By Linda Ruth

I went to Curtis’ Promotions Day this week with a mission—actually, several. My mission for the retailer (I was representing Newsstands of America) was to book publisher promotions for the year 2012. From my publisher clients, though, I had another mission. Continue reading

As reported previously, magazine sales were down in most retailers during the 1st Half 2011 vs. 2010. However, not all news was negative.  There were some important retailers which bucked the trend.  Continue reading

By Samantha Strong Murphey, CSP Magazine | September 2011

When the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup in June, the press ate it up. And Dennis Lane, a born-and-raised Bostonian, took a good-sized bite of the profits.  Continue reading CSP Article

Progressive Grocer

H-E-B has launched an early childhood literacy initiative to educate parents and caregivers about the importance of reading to children a minimum of three times per week and to provide families with the tools and resources they need to prepare their early learners for school.  Continue reading

by Joseph Tarnowski, Progressive Grocer

Impulse items are a key part of the success of any retailer's front end operations, and the right ones add to the basket size as well as the bottom line.  Continue reading

MagNet is providing an early read on 2Q-2011 and 1st Half 2011 single copy magazine sales. The 2Q-2011 numbers are based on current return flow and should not be considered final.  Continue reading