In another cost-cutting step, Conde Nast has ousted Details publisher Steven DeLuca. His duties will be handled by William Wackermann, the publishing director who already oversees "Glamour" and
the bridal category.
DeLuca had been publisher since April 2008. Ad pages in Details from January through October this year fell 33.65% from the same period in 2008, worse than
monthlies' average decline of 21.96%, per the Media Industry Newsletter. There had been rumors that Details would be shut down for basically the same reason Conde closed Gourmet and two bridal
titles Monday. Details and GQ both serve the men's fashion market, just as Gourmet and Bon Appetit overlapped in the epicurean space.
In another move, Conde shifted Cookie publisher
Caroline Kremins to publisher of Brides, the surviving bridal title, succeeding Alison Matz, who is leaving the company.
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