Conde Nast to shutter Gourmet, the nation’s oldest food magazine, as ad slump persistsNEW YORK — Conde Nast Publications is closing Gourmet, the nation’s oldest food magazine, and three other money-losing titles as the high-end publisher tries to weather a devastating advertising slump. Private trade group: service sector grew in Sept. for 1st time in year, but jobs remain scarceNEW YORK — The U.S. service sector grew in September for the first time in 13 months, an encouraging sign for the fledgling economic recovery, although jobs remain scarce. Reports: Conde Nast to shutter Gourmet as magazine ad slump persistsNEW YORK — Gourmet, the nation’s oldest food magazine, is closing. That’s according to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, which reported Monday that Gourmet’s owner, Conde Nast Publications Inc., is shuttering the title along with Modern Bride, Elegant Bride and Cookie, a parenting magazine. |