Newspaper and magazine subscriptions

We deliver newspapers and magazines nationwide on the day specified by the customer. Our Press Services Business Unit offers two products: Preferred Periodicals, which is how publishers traditionally mail their subscribed publications, and Standard Periodicals, which is how companies that distribute customer or employee magazines via Deutsche Post usually send these items. Our special services include electronic address updating as well as complaint and quality management.

According to a study carried out by Simon-Kucher & Partners, the German press services market had a total volume of 17.0 billion items in 2009, a decline of 4.5% on the prior year. The circulation and weight of newspapers and magazines has decreased because fewer advertisements were placed. Our competitors in this market are primarily the companies that deliver regional daily newspapers. Although the overall market shrank, we held our share at 11.4%.