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          Hearst Corporation has 35 locations, listed below.

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            • Hearst Corporation

              300 West 57th Street, 18th Fl. New York, NY 10019-3741

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            • Hearst Corporation

              224 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019-3212

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            • Hearst Corporation

              HEARST CORP.- BOX 7170 RED OAK, IA 51591

            • O, The Oprah Magazine

              1 South Wacker Dr Suite 1100 Chicago, IL 60606-2403

            • Hearst Corporation

              PO Box 26036 Columbus, OH 43226

            Business ProfileHearst Corporation

            Publishers Periodicals
            HeadquartersMulti Location Business
            BBB accredited business
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            Contact Information

            300 West 57th Street, 18th Fl.

            New York, NY 10019-3741

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            Customer Reviews

            1/5

            Average of 36 Customer Reviews

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            Customer Complaints

            162 complaints closed in last 3 years

            51 complaints closed in last 12 months

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            BBB Rating & Accreditation

            BBB accredited businessA+

            Accredited Since: 3/28/1975

            Years in Business: 135

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            Overview

            Hearst is a diversified media, information and services company with more than 360 businesses. Hearst Magazines publishes a variety of magazines which include Good Housekeeping, Popular Mechanics, House Beautiful, Boating and Sailing, Cosmopolitan, Town & Country, Sports Afield, Redbook, Harper's Bazzar Colonial Home and H.C. Specialties. Home Magazine Service is a department within the Hearst Magazine division of the Hearst Corporation which handles a subscription sales for magazines published by Hearst and other companies. The sales representatives are part-time independent agents working within their local communities. The Hearst Corporation is a communication company which publishes 14 magazines and 15 newspapers and also operates 7 radio and 6 television stations.

            Business Details

            This is a multi-location business.

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            Hearst Corporation has 35 locations, listed below.

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              • Hearst Corporation

                300 West 57th Street, 18th Fl. New York, NY 10019-3741

                BBB Accredited Business

              • Hearst Corporation

                224 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019-3212

                BBB Accredited Business

              • Hearst Corporation

                HEARST CORP.- BOX 7170 RED OAK, IA 51591

              • O, The Oprah Magazine

                1 South Wacker Dr Suite 1100 Chicago, IL 60606-2403

              • Hearst Corporation

                PO Box 26036 Columbus, OH 43226

              Headquarters
              300 West 57th Street, 18th Fl., New York, NY 10019-3741
              BBB File Opened:
              9/29/1992
              Years in Business:
              135
              Business Started:
              1/1/1889
              Business Incorporated:
              1/1/1889
              Accredited Since:
              3/28/1975
              Type of Entity:
              Corporation
              Alternate Business Name
              • Hearst Magazines
              • Prevention
              • Men's Health
              • Food Network Magazine
              • HGTV Magazine
              • Woman's Day
              • Car and Driver
              • Elle Magazine
              • Elle Decor
              • Road & Track
              • Veranda
              • Hearst Communications
              • Women's Health
              • Country Living Magazine
              • Hearst Business Media
              • Home Magazine Sales
              • Town & Country Magazine
              • Harper's Bazaar
              • House Beautiful Magazine
              • Redbook Magazine
              • Marie Claire
              • Seventeen Magazine
              • Budget Living
              • Esquire Magazine
              • Cosmopolitan
              • CosmoGIRL!
              • Good Housekeeping
              • SmartMoney
              • Oprah Magazine
              • Popular Mechanics
              Business Management
              • Mr. David Carey, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs & Communications, Hearst
              • Mr. Frank A. Bennack Jr., Executive Vice Chairman
              • Mr. Steven R. Swartz, President & CEO
              • Mr. Lincoln Millstein, SVP & Special Assistant to the CEO
              • Mr. Jordan Wertlieb, Senior Vice President, Hearst President, Hearst Television, Inc
              • Mr. William R. Hearst III, Chairman of the Board
              • Mr. Mark E. Aldam, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Hearst
              • Mr. Richard P. Malloch, Executive Vice President for Business Media, Hearst
              Contact Information

              Principal

              • Mr. Steven R. Swartz, President & CEO
              • Mr. William R. Hearst III, Chairman of the Board
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              Fax Numbers

              • (212) 687-5222
                Other Fax
              • (516) 227-1901
                Other Fax

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              Customer Complaints

              162 Customer Complaints

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              Most Recent Customer Complaint

              01/03/2023

              Complaint Type:
              Sales and Advertising Issues
              Status:
              Resolved
              HEARST Corporation which is the distributor for the magazine Mens Health, automatically billed me for another year, and which I cancelled for the automatic renewal earlier in 2022. I have also sent numerous requests through ***********, a junk mail app that contacted Mens Health to stop sending their magazine, because I was not renewing. Today I received an email from my bank account stating a debit is pending and I was automatically renewed for another year. I also contacted the email for HEARST, and its a dead link, it returned back to my email box.
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              36 Customer Reviews

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              Most Recent Customer Review

              Msryann L

              09/30/2024

              Just horrible people to work with. Awful customer service not to mention I got hung up on 4 times today when they transferred me.
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