also: せんばいしょ
noun
newspaper-only shop; newsagent selling only one company's papers
A shop that exclusively sells newspapers from a single newspaper company. This term is specific to the Japanese newspaper distribution system and may not be widely known outside that context.
この地域には、朝日新聞の専売所が三軒ある。
In this area, there are three shops that exclusively sell the Asahi Shimbun.
専売所は特定の新聞だけを扱う販売店です。
A 専売所 is a retailer that handles only a specific newspaper.
新聞販売店 is a general newspaper retailer that may sell multiple newspapers, while 専売所 exclusively sells one company's papers.
Compound of 専売 (senbai, 'monopoly' or 'exclusive selling') and 所 (sho/jo, 'place'). The term reflects the exclusive distribution arrangement common in Japanese newspaper sales.