NEW YORK–Marking the latest casualty in the publishing sector, Time Inc. will close 4-year-old Cottage Living magazine. The November/December issue, on newsstands now, will be the magazine’s final issue. Cottageliving.com will also shut down.
Time will “keep the brand alive” in one of its other shelter titles, according to a statement. Details of that plan will be finalized over the next few weeks.
“Since its inception, Cottage Living attracted significant advertiser support and fostered a loyal following among readers,” said Sylvia Auton, a Time executive vice president, in the statement. “However, the economic downturn has particularly affected the shelter market, and while the brand was genuinely loved by readers and advertisers alike, the economy inhibited its ability to grow and therefore, sadly, we had to make the decision to close.”
Last week, Hearst shuttered O at Home, Oprah Winfrey’s quarterly shelter magazine.