GENERAL MERCHANDISE NEWS
Retail newsagents call for wholesalers to cut carriage charges
3 June, 2013 | by Retail Bulletin
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents has urged wholesalers to reduce their carriage charges in the light of a flurry of magazine closures and recent fuel price cuts.
Research carried out by the NFRN has revealed that the cost of fuel has dropped year-on-year by around 4.2%, the volume of newspapers distributed has fallen by 10.2% and the volume of magazines has declined by 16.23%. However, carriage costs were found to have remained the same.
Colin Fletcher, chairman of the NFRN’s news operations committee, said: “Every newsagent knows that the volume of newspapers and magazines they sell is in progressive decline year-on-year.
“I think it is about time that wholesalers reflected these changes.”
