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Publishers run on average a 40-50% sell through, therefore at any given time when the next issue comes out, you will be returning half of the magazines you receive. This is to avoid outages; sellouts as a result of a popular cover or content. Our technology constantly monitors your allotments and automatically adjusts your numbers either up or down based upon your particular sales requirements.
1. If you have a copy of the title, call the toll free number and ask them to verify the off sale date. Supply the bipad and issue code. If you have a number of titles to check, please have the complete list ready. Ready to contact us? Click Here
2. If you have more than one issue, check the issue codes and keep the higher number. Occasionally there are monthly and special issue titles running with the same bipad… keep the highest number of the monthly and the highest number of the special issue. Note: monthlies run 01 – 12 and generally, special issues use higher numbers.
Call our Customer Service and they’ll ensure a Regional Account Manager contacts you directly to see if the periodical category makes sense for your business and location. We’ll determine your selection and quantities based upon proven successes of similar stores, provide display options and determine a timeline for implementation. Ready to get started? Click here for contact information.
The 3 top subject categories are: Entertainment/ Celebrity, Apparel and Accessories, and Home Furnishings.
Approximately 4500 with approximately 450 being introduced each year
At any one time, the number is around 10, 000 and growing.
All unsold magazines are shredded and 100% recycled. Books either have their covers stripped and are shredded, or are returned as a full copy back to the publisher.
Our agreements with our publishers will not allow this, as all unsold magazines must be shredded and recycled. |