Publishers Circulation Fulfillment has begun “to the
door,” final mile service for magazine and catalog delivery network Doorfront
Direct. Deliveries started in May in the Boston
area and will spread across PCF’s New England , New York and New
Jersey
“We are
excited to launch with the PCF team,” said Randall Brant, executive director of
Doorfront Direct. “From New Jersey up through New England , PCF has the most extensive delivery
operation in the country.”
Doorfront
Direct now serves 35 markets, according to PCF, providing magazine publishers
and catalog merchants with a delivery alternative. Customers receive their
magazines and catalogs in individually addressed packages, delivered to their
door by the area’s newspaper carrier team.
“PCF
welcomes the opportunity for growth with Doorfront Direct and we expect the
added volume and revenue to support our carrier retention efforts, as well as our
bottom line,” said Kevin Daly, chief operating officer for PCF.
“We also
view the ‘to the door’ aspect of Doorfront Direct deliveries as a natural
evolution of our core newspaper delivery process and one that supports our
movement into the parcel delivery arena.”
Doorfront
Direct is a partnership of Gannett Publishing Services, based in McLean , Virginia ; Quad,
headquartered in Sussex , Wisconsin ; and ACI Last Mile Network, based in Long Beach
PCF is a
provider of final mile distribution services to the print media and parcel
industries.
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