Author: mark

I am a Director of newsXpress, a marketing group for newsagents keen for a bright future. You can reach me on +61 418 321 338 or mark[at]towersystems.com.au

Rituals, memories and keepsakes

Once of the best gifts you can make for a young kid is a shoebox, painted or wrapped in a fun way, with their name and photo on it. The name and photo are important to show them this box is theirs, that they own it. It is important, too, that you put the box somewhere they can get to it. The most important thing to do, though, is the ritual of putting inside the box birthday cards, Christmas cards, Easter cards, photos and other items they will one day cherish far more than when they first received them.
This ritual of keeping the cards and other items helps them understand they mean something and that through the memories they are making something.

2024 Kiwi 5oz Silver Proof Coin

We are grateful to offer this 2024 Kiwi 5oz Silver Proof Coin from the New Zealand Post Office.

Roroa in the Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project (RNRP) are protected by the work of the Department of Conservation and a group of volunteers named the Friends of Rotoiti (FOR). It’s an excellent example of a successful collaboration involving the government and a local community. The work that FOR does to protect roroa includes controlling rats, stoats, possums and feral cats by setting traps and monitoring for pest presence. It also monitors kiwi and other native animals such as kākā, lizards and robin populations in the RNRP territory. 

Highlights

  • 5oz silver coin with black proof and gold plating finish 
  • Minted from 0.999 silver
  • Designed by Stevan Stojanovic, Ōtaki, New Zealand 
  • Low worldwide limited mintage of 250
  • Part of NZ Post’s annual kiwi coin programme. 

Design

With gold plating and a black proof finish, this coin depicts a roroa kiwi on the shores of lake rotoiti, created by coin designer and sculptor Stevan Stojanovic.

This annual coin issue celebrates Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique kiwi bird.

Making memories

Once of the best gifts you can make for a young kid is a shoebox, painted or wrapped in a fun way, with their name and photo on it. The name and photo are important to show them this box is theirs, that they own it. It is important, too, that you put the box somewhere they can get to it. The most important thing to do, though, is the ritual of putting inside the box birthday cards, Christmas cards, Easter cards, photos and other items they will one day cherish far more than when they first received them.
This ritual of keeping the cards and other items helps them understand they mean something and that through the memories they are making something.

Newsagency software from Tower Systems Helps Newsagents Harvest Success

In today’s competitive retail landscape, local small business newsagents need every advantage they can get to thrive. Tower Systems, a leading provider of Australian-made POS software for newsagents, understands the unique challenges faced by newsagents and is dedicated to offering solutions that empower them to succeed.

Their newsagency software is specifically designed to address the needs of newsagents, offering a comprehensive suite of features that streamline operations, boost efficiency, and drive sales.

The Tower Systems newsagency software is helping many newsagents transform their retail businesses from the traditional to the innovative, attracting new shoppers, selling online, and more.

Here are just a few of the ways Tower Systems’ newsagency software helps newsagents harvest success:

  • Easy and accurate selling: The software simplifies the sales process, ensuring smooth transactions and minimizing errors.
  • Money-making business insights: Gain valuable insights into sales trends, inventory levels, and customer behaviour to make informed business decisions.
  • Time-saving supplier links: Automate tasks and eliminate manual data entry with seamless integration with suppliers.
  • Sales-winning loyalty tools: Implement loyalty programs to strengthen customer relationships and encourage repeat business.
  • Awesome roster integration: Simplify staff scheduling and management with integrated rostering tools.
  • Trusted theft reduction tools: Combat theft and shrinkage with advanced security features.
  • Free EFTPOS links: Integrate with popular EFTPOS solutions for effortless payment processing.
  • Magazine management for profit: Optimise magazine management to maximize profitability.
  • Personal training: Receive personalized training and support to ensure you get the most out of the software.
  • 24/7 support: Enjoy peace of mind with 24/7 access to support whenever you need it.

Tower Systems goes beyond simply providing software. They are committed to the success of newsagents and offer a range of additional resources, including marketing advice, theft mitigation strategies, and other valuable support services.

By partnering with Tower Systems, newsagents can gain the tools and support they need to streamline operations, improve profitability, and thrive in the competitive retail environment.

newsXpress members tap into additional benefits as Tower Systems customers thanks to the common ownership of both businesses.

If you’re a newsagent looking to take your business to the next level, Tower Systems’ newsagency software is a valuable investment and newsXpress is a valuable business partner to help you leverage that investment to the max.

Whether you need new software for your newsagency, a website to sell online or access to fresh business insights, the newsXpress and Tower Systems partnership can help regardless of size or location. The two businesses, each with their own team members, work together to help newsagents run more enj9yable, and valuable businesses. They work together to help newsagents attract new shoppers and to grow in an efficient and enjoyable way.

This is what growth in 2024 looks like for newsagents – evidence supported actions to find success for this retail channel that has served in Australia since the 1800s. Here is 2024, the local Aussie newsagency can be relevant, fun and successful, leading local towns to help create vibrant high street settings for other retailers too.

newsXpress and Tower, through common ownership, are grateful to serve Aussie newsagents.

Australian newsagents have a bright future thanks to newsXpress

newsXpress helps newsagents transition their businesses to be relevant, appealing and sought out.

Our in-store and online strategies help newsagents run businesses that appeal across age groups and different special interests.

We help newsagents move from the old newsagent model to something enjoyable for the retailer and appealing for local shoppers and findable by shoppers elsewhere.

What we do for each newsXpress member depends on their situation and what they want from us. Every business is different. Every business owner has different needs.

While all newsXpress members have access to our preferred suppliers, network wide connected websites, seasonal collateral, digital assets and networking opportunities, it is in our personal, business-specific, help where value can be found for plenty of newsXpress members.

We assess your business data as we prefer to offer advice based on evidence. Often when we do this we discover opportunities missed, low hanging fruit to be picked.

The approach is whole of business, considering location, product mix, financial resources, people resources and what you want and need from the business.

While we have members who prefer to do this work for themselves, we have others who appreciate a more engaged approach.

How much or little newsXpress members and our head office team members work together is entirely under control of each newsXpress member.

Nothing is required or mandatory.

When it comes to in-store retail though, we help you with the everyday:

  • Buy price. We help you buy better.
  • Stock turn. We help you sell products sooner.
  • We help you reduce the cost of theft.
  • We help you cast your business differently, to help improve shopper stickiness.
  • New traffic. We help you attract people not shopping with you today.
  • We help you tame them.

We help you make things happen by being actively engaged.

newsXpress is not a franchise. We have a simple low monthly fee. We make it easy for members to engage with what they want and when they want. From the personal through to the group-wide, newsXpress is here to help its member businesses thrive in a changing economy, to be relevant locally and outside the local area.

We are grateful to the many newsagents who have trusted us to work with them and their businesses.