Following Associated Media Publishing’s decision to transform its existing publishing model and expand its business offering with the recent launch of ampDIGITAL – its joint venture with Thumbtribe – the company has decided not to renew its licence of the Marie Claire brand.

Associated Media Publishing relaunched the South African edition of Marie Claire in 2003.

"Our business has become South Africa’s most digitally and event-led multimedia company in the lifestyle space and, as the licence of the Marie Claire brand came up for renewal, we felt it was the right time for us to concentrate our efforts on our digital and creative offering," says Julia Raphaely, CEO of Associated Media Publishing, which publishes the magazine in partnership with Groupe Marie Claire.

"We have enjoyed a long and trusted relationship with the brand and our partners in France for 15 years. The magazine has been providing readers with incredible reportage, investigative features and inspiration, and we thank them for their support, engagement and loyalty," adds Raphaely.

Subscribers will have the opportunity to receive any of the company’s other women’s titles for the duration of their subscriptions.

Associated Media Publishing will work to redeploy the brand’s staff to other parts of the company as it continues to build its business.

Associated Media Publishing is a leading independent publisher of women’s media brands in South Africa, producing titles Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping/Goeie Huishouding and House and Leisure.

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