Source Interlink Distribution has promoted Missy Root to director, publisher services. Source’s vice president of publisher services, Stephanie Laco, notified business partners yesterday in an email, which is excerpted below:
I am pleased to announce the promotion of Missy Root to Director, Publisher Services. For 2 ½ years Missy has led the Borders Group Inc. [...]
Source Interlink Distribution (SID) has appointed Stephanie Laco, Vice President, Publisher Services, putting her in charge of the Publisher Services Department, which serves as Source’s main point of contact with national distributors for operational issues.
Now that the limited partners of The News Group, taken together, represent some 46% of U.S. single copy sales, Audience Development spoke to David Parry, president of The News Group U.S., to ask about the tumultuous recent past and their plans for the future. Audience Development Jan. 4, 2010
A strike by Cowley Distributing employees in the St. Louis area has been averted, and no disruptions to the magazine delivery network are expected. The union approved a new contract last night.
Cowley Distributing is conducting negotiations with union representatives of its employees in the St Louis market, and a vote on a new contract is expected by tomorrow, October 9th. The major sticking points concern health and welfare benefits, which Cowley is looking to reduce significantly as a cost-saving measure.
Following is the unedited text of Worldcolor Logistics News Flash Issue #257
Torrential downpours have flooded the Atlanta, GA area forcing many local highways, roads and bridges to close, slowing the delivery of mail, newsstand and newspapers to the effected areas. Although the rain has diminished for the time being, there are additional storms heading [...]
Source Interlink Distribution has informed its trading partners that it will begin requiring vendors to submit a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSI) Supplier Agreement for any unusual premiums packed along with magazines — that is, for premiums other than CD’s, DVD’s or paper products. (A template of the form is available here.)
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Yesterday The News Group announced a new service agreement with seventy-five 7-Eleven in the Las Vegas area, effective July 8th. The wholesaler requested initial an distribution at 8 copies for the monthlies and 5 copies for the weeklies. (The complete list of stores appears after the jump.)
Under terms of the filing, a debt-for-equity swap will clear almost $1 billion of Source’s $1.5 billion debt and make Citigroup the company’s majority shareholder. New York Post Naples Daily News (Fla.) Apr. 28, 2009