Category: Gifts

newsXpress Newsagency marketing group members loving the expanded range of homewares and the insights from suppliers that are helping to turn the products into high-margin cash sooner as they exploit information and product opportunities to grow their businesses. This is newsXpress helping its members grow and through this enjoy their businesses more.

newsXpress newsagency marketing group members love sharing ideas, insights and inspirations with each other. They di this at member meetings and on the private newsXpress Facebook page which is open to members-only.

The collaboration and sharing between members speaks to the strong relationships in the newsXpress community – members supporting each other and supporting newsXpress preferred suppliers.

The image shows a series of photos shared by newsXpress Inverloch showing off some of the inspiring new gift displays they have created in-store.

 

More and more newsXpress newsagency businesses are reporting excellent success with jewellery products from newsXpress preferred suppliers.

With in-store merchandising solutions, excellent product labelling and wonderful range support, newsXpress and its suppliers are able to help newsXpress members do well from the jeweller space opportunity.

Jewellery is another way the newsXpress newsagency marketing group is helping its newsagent members drive business growth and business gross profit.

newsXpress through its preferred supplier partners is promoting a range of gifts and personal use items for women who are what we would call socially aware. Gifts such as a wonderful aromatherapy range are ideal for women who are positive and like to surround themselves with positive influences and scents.

The photo shows part of the range from one of several suppliers in this space. It’s a display created in a newsXpress store to launch this new line. Customers are responding with purchases.

newsXpress helps members uncover new opportunities.

newsXpress has published a confidential report to members of insights and opportunities explored at the recent Sydney gift fairs. This document highlights to members newsXpress exclusive and preferred opportunities, helping those who could not attend to gain benefits for themselves off of which to drive business growth in terms of traffic and sales.

The newsXpress merchandise team had a busy time at the fair negotiating with suppliers and unlocking some new opportunities for members.

The newsXpress team has had a very busy two days so far at the Sydney Gift Fair and the Home & Giving Fair meeting with existing preferred suppliers and connecting with a range of potential new suppliers.  Saturday and Sunday sped quickly as we gathered an excellent selection of opportunities.

In between meeting with suppliers we are guiding members on suppliers to speak with and even ordering on behalf of some.  With two days to go, the three shows stand to be among the most successful newsXpress has participated in.

 

Buying gifts for older people can be a challenge since they often don’t need anything in particular. Thanks to a diverse mix of preferred suppliers, newsXpress is able to help its members with gift ideas and opportunities. From gifts for neighbours to family members we have gifts for folder folk for males and females. One popular line we have had in our supplier portfolio for some time is the cakes of soap. Make to look like a slice of delicious cake, the soap presents as very special. Once packaged in a purpose-made gift pack and presented with a wonderful Hallmark card, the gift package is complete. This is an ideal gift for an older person who says they don;t ant anything in particular. The newsXpress experience is that the purchase leads to excellent word of mouth … and more sales.

newsXpress sourced an excellent range of gift / homewares lines for members and they have sold like hotcakes. We continue to get excellent feedback from our members of this exclusive range.

newsXpress members love the margin as well as the speed of the products selling.

newsXpress members taking on the new range of Australian designed high-margin tents we have on offer are reporting excellent sales in just a couple of weeks of having the exciting and engaging products on the shop floor.

Sourced at a recent gift fair, the range of tents is selling well in what is proving to be a strong pre-Christmas market for newsXpress stores. We especially like this range of tents as they are locally designed and speak to the Australian marketplace.

Product imported especially for newsXpress stores and released just over a week ago has been selling our based on sales reports from participating members. Taking on the product was optional for newsXpress members. Those who did take on the product are enjoying excellent success.

The range includes book ends and money boxes. Beautifully made and delivering excellent margin. newsXpress members are very happy with the results.

Access to the products was negotiated exclusively for newsXpress members at a recent gift fair in Hong Kong and the result was a range of terrific product for newsXpress members.

In making the product optional for newsXpress members, newsXpress allowed local businesses to go with the exclusive product only if they felt that it was right for their business. This is newsXpress serving the needs of members is a respectful way.

newsXpress members have been sharing excellent business insights with each other this weekend in a private, members-only, forum.

From advice on hot-selling products to business management advice, the communication this weekend between newsXpress members for all members to see have been a delight and commercially valuable. It shows the value of members sharing insights with each other for the benefit of individual businesses and the newsXpress group as a whole.

This is great to see … businesses uniting behind a common brand for all to benefit.

newsXpress Toorak is enjoying good success from the placement of wedding and anniversary related gifts in with cards in their card department.  Reflecting an overall store refresh, the integration of gifts with cards through the card department is proving to be a good business move.

newsXpress is able to help with buying gifts to facilitate newsXpress members getting into this gift with cards space and thereby maximise gift buying opportunities.

newsXpress members are reporting excellent sales from the Top Model range. Some are using Top Model products in their shop windows to attract new traffic. Others are using Top Model at the counter as an impulse offer. The Top Model products work, generating excellent sales.

Appealing to younger shoppers and gift recipients is part of the newsXpress gift buying strategy that is helping newsXpress members achieve excellent business results.

Plenty of newsXpress members are loving the traffic they are generating for their shops thanks to the Melissa and Doug catalogue out now with the range of Melissa and Doug product featured.

Provided to newsXpress members with the excellent range of fun and educational toys, the Melissa and Doug catalogue helps connect newsXpress stores with this respected and loved brand. newsXpress members engaging with the brand are reporting excellent results.