Newsagents in Yorkshire are protesting over a 10p cover price rise to the Yorkshire Post which they claim has cut their profit margins.
The Johnston Press-owned daily has increased the price of its Saturday edition from £1 to £1.10.
However the National Federation of Retail Newsagents claims the rise has been accompanied by a 1pc cut in the margin they receive from each sale.
This means that although the newsagents will now receive 25.3p per copy instead of 24p, the margin has reduced from 24pc to 23pc.
The organisation’s Yorkshire district president James Wilkinson said: “By making this move the Saturday Yorkshire Post will cost me £145 a year in lost revenue.
“We have supported the Yorkshire Post in promotions, sales and subscriptions yet once again have been kicked in the teeth.”
NFRN trading director Russ Simper added: “This is a backward step from an old and backward publisher who just doesn’t want to interact with independent retailers.
“I would strongly urge parent company Johnston Press to get the Yorkshire Post to think again,” he said.
No-one from the Yorkshire Post or from Johnston Press has so far responded to requests for a comment.
The YP getting all its bad news out in one week it seems. Oh and Mr Wilkinson it is not “costing you” £145 a year as you never had that money to begin with.
You will still be getting at least what you were due/expecting.
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Whingers! Always have been
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Any newsagent who doesn’t fancy a pay rise of 1.3p per copy can always decline to stock the product … see how that improves his business.
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Mind you, annoying the people who are actually selling your product for you for the slimmest of slim margins doesn’t seem too clever.
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Newsagents rely on passing trade, popping in for a paper and a snack. Stop moaning, you are getting extra for each copy as it is, they are lucky their money hasnt been cut to 20p a copy
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