Standard recovery stalls as thelondonpaper grows

LONDON - The Evening Standard's circulation suffered a blip in November after managing to stabilise its readership against London's freesheets in October, according to the latest round of ABC figures.

Standard recovery stalls as thelondonpaper grows

The Standard’s circulation fell by 0.19% in November to 291,991, from 292,544 the previous month. October had seen a 0.48% rise on September’s figures.

Despite the title’s marketing push and a new Eros loyalty card scheme, the Standard did not manage to sustain its October increase. The paper’s average circulation for June to November was 284,083, down year-on-year from 294,970.

Among the freesheets, thelondonpaper managed a second successive month of growth, with distribution up a very slight 0.06% to 495,950. London Lite fell again, down 0.12% for the month to 400,513. Associated Press said that the title had been “hitting the 400,000 target consistently”.

After a strong October lift, Metro London’s distribution dipped in November by 0.11% to 745,942. City AM held reasonably level at 100,486, a 0.09% decline for the month.

Overall, Metro UK’s distribution fell by 0.05% to 1,358,270 for November. But it increased its average distribution for June to November to 1,211,087, up by 8.58% year on year.

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