NZZ is scrutinized by external consultants

 
According to a report in the Sonntagszeitung, the NZZ has hired the well-known management consultancy Roland Berger. Insiders speak of a "strategy check", writes the newspaper.  
In addition to NZZ and NZZ am Sonntag, the NZZ Group, which is known for its confusing structure and inconsistent strategy, also includes Freie Presse Holding, in which Publigroupe holds a 25 percent stake. This holding company bundles the interests in the Neue Luzerner Zeitung, several Zurich regional newspapers and the St. Galler Tagblatt. While the NZZ is suffering from declining readership figures and falling advertising revenues, the regional publishers in St. Gallen and Lucerne continue to earn good money and are insisting on more autonomy. A review of the group's internal strategy does not seem to be the worst idea.