Daily Star and Express cuts will cost independent retailers millions of pounds as sales fees are halved,says National Federation of Retail NewsagentsThe body representing the UK’s independent newsagents has expressed outrage at Richard Desmond’s slide to slash the price of the Express and Star titles, saying its members are being “ruined” to the tune of millions of pounds from their sales fees being halved.
Express Newspapers is to extend its attempt to spark a tabloid price war with rivals the Sun and Mirror by cutting the price of the Saturday Daily Express from 85p to 45p from 2 January and the Monday to Friday price of the Scottish Daily Express from 50p to 30p from 28 December.
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Source: theguardian.com