Valora fires kiosk manager
Due to the poor performance of Valora’s kiosk division, the retail company is making personnel changes. According to research by the Sonntagszeitung, German manager Manfred Zipp, who has headed Valora’s kiosk division since June 2006, is being forced to step down.
The weak results of Valora's kiosk division have led to personnel changes at the retailer. According to research by the Sonntagszeitung newspaper, German manager Manfred Zipp, who has been in charge of Valora's kiosk division since June 2006, is to step down. The 52-year-old had not succeeded in reviving the flagging kiosk business, which had been the aim of his job. The results achieved were even worse than those of previous years. Moreover, the management did not even realize for a long time what a disastrous result they were heading for, according to the Sonntagszeitung.
The reason for the staggering newsstand business is, on the one hand, the continuous decline in newspaper newsstand circulation. This, in turn, is due to the strong rise of free newspapers. Blick in particular is selling less and less. As other products, such as cigarettes, were often purchased with the newspapers, this decline in circulation has a double impact on newsstands. This is exacerbated by growing competition, for example from petrol station stores or Coops Pronto stores through to post offices.
The reason for the staggering newsstand business is, on the one hand, the continuous decline in newspaper newsstand circulation. This, in turn, is due to the strong rise of free newspapers. Blick in particular is selling less and less. As other products, such as cigarettes, were often purchased with the newspapers, this decline in circulation has a double impact on newsstands. This is exacerbated by growing competition, for example from petrol station stores or Coops Pronto stores through to post offices.
