Gloucester Daily Times

What Gloucester Daily Times does

Gloucester Daily Times is a multi-platform local newspaper serving Cape Ann, Massachusetts, founded in 1888 and operated as part of CNHI LLC's portfolio of community newspapers. It is headquartered at 503 Gloucester Crossing Road, Gloucester, MA, and functions as the primary daily source of local news, sports, fishing-industry coverage, municipal government reporting, and community-event information for Gloucester, Rockport, Essex, and Manchester-by-the-Sea. Content is produced across print, a digital website, a mobile application for iOS and Android, an E-Edition digital replica with archive access, weekly email newsletters, the Cape Ann Magazine lifestyle title, and the Click It Rewards loyalty program.

The publication's technology platform centers on the BLOX Content Management System, which supports editorial workflow, content publishing, and digital audience engagement across web and app properties. Distribution is anchored by a home-delivery print subscription base and complemented by digital subscriptions, push notifications, and email newsletters delivered through Constant Contact. The reader-engagement layer includes the Click It Rewards loyalty program and audience participation tools such as photo galleries, reader polls, and contests.

The business model rests on four revenue pillars: (1) print and digital subscription fees, (2) display and classified advertising sold to local and regional businesses, (3) public-notice and legal-advertising placements that leverage the Times' status as a designated paper of record in Massachusetts, and (4) ancillary revenue from Cape Ann Magazine, niche publications, and the loyalty-program merchant network. No revenue, headcount, or ownership-stake figures are publicly disclosed by the property or its parent CNHI.

Name

Gloucester Daily Times

Legal name

CNHI LLC

Website

https://gloucestertimes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1888

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Gloucester Daily Times is a multi-platform local newspaper serving Cape Ann, Massachusetts (Gloucester, Rockport, Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea). Operated by CNHI LLC since its 1888 founding, it delivers print, digital, mobile, e-edition, and newsletter coverage of local news, sports, fishing, and community events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Travel & Outdoors Magazines (MPAJAEAH)

Keywords

• Local newspaper
• News subscription
• Print journalism
• Digital news
• Community news

Headquarters

HQ city

Gloucester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Home delivery and digital subscription services providing recurring revenue from print and online content access
2. Advertising: Newspaper advertising including display ads, classifieds, and digital advertising across the website and e-edition platforms
3. Classifieds and Public Notices: Revenue from job postings, automotive listings, real estate classifieds, obituary placements, and public notice publications

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gloucester Daily Times is a local newspaper serving Cape Ann, Massachusetts (Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester-by-the-Sea and surrounding communities). It publishes local and regional news, sports, fishing industry coverage, community information, and opinion content via a daily print edition, digital website, e-edition replica, and mobile applications, monetized through home delivery and digital subscriptions, advertising, classifieds, and public notices.

Product overview

Gloucester Daily Times operates as a multi-platform local news organization serving Cape Ann, Massachusetts. The company offers a unified portfolio combining print and digital subscription services (Digital Subscription, Print Subscription, E-Edition) with supplementary content products including Mobile App, Email Newsletters, Obituaries, and Public Notices. The product line extends to lifestyle and entertainment offerings through Cape Ann Magazine, Special Sections, Puzzles & Games, Comics Kingdom, and Photo Galleries. An e-commerce component exists via Keepsakes and a loyalty program (Click It Rewards). The publication also operates a Classifieds marketplace covering jobs, automobiles, and real estate. The architecture follows a core content platform with multiple digital touchpoints and print publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Print Subscription Home delivery of the physical Gloucester Daily Times newspaper to residents across Cape Ann, including Gloucester, Rockport, and Manchester-by-the-Sea.
• Digital Subscription Online access to gloucestertimes.com content including breaking news, local coverage, and archive articles via web browser for digital subscribers.
• E-Edition Digital replica of the print newspaper viewable online, including special digital-only news on Tuesdays and Saturdays with entertainment, TV listings, comics, and puzzles.
• Mobile App Downloadable application for iOS and Android devices providing mobile access to news content and push notifications.
• Email Newsletter Free daily and periodic email newsletters delivering breaking news alerts and targeted content summaries to subscribers.
• Classifieds Online classified listings including jobs, automobiles, real estate homes, and local public notices for Cape Ann residents and businesses.
• Obituaries Online obituary listings and submission service for community members, including associated memorial products.
• Cape Ann Magazine Seasonal lifestyle magazine covering Cape Ann region content, available in print and digital formats.
• Public Notices Local and Massachusetts public notices including government announcements and legal filings published for public access.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CNHI LLCcoreOthersCNHI LLC (also known as CNHI) is the parent company and operator of Gloucester Daily Times. The Privacy Policy states that CNHI LLC and its affiliates and subsidiaries collect, use, share, and protect personal information. CNHI operates the content management system and digital infrastructure supporting the newspaper's online operations.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• MassLive: Advance Publications-owned regional digital news site covering Massachusetts including the North Shore. Free digital alternative that competes for Cape Ann readership and local advertising budgets, illustrating the digital substitution risk facing chain-owned local papers.
• Patch.com: National hyperlocal digital news network covering many Massachusetts towns including Cape Ann communities. Represents the free, digital-first competitive alternative for local news consumption and SMB reach that pressures paid-subscription and display-ad economics.

Broad incumbents

• Boston Globe: Dominant regional daily covering Greater Boston and broader New England. Overlaps with Gloucester Daily Times' coverage area for North-of-Boston news and competes for the same regional advertiser and digital subscriber wallet, but at much larger scale and broader geographic scope.
• Lee Enterprises: Large publicly traded chain of mid-sized U.S. community dailies. Closest publicly comparable business model for evaluating how a multi-paper regional/local chain monetizes digital subscriptions, shared services, and classifieds at scale.
• Gannett (USA Today Network): Largest U.S. local newspaper operator, running hundreds of dailies including the Cape Cod Times. Sets the digital transition playbook, subscription pricing benchmarks, and shared CMS/ad-tech infrastructure against which chain-owned peers like Gloucester Daily Times are benchmarked.

Direct peers

• Cape Cod Times: Gannett-owned regional daily serving Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Comparable scale and product offering (print, digital, classifieds, local events, public notices) for a coastal New England community, making it a strong same-format peer.
• The Berkshire Eagle: Independently owned regional Massachusetts daily serving the Berkshires. Similar size and product mix, providing a useful comparison for local subscription pricing, digital transition, and ad revenue dynamics in a non-urban Massachusetts market.
• The Daily Item (Lynn, MA): Another CNHI-owned regional daily serving a Massachusetts coastal community. Operates the same business model with home delivery, digital subscriptions, classifieds, and public notices under shared BLOX/CNHI infrastructure.
• The Salem News: CNHI-owned daily serving the North Shore region immediately adjacent to Cape Ann. Direct sister property under the same parent, with overlapping Massachusetts geography, similar product mix (print + digital + classifieds + public notices), and comparable local-news positioning.
• The Eagle-Tribune: Regional Massachusetts daily covering the Merrimack Valley. Competes for overlapping North Shore advertising budgets and operates a comparable print + digital + classifieds + public notice model targeting similar local SMB advertisers.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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