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June 6, 2007
DistribuTech comments on Kroger, Out & About
UPDATE: Out & About newspaper reports "Kroger officially says 'no' to distributing GLBT newspaper: 'Save Your Receipt(s)' campaign continues as business and equality groups fight Kroger's discrimination." DistribuTech told the newspaper it will not be allowed back in Kroger or Harris Teeter stores in Middle Tennessee. (June 11)---Original post follows, updated 1:51 p.m. on June 6 with comment from Jerry Jones, publisher of Out & About.Nichole Bigley, who works with DistribuTech, a distributor of free publications in retail chains, provided the following statement this morning regarding the removal of gay newspaper Out & About from Kroger grocery stores:"This is an instance where the May edition of Out & About Newspapers was placed in Nashville retail locations, by DistribuTech, prior to completion of our standard internal and external review and approval processes.'"As is the case with most of our retail outlet customers, DistribuTech does not display publications that accept advertising for businesses or products that compete with our retail outlet customers, or publications that promote political, religious or other specific agendas.'"DistribuTech reserves the right to approve every publication that is displayed on DistribuTech-owned racks."Jerry Jones, publisher of Out & About, provided this response:"DistribuTech and Out & About Newspaper have been in negotiations for the last 6 to 8 months regarding our publication. We've sent them multiple copies for review, and they in turn told us they sent copies to Kroger Management for review. A contract was signed in late April.' "O&AN has no other agenda than providing news for our community. I do not see how that makes us any different than other publications that are carried by Kroger and Distributech. For example, Nashville Parent provides news for the parenting community. I also do not see how they can say this policy exists but for the Nashville area only. Both companies allow distribution of the Southern Voice, a weekly gay newspaper in Atlanta. It's a double standard and one that isn't fair to our readers."Click here to read an earlier story on the situation.
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June 6, 2007
DistribuTech comments on Kroger, Out & About
UPDATE: Out & About newspaper reports "Kroger officially says 'no' to distributing GLBT newspaper: 'Save Your Receipt(s)' campaign continues as business and equality groups fight Kroger's discrimination." DistribuTech told the newspaper it will not be allowed back in Kroger or Harris Teeter stores in Middle Tennessee. (June 11)---Original post follows, updated 1:51 p.m. on June 6 with comment from Jerry Jones, publisher of Out & About.Nichole Bigley, who works with DistribuTech, a distributor of free publications in retail chains, provided the following statement this morning regarding the removal of gay newspaper Out & About from Kroger grocery stores:"This is an instance where the May edition of Out & About Newspapers was placed in Nashville retail locations, by DistribuTech, prior to completion of our standard internal and external review and approval processes.'"As is the case with most of our retail outlet customers, DistribuTech does not display publications that accept advertising for businesses or products that compete with our retail outlet customers, or publications that promote political, religious or other specific agendas.'"DistribuTech reserves the right to approve every publication that is displayed on DistribuTech-owned racks."Jerry Jones, publisher of Out & About, provided this response:"DistribuTech and Out & About Newspaper have been in negotiations for the last 6 to 8 months regarding our publication. We've sent them multiple copies for review, and they in turn told us they sent copies to Kroger Management for review. A contract was signed in late April.' "O&AN has no other agenda than providing news for our community. I do not see how that makes us any different than other publications that are carried by Kroger and Distributech. For example, Nashville Parent provides news for the parenting community. I also do not see how they can say this policy exists but for the Nashville area only. Both companies allow distribution of the Southern Voice, a weekly gay newspaper in Atlanta. It's a double standard and one that isn't fair to our readers."Click here to read an earlier story on the situation.
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