Amica (magazine)
| Editor-in-chief | Emanuela Testori |
|---|---|
| Categories | Women's magazine Fashion magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | RCS Periodici |
| Founded | 1962 |
| First issue | 1 March 1962 |
| Company | RCS MediaGroup |
| Country | Italy |
| Based in | Milan |
| Language | Italian |
| Website | Amica |
Amica is an Italian language monthly fashion and women's magazine based in Milan, Italy. The magazine has several international editions published in Bulgaria, Indonesia and Singapore.
History and profile
Amica was established in March 1962.[1][2][3][4] The cover of its first issue was dedicated to Sophia Loren.[1] The original publisher of the magazine was Crespi.[2] The magazine is part of RCS MediaGroup and is published by RCS Periodici on a monthly basis in Milan.[3][5] It offers articles on the recent fashion trends.[3]
From 1986 to 2001 Casamica, a magazine on interior design, was distributed with Amica.[6] Later it became a supplement of the daily paper Corriere della Sera, another publication of RCS MediaGroup.[6] The online edition of Amica appeared in 1997.[7] The Bulgarian edition of the magazine was launched in late September 2007.[8][9] Its editions in Indonesia and Singapore, published in English, were both started in 2008.[10] In November 2011 the Italian edition was redesigned and began to include four sections: Stories, Fashion, Beauty, and Escape.[11] At the end of 2014 the international edition of the magazine, Amica International, was started.[12]
The editor-in-chief of Amica is Emanuela Testori.[13]
Circulation
Amica had a circulation of 209,638 copies in 1984.[14] Its circulation was 180,257 copies in 2007.[15][16] From August 2010 to July 2011 the monthly had a circulation of 145,380 copies.[11]
See also
References
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- ^ "Market position". Bleispa. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "RCS MediaGroup: Amica in Indonesia and Singapore". RCS MediaGroup. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Women's magazine Amica has a new lay-out". Publicitas. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ "AMICA International to launch at the end of the year". Adnative. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
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- ^ Maria Teresa Crisci. "Relationships between numbers of readers per copy and the characteristics of magazines" (PDF). Print and Digital Research Forum. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
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