Comag Marketing Group, LLC » Retail – Canada http://www.i-cmg.com Single copy sales strategies and supply chain solutions for the world’s leading magazines Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:50:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Canadian Retail Sales Rose for 4th Straight Month in June http://www.i-cmg.com/index.php/canadian-retail-sales-rose-for-4th-straight-month-in-june/ http://www.i-cmg.com/index.php/canadian-retail-sales-rose-for-4th-straight-month-in-june/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:54:36 +0000 Jennifer http://www.i-cmg.com/?p=1882 Sales rose in six of eight major categories Statistics Canada tracks, including a 2.5 percent increase at clothing stores and a 1.3 percent increase for food and beverages.  The New York Times  (Aug. 21, 2008)

]]> http://www.i-cmg.com/index.php/canadian-retail-sales-rose-for-4th-straight-month-in-june/feed/ 0 Barnes & Noble’s 2Q Net Income Drops by 15% http://www.i-cmg.com/index.php/barnes-nobles-2q-net-income-drops-by-15/ http://www.i-cmg.com/index.php/barnes-nobles-2q-net-income-drops-by-15/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:48:41 +0000 Jennifer http://www.i-cmg.com/?p=1881 The bookseller was up against a tough comparisons with last July’s release of the final installment in the “Harry Potter” series.  Despite the drop, B&N beat analysts’ expectations.  The Wall Street Journal  (Aug. 21, 2008)  Paid subscription may be required.

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The Globe & Mail

]]> http://www.i-cmg.com/index.php/metro-battles-brand-confusion-with-a-200-million-makeover/feed/ 0 Wal-Mart Calls for “Bottom Up” Magazine Wholesaler Allotments http://www.i-cmg.com/index.php/wal-mart-calls-for-bottom-up-magazine-wholesaler-allotments/ http://www.i-cmg.com/index.php/wal-mart-calls-for-bottom-up-magazine-wholesaler-allotments/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:10:59 +0000 Jennifer http://www.i-cmg.com/?p=1754 July 22, 2008 — Wal-Mart called for rigorous, “bottom up” distribution practices as a key means of achieving its 50-percent efficiency goal for the magazine category in a memorandum sent to single copy supply chain partners last Friday. The memo appears in its entirety below.

 

To: All National Distributors and Publishers

From Christy Jenkins

Subject: Magazine Bottom Up Distribution

As many of you are aware Wal-Mart has a major Sustainability project underway to eliminate waste by improved efficiency. One of the projects we have focused on to assist in achieving our 50 efficiency goal is bottom up distribution. This process utilizes individual store specific sales information based on consumer demand to determine inventory needs by store which then rolls up to allotment needs by wholesaler to the DC level.

This project can only be successful if all parties throughout the channel support the initiative. Wholesaler allotments need to be adjusted to reflect our true needs not the prorated portion of copies printed. In the true spirit of sustainability we hope these copies would be completely eliminated from your print order and distribution channel.

Please support us and the environment as we move forward in this initiative.

7/18/2008

]]> http://www.i-cmg.com/index.php/wal-mart-calls-for-bottom-up-magazine-wholesaler-allotments/feed/ 0 Little shop of mags belongs to a dying breed http://www.i-cmg.com/index.php/little-shop-of-mags-belongs-to-a-dying-breed/ http://www.i-cmg.com/index.php/little-shop-of-mags-belongs-to-a-dying-breed/#comments Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:24:54 +0000 Brian http://www.i-cmg.com/?p=1695 Independent newsstands seem to be a throwback from a bygone retail era.   In Victoria (BC), City Hall News despite competition from a nearby Chapters superstore  and a shifting demograhic base has managed to have their customers keep coming back. 

The Globe & Mail

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The Canadian Press

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The Vancouver Sun

 

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The National Post

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The Toronto Star

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