Month: July 2015

Pop! Vinyls: Goku vs Perfect Cell & Frieza – a video from newsXpress the Pop! Vinyl experts

Screen Shot 2015-07-30 at 6.53.09 amnewsXpress has produced a stop motion video for Dragon Ball Z fans: Pop! Vinyls: Goku vs Perfect Cell & Frieza. Being released on YouTube, this video is part of the Pop! Vinyl fun from newsXpress in support of its Pop! Vinyl stockist network. This is an example of a newsagency of the future, playing in a fresh and fun space attracting new shoppers to the business. It’s a newsXpress difference.

Promoting Total Girl and K-Zone

IMG_8806newsXpress members are placing the terrific counter unit for Total Girl and K-Zone off location with toys and gifts appropriate to the target reader to help drive valuable impulse purchases of the titles.

This placement has been recommended by newsXpress as a best practice approach for supporting these titles with the additional collateral provided by Pacific Magazines.

Sometimes the best way to grow magazine sales is outside the magazine department.

Ed Vantage art & crafts on show in SA

IMG_0199newsXpress West Lakes hosted a school holiday art and craft experience in their centre in partnership with newsXpress preferred supplier Ed Vantage.

This three day event attracted new shoppers for the business and introduces families to the wonderful range from Ed Vantage all at the same time.

The kids had plenty of fun as did parents watching.

We are grateful to Ed Vantage for their initiative here in driving traffic for West Lakes and showing off this different and innovative newsXpress business.

More Star Wars products for newsXpress

Star Wars News Express Mailout JULY copy (1)Star Wars fans will beat a path to newsXpress with these new Star Wars collector items as part of the massive Star Wars pitch in the back half of 2015.

These latest Star Wars items are available from a newsXpress exclusive supplier. They are certain to help drive new traffic for our network of stores.

We are thrilled and grateful for this opportunity.

Another exclusive for newsXpress newsagency marketing group members

exclusivenewsXpress newsagency marketing group members have been offered another exclusive product range opportunity in a high traffic generating category. This latest offer pitches newsXpress ahead of other newsagency marketing groups and other retail channels. We are not being specific here as secrecy provides us with a valuable advantage as we have seen several times this year.

Exclusive products are one of the newsXpress differences.

newsXpress newsagency marketing group adds video training

Screen Shot 2015-07-13 at 8.20.56 amnewsXpress has enhanced the video training suite available to members. The latest video training launched two weeks ago trains newsXpress members in successful facebook advertising. It is an extension of training already provided at conferences and cluster meetings. Members can access the training as often as they like and from any location.

The Rocky Road House in more newsXpress stores

IMG_8282More and more newsXpress stores are stocking the nut free and gluten free delicious rocky road from The Rocky Road House thanks to the very special deal negotiated by newsXpress for newsXpress members.

Thanks to a terrific floor display unit and excellent packaging, this product is driving shopper interest and engagement, helping to create more valuable rewards for shoppers in-store at their local newsXpress.

This deliciousness from The Rocky Road House is another newsXpress difference. Yum!

Another newsXpress exclusive

exclusivenewsXpress last week announced to members another EXCLUSIVE product opportunity offering newsXpress members a valuable point of difference in a sought after category of product. This latest opportunity is from a supplier with which newsXpress has a solid relationship yet is in a new product category area that will certainly generate new traffic.

newsXpress and members are excited for this new opportunity.

Funko Pop! Vinyls scenes help sell Pop! Vinyls for newsXpress

Visual merchandising takes on a new meaning at newsXpress as it presents products in dramatic and visually stunning style. This photo was created by one of our store managers for all newsXpress members to use through social media and other promotion.

Here is a wonderful newsXpress difference – engaging with these Funko Pop! Vinyl products in an innovative and fun way to drive traffic and sales.

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newsXpress members supporting pacific magazines promotion

newsXpress members are promoting the Win $10,000 promotion from pacific magazines with prime placement of the posters and other collateral supporting the campaign.

Customers are commenting about the opportunity and newsXpress stores are jostling to drive engagement in this point of difference promotion for newsagents.

This photo is from a newsXpress store in Townsville last week where the promotion is in front of the magazine aisle.

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Wonderful feature by the ABC: newsXpress Beers Port Lincoln

Joh Whennen of newsXpress Beers Port Lincoln has been featured by the ABC in a terrific series on local shopkeepers.

The story is a credit to Joy and the team:

Joy and her staff enjoy helping their customers feel welcome in Beers Newsagency as she says, “this is one of the most important things in business”.

Interacting with the customers, helping choose the products to have in store, and making sure there is always a large stock of educational items are the things that Joy enjoys most about her work.

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New Funko Pop! Vinyl characters at 100 newsXpress stores

With 100 newsxpress stores across Australia now offering the Funko Pop! Vinyls newsXpress really is the place to shop for the latest. We have new character Pop! Vinyls in as well as some of the more traditional items. We are your Pop! Vinyl specialists thanks to a dedicated supplier relationship with the official Australian importer of Pop! Vinyls.

Here’s how we promoted some of the Star Wars Pop! Vinyls on facebook a week back:

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newsXpress members offering more Kaycee Bears than any other retailer

IMG_7990newsXpress members are loving the Kaycee Bears and the new traffic opportunities they are generating. these adorable bears are handmade in the UK and highly sought after the world over.

newsXpress won access to Kaycee Bears as part of a long term plan to serve collectors in Australia and nearby. The Kaycee brand is loved here.

These limited edition products are the talk of newsXpress stores. Customers are loving them as much as the staff in newsXpress stores. newsXpress has a new shipment on the way to Australia right now.

The latest Kaycee Bears are finding new homes thanks to these stockist newsXpress members.

newsXpress Ascot Vale
208 Union Road
Ascot Vale
VIC 3032
03 9370 6485

newsXpress Melton
Shop 102T, Woodgrove Shopping Centre
533-555 High Street
Melton
VIC 3337
03 9743 5451

newsXpress Sunbury Square
Shop 22, Sunbury Square
2-28 Evans Street
Sunbury
VIC 3429
03 9740 9023

newsXpress Knox
Shop 1061a, Knox City Shopping Centre
425 Burwood Hwy
Wantirna South
VIC 3152
03 9887 2003

newsXpress Wynnum
2 / 126 Edith Street
Wynnum
QLD 4178
07 3396 1476

newsXpress Arana Hills
Shop 13B, Kmart Plaza
Cnr Patricks Rd & Dawson Pde
Arana Hills
QLD 4054
07 3351 4481

newsXpress Silver Sands
Shop 13, Sands Shopping Centre
Cnr Mandurah Tce & Anstruther Rd
Mandurah
WA 6210
08 9535 3904

newsXpress Glenorchy
388 Main Road
Glenorchy
TAS 7010
03 6273 2622

newsXpress deals loved by members and suppliers

IMG_7763newsXpress newsagency marketing group members are loving the monthly deals envelope as it offers additional bonus deals beyond our weekly promotions as well as supplier initiated promotions.

The newsXpress specific promotions sent by mail provide another newsxpress exclusive communication channel, a channel that is working according to newsXpress members and our suppliers.

This is a terrific win win.