Market volume: 17.9 billion items
Newspapers for Germany
We deliver newspapers and magazines nationwide and on the day specified by the customer. Our Press Services Business Unit offers two product groups. The preferred periodical is the product traditionally used by publishers to mail subscribed publications, whilst the standard periodical is our distribution product primarily for companies which publish customer magazines to advertise their products and services. Our special services include electronic address updating as well as complaint and quality management.
According to market studies, the press services market amounted to 17.9 billion items in 2007, or 1.5% fewer than in the previous year. Growth in the business of television programme guides and magazines enabled us to offset decreases, particularly in the daily newspaper segment, so that we maintained our market share (11.4%). The trend towards heavier items, and therefore higher average prices, is being sustained.
