What People Say About Us
“MMS, under the guiding hand of Tom Stocker, provide us with a magazine distribution service which is geared completely to our needs. Flexible enough to allow trials of new titles in small quantity, reactive enough to get re-stocks to us quickly and reliable enough for us not to have worry about any of the pesky details - the magazines always arrive well packaged, with clear documentation and, importantly, when they’re supposed to.
They have such a strong range of contemporary titles too, easily outstripping many of their counterparts in terms of originality, relevance and currency. There has been a huge resurgence in independent magazine production over the years since we first opened, and MMS has skilfully crested that wave.
This would all be for nothing if it wasn’t for the personal touch that sets MMS apart from many of their peers. The team are always responsive with emails, happy and willing to go the extra yard for us and do it all with a great sense of humour. Weirdly, they even pick up the phone when you call, which is something that we’ve all got a little unused to!
MMS then, a focussed and professional distributor that feels like a family business - long may that continue.”
Andy Gray, Colours May Vary (Leeds)
“I’ve been dealing with MMS since the very beginning; they’ve proven to be very supportive and reliable partners, making it easy for me to constantly review and adjust my stock requirements and when a magazine looks good or is selling particularly well, they are able to supply me with extra stock within a day or two. Their attention to detail in all things including the mundane aspects of the business, such as paper work, makes them a pleasure to deal with.
On a few occasions I have suggested MMS as potential distributors to independent publishers whose circulation numbers have grown beyond the levels they could handle in-house; this has resulted in a win for all, as I’ve been able to get a reliable supply of magazines my customers want to buy, from an existing supplier – making life easier for everyone.”
Alex Smith - Owner of Ideas on Paper (Nottingham)
“We have worked with MMS since we opened our indie mag store in December 2014. From our very first contact with MMS Tom, Bill and everyone have been - and continue - to be more helpful than we might have hoped they would be. They are also well-organised which makes life so much easier for a small shop like ours. Whatever we do have to worry about, it’s definitely not the quality of MMS service and support.”
Martin Skelton - Owner of Magazine Brighton (Brighton)
“We have worked with MMS for several years and was very keen to increase our London exposure for Wallpaper* through them. They are great collaborators and the impact has been excellent; with colleagues, readers and advertisers noting our improved visibility around town. If only we could clone them for every capital city!'“