Blick, Tages-Anzeiger and NZZ do without sales boxes
Since early May, *Blick*, *Tagesanzeiger*, and *NZZ* have no longer been available through the traditional newsstands. It was no longer worthwhile to restock the stands because they were underutilized.
Blick, Tagesanzeiger and NZZ can no longer be obtained via the traditional sales boxes since the beginning of May. Tamedia spokesperson Christoph Zimmer told SDA in response to an inquiry that readers were not using the service enough, so filling the boxes was no longer worthwhile.
On average, just one Tages-Anzeiger is sold per box per week, Zimmer said in response to a report by the Zurich-Schaffhausen regional radio station Schweizer Radio DRS. There are simply too many other ways to buy a newspaper. In the canton of Zurich alone, for example, there are 1,200 sales outlets, most of them kiosks.
Newspaper sales via boxes have been declining for at least ten years, Zimmer continued. This spring, together with NZZ and Blick, the decision was made to dispense with the boxes. Most of the boxes are located in the canton of Zurich. However, the boxes will not disappear from the streetscape. Sunday newspapers will continue to be sold in this way.
On average, just one Tages-Anzeiger is sold per box per week, Zimmer said in response to a report by the Zurich-Schaffhausen regional radio station Schweizer Radio DRS. There are simply too many other ways to buy a newspaper. In the canton of Zurich alone, for example, there are 1,200 sales outlets, most of them kiosks.
Newspaper sales via boxes have been declining for at least ten years, Zimmer continued. This spring, together with NZZ and Blick, the decision was made to dispense with the boxes. Most of the boxes are located in the canton of Zurich. However, the boxes will not disappear from the streetscape. Sunday newspapers will continue to be sold in this way.
