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UK supermarket refuses newspaper in margin dispute

UK supermarket chain ASDA refused to carry the Sunday Times last weekend over a margin dispute with News International.  Roy Greenslade writing at The Guardian has the story.

The part of the story which may interest Australian newsagents is that News increased the cover price but did not pass on to retailers the usual 25% of the cover price increase.  Based on the new cover price and commission, the retailer margin falls to 23.5%.

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