Mags’ Q1 Newsstand Stats Sink After Wholesaler Spat

Magazine newsstand sales fell roughly 12 percent in the first quarter, a period when disruptions in delivery systems prevented many titles, particularly weeklies, from reaching stores for several weeks.

The figure, from Magazine Information Network (MagNet), represents point-of-purchase estimates and could end up higher once all returned magazines are counted. Tightening consumer spending was already cutting into newsstand sales, which fell 11 percent in the second half of ’08, per the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

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