can’t resist
ABS
Headlines Woman Can’t Resist
Diet
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