Smiths News suspends carriage charge review
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25th February 2021
Smiths News has suspended any review of its carriage charges for a year after discussions with the NFRN.
The news wholesaler’s customers pay a minimum of £36.22 for a weekly supply of newspapers and magazines under the present carriage charge structure. The maximum charge is £61.45.
It is only the second time that the news wholesaler has taken such action. In 2015, Smiths News gave its retail customers the option of freezing their carriage charges for two years.
Jon Bunting, chief executive of Smiths News, said: “We are incredibly mindful of the efforts our customers have gone to during the pandemic to ensure newspapers and magazines were available for their customers. Many are still under considerable pressure with lockdown.”