Davanti all’edicola c’è una bancarella di riviste usate, e la cartoleria apre alle nove.

Because davanti normally uses the preposition a before a noun.

So the structure is:

• davanti a + l’edicola
• which contracts to davanti all’edicola

So davanti all’edicola means in front of the newsstand.

You can also use davanti on its own when no noun follows, for example:

• Aspettami davanti. = Wait for me out front / in front.

Edicola usually means a newsstand or newspaper/magazine kiosk.

In Italian, it often refers to a small stand or kiosk that sells:

• newspapers
• magazines
• sometimes snacks, cards, or small everyday items

So it is not the same as a full shop. In this sentence, edicola is the place in front of which the stall is located.

C’è means there is.

It comes from:

• ci
  • è

In this kind of sentence, ci does not mean us. It is part of the fixed expression c’è / ci sono, which is used to say that something exists or is present somewhere.

So:

• Davanti all’edicola c’è una bancarella...
  = In front of the newsstand there is a stall...

Italian uses c’è where English uses there is.

Use:

• c’è with a singular noun
• ci sono with a plural noun

Examples:

• C’è una bancarella. = There is a stall.
• Ci sono due bancarelle. = There are two stalls.

In your sentence, una bancarella is singular, so c’è is correct.

The accent shows that è means is.

This is important because:

• e = and
• è = is

So in your sentence:

• c’è = there is
• e la cartoleria apre... = and the stationery shop opens...

Without the accent, the meaning would be wrong.

Bancarella means a stall, stand, or small street-market table/booth used for selling things.

It often suggests something less permanent than a full shop. For example, a bancarella might sell:

• books
• magazines
• souvenirs
• clothes
• second-hand items

Here, una bancarella di riviste usate is a stall selling used magazines.

Here di links the stall with what it sells.

So:

• una bancarella di riviste usate
  = a stall of used magazines = more naturally in English, a stall selling used magazines

This use of di is very common in Italian for describing what something contains, is made of, or deals in.

Examples:

• un negozio di scarpe = a shoe shop
• una tazza di tè = a cup of tea
• una bancarella di libri = a book stall

In Italian, adjectives often come after the noun, especially when they are simply descriptive or classifying.

So:

• riviste usate = used magazines

The adjective usate must agree with riviste:

• riviste is feminine plural
• so the adjective becomes usate (feminine plural)

Compare:

• rivista usata = used magazine
• riviste usate = used magazines

Cartoleria means a stationery shop.

It is a store that typically sells things like:

• pens
• notebooks
• paper
• school supplies
• office supplies
• greeting cards

So la cartoleria apre alle nove means the stationery shop opens at nine.

Italian often uses the definite article with places, businesses, and shop types where English might omit it.

So Italian naturally says:

• la cartoleria
• la farmacia
• il panificio
• la banca

Even when English might just say:

• the stationery shop
• or sometimes simply the stationer’s

In this sentence, la cartoleria refers to a specific stationery shop known from the context.

To say clock time in Italian, you usually use a + article.

So:

• alle nove = at nine
• literally: a + le nove

Common patterns:

• all’una = at one
• alle due = at two
• alle nove = at nine

So apre alle nove means it opens at nine.

Apre means opens.

So:

• la cartoleria apre alle nove = the stationery shop opens at nine

If you wanted to say is open, Italian would usually use:

• è aperta

For example:

• La cartoleria è aperta. = The stationery shop is open.

So apre focuses on the opening time, not the state of being open.

The sentence is quite natural as it is, but Italian word order is somewhat flexible.

The current order:

• Davanti all’edicola c’è una bancarella di riviste usate...

puts the location first, which is very natural when you want to set the scene: In front of the newsstand...

You could also say:

• C’è una bancarella di riviste usate davanti all’edicola...

This is also correct, but it puts the existence of the stall first rather than the location.

So the original version is not the only possible one, but it is a very normal and idiomatic choice.