Die Zeit: Swiss edition boosts retail sales

Six months after the launch of its Swiss edition, the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit is reporting positive results. Single copy sales have increased by more than 50 percent since December 2008, while subscriptions have risen by more than 20 percent.

Six months after the launch of its Swiss edition, the German weekly newspaper Die Zeit is reporting positive results. Single copy sales have increased by more than 50 percent since December 2008, while subscriptions have risen by more than 20 percent. Overall, paid circulation increased from around 6,000 to more than 10,000 copies per issue, as the publisher announced on Tuesday.
Die Zeit is published in Switzerland every week with two extra Swiss pages.
On certain occasions, there are also dedicated Swiss front pages. Peer Teuwsen, most recently Head of Culture at Weltwoche, is responsible for the country pages.

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The first Swiss edition. (Source: Swissinfo.ch)

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