Posted in : Comics , DC Comics| Tagged : dc comics , infield , distributer warfare , lunar , ucs
When DC Comics announced that they were leave out Diamond Comic Distribution totally , in favour of two new US distributor Lunar and UCS , specify up with laughable stores DCBS and Midtown , Bleeding Cool instantly spotted a problem . What about international statistical distribution , especially to the UK which represents 10 - 15 % of the sales of the lineal securities industry ? Costs of unmediated shipping from the US to the UK could double or treble the price of DC Comics titles in computer storage , as Diamond used the Diamond UK storage warehouse in Warrington to have bulk cargo from Manchester Airport , then sent around the residual of the country . embark now to each computer memory from the US would increase price dramatically .
We have remain to ask DC Comics and the new distributors about this place . Repeatedly we have been told that a ) UK retailers have to utilize one of the new distributor , b ) that DC ca n’t proceed to use Diamond UK and c ) something will be arranged .
As of right now there has , at least , been a stay of capital punishment , and DC Comics will go along to be distributed via Diamond UK until the ending of the year . The assertion just exhaust reads ;
In - stock Reorders and Distribution from Diamond UK
Diamond Comic Distributors and DC Comics are proud of to announce that we have reached an agreement to extend some aspects of Diamond ’s statistical distribution of comedian and accumulate variant .
In the US , Diamond and DC have extended the correspondence to fulfil reorder of in - stock comic periodical previously offered for sale , fulfilling reorder through July 31 . lifelike novels and collecting antecedently offered for sales agreement on Final Order cutting off - off June 1 or prior will be available for replenishment reorders through December 16 and Direct Ship reorders through December 22 .
For our Diamond UK shops , we will continue to distribute new and backlist DC Comics products through December 31 and will be work with DC Comics to offer products with an FOC date of June 15 to retailer customer as usual .
" The recovery of our retailer partner is of utmost grandness to Diamond and DC as stores reopen amid many challenges , " say Steve Geppi , Founder of Diamond Comic Distributors and Chairman & CEO of Geppi Family Enterprises . " With deference for our longsighted partnership with DC Comics , we are happy to work on a smooth transition .
Now … what about Canada?Continue our coverage of the New Distributor Wars of 2020 at this radio link .
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