I don’t want to be in a position to write this blog post. No, I want fair and justified magazine supply. I don’t want unjust treatment that is not based on data facts.
My story plays out in thousands of newsagencies each week, costing our channel millions of dollars. It disadvantages us.
Click on the image – see for yourself evidence of Bauer oversupplying People. For no reason they increased our allocation by 1 copy. Okay 1 copy is not massive. But it is unnecessary, a waste and a cost to my business.
This is another example of the waste of newsagents sending sales data.
Actions like this increase in supply make us look stupid for working hard to send accurate sales data.
blitz magazine last month got 5 early returned 4 sold 0 today received 9. What a joke these magazine companies are
People Magazine,
Last 8 weeks and we are fully XIT compliant ….. Maybe OK as we are Distribution only(?)
Nett Sale/Return
28/42
37/33
32/38
31/38
35/35
28/42
33/36
21/49
No increase this weeks issue.
Mags,
What software are you using to be Xit compliant being that you are distribution only?
We are distribution only and the discussions I’ve had with software suppliers looks like we wouldn’t be compliant?
Interested in any info you could provide
Thanks
Ross he can be compliant in terms of processing arrivals and scanning returns. While there are no sales, XIT can see that he’s distribution only and therefore does not have sales.
To prove NDC take no notice of changes on the web site, I increased Weight Watchers magazine 2 months ago after a tip that the WW meetings were no longer selling the magazine. I increased my allocation from 4 to 14. Last month I still received 4, this month it went down to 2.
I cancelled a partwork that I was receiving 1 copy of and not selling. Since then I have received 3 each week.
We usually get 3 Rugby Leage Week and sell 1 or 2.
Tomorrow, in a non Rugby state(SA), and out of season we get 13!!!!
Dickheads is the nice way of putting it.