Serious Truck Accident For Diamond Comic Distributors In New York

Diamond Comic Distributors have issued a Diamond Plattsburgh Special Alert regarding Marvel Comics and IDW Publishing product on-sale on the twenty fourth of May.

Dear Diamond Customer:
Due to a critical truck accident, the cargo of Marvel Comics and IDW Publishing product with an in-store date of May 24 that was en path to Diamond’s Plattsburgh Distribution Center was broken or destroyed.
While our rapid ideas are with the drivers concerned within the accident, all events are additionally working to resolve the scenario. More data might be supplied because it turns into out there. While some product might ship from reserves/backstock, some will should be despatched from the printer for a delayed launch.
Diamond regrets any inconvenience this example creates for you and your prospects. If you have got further questions relating to this data, please contact Diamond’s Retail Services Department. Thank you.

This isn’t the primary time this sort of factor has occurred, in outlets heading to or going from Diamond’s warehouses in Plattsburgh, New York, and it appears to have simply affected inventory being shipped from Penguin Random House’s unique comics distributor for Marvel Comics and IDW Publishing to Diamond Comic Distributors for redistribution to the direct market nonetheless operated by Diamond. We belief that extra shops have been knowledgeable instantly than final time.

The Plattsburgh, NY Distribution Center was just lately relocated to 1560 Military Turnpike in a location that doubled it dimension and measured 108,000 sq. ft. At the time Diamond Vice President of Operations John Wurzer said “After months of planning and hard work on the part of our Operations and Distribution Center staffs, both new facilities are up and running without any interruption in weekly shipments to retailers. In addition to giving us additional space to stock more products in greater depth, we’ve implemented several innovations that will enable us to process the over-2-million units in our customer’s weekly shipments more accurately and efficiently than ever.”