Another Magazine Discontinues Publication
Monday, November 09, 2009 | Category: Magazines
It is a sad sad day for interior design aficionados. I just got word that 36 year old Metropolitan Home is closing up shop and the December 2009 issue will be its last.
Alain Lemarchand, President and CEO of Hachette Filipacchi Media, announced the upsetting news today but quotes that they “will boldly focus our resources and investment on ELLE DECOR which is the ad-page leader in the U.S. market.”
{Met Home’s final cover}
How many more upscale shelter magazines will continue to shut down? In a few years will magazines be completely obsolete? In the meantime, I’m praying and hoping that my other precious magazines- Elle Decor, House Beautiful, and Traditional Home will continue to ride out the storm.
- Posted By Emily-Dallas
- 11 Comments
- Category: Magazines
9 Comments to 'Another Magazine Discontinues Publication'
Fabulous Finds Gal 09 Nov 09 at 3:21 pm
My goodness, will we only have blogs left? Please don’t take my Veranda, Elle Decor, House Beautiful or Traditional Home away!!
Christina
Fabulous Finds Gal
Julie P. 09 Nov 09 at 3:45 pm
This is so sad! Every home magazine I subscribe to closes down! Hopefully House Beautiful can survive.
Janet 09 Nov 09 at 4:38 pm
Unbelieveable! I am speechless.
Deborah Milne 09 Nov 09 at 5:39 pm
Sad..sad day. An even more awful year.
Rest in Peace my beloved Met Home
Sharon B 09 Nov 09 at 6:21 pm
I have subscribed to several shelter magazines via multi-year subscriptions, only to see them merge or shut down. I feel like they’re taking advantage of their readership.
I miss Domino. I’m praying the publishers don’t shut down House Beautiful, too.
Michele Baratta 09 Nov 09 at 7:59 pm
The economy has hit everyone. It’s just terrible.
Laura C. Bielecki 09 Nov 09 at 8:52 pm
That such sad news. I loved Metropolitan Home! The high and low section always inspired me…
In honor of Metropolitan Home I have now subscribed for Veranda and Elle Decor.
Merri Cvetan, The Design Coach 09 Nov 09 at 10:35 pm
Next thing will be a Kindle for magazines? Turning the page on-line is not the same as the smell and feel of a good book or magazine.
Irene 10 Nov 09 at 12:53 pm
Oh no, and I just started subscribing to it too.