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Retail ROP Advertising Deadlines*

(WITH ORIGINAL COPY IN OUR CREATIVE DEPARTMENT)

NP=No Proof, CP= Customer Proof

Monday - NP Thursday, 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, CP 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday  - NP Friday, 4:00 p.m., CPThursday, 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday  NP Monday, 10:00 a.m., CP Friday, 4:00 p.m.

Thursday - NP Tuesday, 10:00 a.m., CPMonday, 4:00 p.m.

Friday - NP Wednesday, 10:00 a.m., CP Tuesday, 4:00 p.m.

Saturday/Sunday - NP Wednesday, 10:00 a.m., CPTuesday, 4:00 p.m.

*Space must be reserved by customer proof deadlines.

B. Special Sections Deadline
Special section advertising must be reserved no later thaneight (8) working days before the publication date.

C.  All deadlines move back one working day whenever a holi-day falls in the range of this schedule.

D.  More time required for complicated, heavy or multiple page insertions.

E. Double-trucks - Black and white must be in composing room 5 working days prior to publication date. Color - 6 workingdays.

F. Color Deadlines
Reservations one week in advance of publication. All copy must be final cleared two working days earlier than ROP schedule.

G. Zone Edition Deadlines
Same as ROP deadlines.

H. The Weekly Deadlines
Customer proof ads, Thursday 4:00 p.m. No proof ads, Friday11:00 a.m.