Customers will soon have to wait several days for a book in some places

Wholesaler delivers less frequently - Customers will soon have to wait several days for a book in some places

Customers in smaller bookshops will soon have to wait longer for books they have ordered - at least if the stores are supplied by wholesaler Zeitfracht. "Zeitfracht Medien will discontinue overnight deliveries from February 1 for customers who have a particularly low annual purchase volume," Managing Director Wolfram Simon-Schröter told the Funke Mediengruppe newspapers.

Zeitfracht Medien, headquartered in Erfurt, claims to be the market leader in German book wholesaling. In future, the wholesaler intends to serve smaller bookstores only twice a week. This will affect retailers who purchase goods worth less than 30,000 euros per year. Simon-Schröter justified the move with increased costs for personnel, energy, materials and transportation.

According to the report, Zeitfracht's customers in German-speaking countries include 5550 bookstores and other stores that sell books. Around one in ten customers is affected by the discontinued overnight delivery.

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1. The Funke Media Group reported that Zeitfracht Medien, based in Erfurt, will stop providing overnight deliveries to select customers due to rising costs, affecting retail trade in Thuringia and German-speaking regions.
2. In response to increasing expenses in personnel, energy, materials, and transportation, Zeitfracht Medien, the market leader for book wholesaling in Germany, will reduce its service frequency for customers purchasing less than 30,000 euros annually, causing longer wait times for books in some retail stores.
3. The Funke Media Group noted that Zeitfracht Medien's adjustments in the retail trade sector will impact 5550 bookstores and other related retailers across Germany, resulting in twice-weekly deliveries instead of daily delivery, affecting approximately one-tenth of its customers.
4. Delays in book delivery times are expected for customers of bookstores with low annual purchase volumes, as reported by Funke Media Group, which may impact the retail trade of books in Berlin, Erfurt, and other cities throughout Germany.

Source: www.stern.de