Investir was a monthly business magazine published in Paris between 1974 and 2011. The magazine merged with Le Journal des Finances to create a new weekly, Investir-Le Journal des Finances in late January 2011.

Investir
CategoriesBusiness magazine
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherInvestir Publications SA
Founded1974
Final issue2011
CountryFrance
Based inParis
LanguageFrench

History and profile

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Investir was established in 1974.[1] Its first issue was released on 28 January 1974 with Gérard Vidalenche as publication director.[2] It was relaunched in 1988.[3] The magazine had been published by Hachette Filipacchi until 2001 when it began to be published Quebecor World Inc.[4] Its headquarters was in Paris.[3]

It provided in-depth analyses and practical tips for managing the assets to its readers and audience, including major companies in the country.[3][5] The magazine founded Actionnaira which was a personal investment trade show and organized numerous trade-related events and activities.[6]

Jacques Derouin was among the editors-in-chief of Investir who left the post in August 2005.[7] He also held the same post for Investir Hebdo, a weekly sister magazine of Investir.[7] On 5 February 2011 Investir merged with another business magazine, Journal des Finances, to form Investir-Le Journal des Finances.[8] The new magazine is part of Les Echos-Le Parisien Group,[9] the media and publishing subsidiary of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton.[5][10]

Circulation

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The circulation of Investir was 108,000 copies in 1994.[1] In 1997 the magazine sold 100,000 copies.[11] Its circulation became 190,000 copies in 1999.[11] At the beginning of the 2000s Investir was one of three leading business magazines in France with higher circulation than the others.[5]

During the period of 2007-2008 the circulation of Investir was 98,000 copies.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b Jose L. Alvarez; Carmelo Mazza; Jordi Mur (October 1999). "The management publishing industry in Europe" (PDF). University of Navarra. Archived from the original (Occasional Paper) on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. ^ "'Dans six mois, dans un an', l'éditorial de Gérard Vidalenche le 28 janvier 1974" ['In six months, in a year', the editorial by Gérard Vidalenche on 28 January 1974]. investir.lesechos (in French). 3 December 2020. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Investir Magazine". Publicitas.
  4. ^ "Quebecor World INC. acquires Hachette Filipacchi printing assets in Europe". US Securities and Exchange Commission. Washington, DC. 27 September 2001. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  5. ^ a b c Sharon Reier (11 November 2000). "On the Money in France: Trio of Magazines Caters to an Array of Tastes". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  6. ^ M. Abbozzo (2007). "Fashion's colours: The seamless loop, or where fashion's colours come from". Atti della Fondazione Giorgio Ronchi. LXII (3): 408. GGKEY:XUK4JBES9YA.
  7. ^ a b "French investment mag loses editor". FeaturesExec. 25 August 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Fusion des hebdomadaires boursiers Investir et Le Journal des Finances" [Merger of the stock market weeklies Investir and Le Journal des Finances]. Le Point (in French). 31 January 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Le groupe Les Echos-Le Parisien ..." [Les Echos-Le Parisien group ready to acquire the OpinionWay polling institute]. BFM TV (in French). Agence France-Presse. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  10. ^ Plunkett's Apparel & Textiles Industry Almanac 2008. Houston, TX: Plunkett Research, Ltd. 2008. p. 325. ISBN 978-1-59392-110-1.
  11. ^ a b Bertrand M. Roehner (2009). Hidden Collective Factors in Speculative Trading: A Study in Analytical Economics. Dordrecht: Springer. p. 84. ISBN 978-3-642-03048-2.
  12. ^ Anne Austin; et al. (2008). "Western Europe Market & Media Fact" (PDF). Optimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
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