Source Interlink Companies, Time Inc. and Time/Warner Retail Announce Settlement
19 Fevereiro 2009 - 12:17PM
Business Wire
Source Interlink Companies (NASDAQ:SORC) today announced the
settlement of its antitrust lawsuit against Time Inc. and
Time/Warner Retail Sales & Marketing Inc. Using the strength of
their long-standing association, the parties reached a multi-year
agreement securing Source�s access to Time Inc. magazine
products.
�I am happy to make this announcement because it means the
continuation of what has been a mutually beneficial relationship.
We have enjoyed working with our partners at Time and plan to keep
working with them for many years to come,� declared Greg Mays,
Chairman and CEO of Source. �This agreement is effective
immediately and assures that we can continue to supply all our
mainstream, specialty and international customers with the popular
Time titles.�
�As we move ahead, the prospect of growth is clear. It is fully
our intention to create a bond with our publishers and national
distributors that is as strong as the relationship we have with our
retail partners,� Mays added.
New Retail Business for Source
Interlink Distribution
In a separate story, Source Interlink Companies today reported
that its magazine distribution unit, Source Interlink Distribution
(SID), has been awarded important new business from Wal-Mart
Stores, Kroger / Fry�s Companies and Basha�s Supermarkets. This
additional business increases SID�s store count by 662 stores in 9
states.
�We are extremely pleased to announce this expression of
confidence from our retailer partners,� said Greg Mays, Chairman
and CEO of Source. �The action of these leading retailers is
particularly gratifying in light of the recent market disruptions.
As the flow of product to our distribution network resumes, nearly
all of our major retailers have reaffirmed their selection of SID
as their exclusive supplier of magazine products. We feel this
customer loyalty reflects their recognition of the great service we
have provided them over the years. Our goals and those of our
retail partners and publisher clients remain aligned. Finally, I
want to acknowledge our employees for both their core commitment
and their energy in building new business.�
In addition to SID, which is one of the largest mainstream
magazine wholesalers in the US, Source also operates the largest
distributor of CDs and DVDs, the largest publisher of enthusiast
magazines, the largest distributor of magazines to bookstores and
other specialty retailers, and the largest importer of foreign
magazine titles to US newsstands.
ABOUT SOURCE INTERLINK
COMPANIES, INC.
Source Interlink Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SORC), a media and
marketing services company, is a leading U.S. distributor of home
entertainment products and services and one of the largest
publishers of magazines and online content for enthusiast
audiences. Source Interlink Media, LLC publishes more than 75
magazines and 90 related Web sites. Source Interlink Distribution
(SID) services tens of thousands of retail store locations
throughout North America distributing DVDs, music CDs, magazines,
video games, books, and related items. In addition to distributing
more than 6,000 distinct magazine titles annually, the Company
maintains the largest in-stock catalog of CDs and DVDs in the US --
a combined total of more than 260,000 titles. Supply chain
relationships include consumer goods advertisers, subscribers,
movie studios, record labels, magazine, book, and newspaper
publishers, confectionary companies and manufacturers of general
merchandise.
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