History and Vision

Who is MagNet?

MagNet was formed in 2000 by several leading magazine wholesalers to provide a source for critical sales and marketing information to the publishing industry. Over the last eight years, MagNet has grown its Membership to include those wholesalers that represent nearly 98% of single copy magazine sales in the United States.

The current MagNet members include Mercury Retail Services, Anderson News Companies, The News Group, L.P, Select Media, The Hudson Group, Source Interlink Companies, The Evan Group, Fall River News Company, Burlington News Company, Southern Wisconsin News Company, Newsways Distributors, Harrisburg News Company, Mader News, Newborn Inc., Landrum News, North Shore News, Valley News, Tri County News, Brunner News, and Ingram Periodicals.

MagNet also has access to all Canadian wholesalers' data. Our database includes over three years of historical draw, return and sales information for more than 12,000 titles sold in more than 175,000 retail locations in the United States and Canada.