Wholesaler disruption blamed as US newsstand sales drop 12%

The recent disruption of delivery to newsstands, including the closure of Anderson News, resulted in U.S. single copy sales falling roughly 12% in the first quarter, according to figures from Magazine Information Network (MagNet), as reported in Mediaweek.The results are based on point-of-purchase estimates and could end up higher once all returned magazines are counted.The delivery disruption