Smiths News is the UK’s largest news wholesaler, operating from 39 distribution centres and serving 25,500 customers every day of the year. We work closely with publishers and retailers to meet the needs of millions of consumers across the UK.
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Top Tips for Success
Having an attractive display is really important for magazines as customers like to browse the category, and may be looking for something new. Magazines can be both a regular and an impulse purchase so make sure your display is always at it’s best – ensure the title of each magazine is visible, use a planogram to ensure titles of similar categories are displayed together. Make sure children’s magazines are within eye-line. Newspapers also need a strong display solution as often it’s the front page that catches someone’s eye.

Having an attractive display is really important for magazines as customers like to browse the category, and may be looking for something new. Magazines can be both a regular and an impulse purchase so make sure your display is always at it’s best – ensure the title of each magazine is visible, use a planogram to ensure titles of similar categories are displayed together. Make sure children’s magazines are within eye-line. Newspapers also need a strong display solution as often it’s the front page that catches someone’s eye.
Smiths News Updates, Documents & Depot Reports
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Round-up Bulletin
The Smiths News round-up includes information about the latest newspaper promotions and supplements, plus details about upcoming magazine launches.
Inbound Performance
How to claim restitution when your papers are late
To find out about claiming restitution download our Restitution Quick Guide
Documents & Guides
Magazine Ranking Information
The file below details each of the magazine titles available ranked in revenue order by wholesale house. Check out the Newspro Toolkit for why stocking the best-selling titles is so important.
Smiths News Magazine Rankings (December 2018 to November 2019)
Important Smiths News Documents
Supply Shortage – Yours Magazine, Hemel & Birmingham 10/08/21
August 2021 Bank Holiday Customer Letter
Smiths News Continuity – Coronavirus
Smiths News Carriage Service Charge Template
Smiths News Terms & Conditions
Third party advertising inserts (TPI)
HND retailers are entitled to extra payments to cover the cost of any additional inserts in any of the newspapers listed below, this is based on a weight based table (starting at 70g).
You must register for TPI payments through your local news wholesaler directly. Paid each quarter, payments are triggered automatically and are in addition to the current 2p manual insertion fees.
Comparison of publisher schemes for Third Party Advertising Inserts
EPOS Lookup
For w/c 8th March 2021
EPOS Lookup
Newspaper Lookup
New Magazine Titles
Ceased Magazine Titles
Stickers Trading Cards & Collectables
Partworks
Important Title Updates and Cover Price & Barcode Changes

NMA cut off extension – Saturday 24th September
There will be a 30-minute cut off extension for live news on Saturday September 24th across all England and Wales wholesale branches.

Blow for news retailers as Smiths News carriage charge to rise by nearly 3 per cent
Amid soaring prices as the cost-of-living crisis deepens, the Fed (Federation of Independent Retailers) has expressed dismay that from August 28, 2022, retailers supplied by Smiths News will see their carriage charge rise by 2.9 per cent. The news wholesaler’s...

Smiths News operational plans for Easter 2022
We have received an update from Smiths News on its operational plans for Easter 2022. relating to the following dates: Friday April 15, Saturday April 16, Sunday April 17 and Monday April 18.

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