Naville stops newspaper deliveries for newsstands
About 40 independent newsstands in French-speaking Switzerland will no longer be able to sell newspapers starting at the end of February 2006 due to low sales figures.
Around 40 independent kiosks in the
French-speaking Switzerland will no longer be able to sell newspapers from the end of February 2006.
Reason for this
are too low sales figures, due to which the kiosk operator and
newspaper supplier Naville has decided to discontinue delivery for numerous
locations. The kiosk operators affected are outraged, as
writes the newspaper 24 Heures. Naville proposes this one,
to contact the newspaper publishers directly. Because for small newsstands
the range of around 300 titles is too large. The General Manager
from Naville even describes the restructuring as gentle:
"Actually, not 40, but 200 kiosk locations would be affected. But
We look at each situation individually." For example, if it is
the last kiosk in a community, the operator was about to go out of business.
retirement or the location is affected by temporary problems,
the kiosk will continue to be supplied. It is precisely such influences that
kiosk operator in the Mon-Repos district of Geneva: she
is about to retire and next to her place is currently
a metro construction site. According to 24 Heures, she was given notice anyway
receive
French-speaking Switzerland will no longer be able to sell newspapers from the end of February 2006.
Reason for this
are too low sales figures, due to which the kiosk operator and
newspaper supplier Naville has decided to discontinue delivery for numerous
locations. The kiosk operators affected are outraged, as
writes the newspaper 24 Heures. Naville proposes this one,
to contact the newspaper publishers directly. Because for small newsstands
the range of around 300 titles is too large. The General Manager
from Naville even describes the restructuring as gentle:
"Actually, not 40, but 200 kiosk locations would be affected. But
We look at each situation individually." For example, if it is
the last kiosk in a community, the operator was about to go out of business.
retirement or the location is affected by temporary problems,
the kiosk will continue to be supplied. It is precisely such influences that
kiosk operator in the Mon-Repos district of Geneva: she
is about to retire and next to her place is currently
a metro construction site. According to 24 Heures, she was given notice anyway
receive
