Parade to stop printing weekly magazine; will be available in e-edition for Sumter Item subscribers

Parade, a national weekly lifestyle magazine founded in 1941 and delivered to millions of newspaper readers across the country, will cease its print distribution, the company announced recently.

The final issue of Parade is inside today's edition of The Sumter Item.

The Parade magazine will continue to be available online in an e-edition format to Item subscribers. Relish, Spry and Living will also not be printed. Parade was purchased by The Arena Group earlier this year, which also owns brands such as Sports Illustrated and The Street.

"Parade has been a part of The Sumter Item for a long time, and I know some of our readers will be upset to see it go as a print publication," Item Publisher Vince Johnson said. "While we're a small, family owned company at The Item, we have a great relationship with the people at Parade, and we have some exciting additions coming to Item readers from Parade in the near future, in both print and digital formats."

If you're going to miss Parade as a reader, please let us know by emailing marketing@theitem.com or calling our office at (803) 774-1258 during normal business hours.