Independent retailers protesting outside News UK’s Glasgow office over retail margin cutsIndependent news retailers gathered this morning (Wednesday, July 9) outside News UK’s Glasgow office to protest about the newspaper publisher’s plan to raise the cover prices on The Times and Sun but cut the retail percentage margin. From Monday, July 14, the price of UK weekday editions of the Times will increase to £3.20. However, the new retail margin paid for each copy sold will not take effect until January 2026 and, even then, will drop 1 per cent. The protest, organised by the Federation of Independent Retailers (the Fed), stems from the Fed’s belief that the cuts could lead to more stores delisting its products and cutting off customers from newspapers. Independent retailers are operating under intense financial pressures.

Source: The Times July 09, 2025 17:02 UTC