Following my blog post earlier this week on Cycle Sport I was contacted by the Senior Account Manager at Network. The UK publisher last year moved to air freight, necessitating a price rise. This is to change back to sea freight with the issue on sale in May. This will bring the cover price down. With the move back to Sea Freight, Network is also reviewing newsagent allocations in pursuit of supply quantities closer to actual sales. It has been bumpy recently due to the switch from sea to air and associated cover price moves.
The cover price discrepancy between newsagents and the magshop online service will be resolved.
While it would be good to have not had the issues in the first place, I am pleased to know more of the back story and that a better outcome for newsagents is being pursued.