1. Operations & Supply Chain

The Fed slams ‘greedy’ Newsquest for ‘breaking supply chain protocols’

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The Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed) has condemned regional publisher Newsquest for increasing the cover prices on a range of its northern-based newspapers, including the Northern Echo and Telegraph and Argus, and “keeping the full increase to itself”. Letters sent to stockists of the titles, which also include The Press, the Lancashire Telegraph and …

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