Useful Links
| Smiths News is the UK's leading newspaper and magazine wholesaler delivering magazines to 22,000 retailers and businesses ranging from petrol stations to supermarkets and independent retailers, including the local corner shop. |
| Menzies Distribution is a leading provider of added value distribution and marketing services to the newspaper and magazine supply chain in the UK. We aim to be the leading force in meeting the needs of the UK News Market. |
| ANMW's National Distribution Monitor provides constantly updated information on national newspaper distribution throughout the UK. The National Distribution Monitor was introduced in May 2000. |
| The National Title File, operated by the Association of Newspaper and Magazine Wholesalers, is designed to provide information on the magazine titles handled by the UK newstrade. |
| JIG was launched on 30th April 1998 following the Director General of Fair Trading's decision not to refer the newspaper industry to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission. |
The Retail Academy provides resources for retailers. Offers include hints and tips, retail support tools, local contacts and learning specially developed to meet the time, costs, availability and business needs of retailers.
NFRN Mutual for shop and household insurance. NFRN Mutual gives you a better alternative to conventional insurance companies.

After five years of campaigning the Local Works coalition, of which the NFRN is a leading member, achieved a great campaign victory that saw the Sustainable Communities Act become law. This exciting new Act sets up a radical bottom-up process where communities and their councils can drive central government action to support local shops and businesses .
Total Accounting Services Limited (TAS) are specialists in VAT Accounting for the retail trade and small businesses. Offering a wide range of services including Quarterly VAT Returns, Annual Accounts, Self Assessment and Payroll, they are the only accounting service recommended by the NFRN.
Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) is the management company for five major newspapers - Daily Mail,The Mail on Sunday, Evening Standard, London Metro, Ireland on Sunday and the advertising publication Loot.
Independent News and Media Group publishes both the The Independent and The Independent on Sunday
Guardian Media Group is a multi media group which publishes the The Guardian and The Observer amongst their group of titles
News International is a group of companies including Times Newspapers Ltd, which publishes The Times and The Sunday Times and News Group Newspapers Ltd which publishes The Sun and News of the World.
Northern and Shell publish The Star & Sunday Star and the Daily Express amongst their group of titles
Raid Control is a new crime prevention initiative that aims to raise security standards in retail premises







