Promoting Halloween at Riverlink QLD

riverlink-halloween.JPGnewsXpress Riverlink started promoting Halloween last week with this promotional window display in advance of stock going sale over the next week.

A centrepiece in the window is a large spider which was provided by one of the newsXpress preferred suppliers for just this type of high profile display.

NewsXpress Riverlink customers are excited, and scared (in a good way), for this year’s Halloween season.

Preparing for Halloween at newsXpress

nxp-halloween_2010.jpgThe newsXpress marketing team is putting the finishing touches to our 2010 Halloween collateral around the theme of SCARY CAN BE FUN.  Colour double sided A1 posters will be provided to newsXpress members free of charge.

newsXpress pioneered the Halloween season in the newsagency channel years ago and continues to lead this excellent commercial opportunity today.  This year, we see new and exclusive products, great deals from preferred suppliers and fresh new marketing collateral.

Halloween 2010 is set to be SCARY, FUN and PROFITABLE for newsXpress members.

Halloween 2010 at newsXpress

It may only be August but Halloween is fast approaching. For the best Halloween ideas, fun products, broomsticks, witches hats, fake blood and other ghouly Halloween products then your closest newsXpress store is the place to go.

Smart newsXpress stores have ordered up big for Halloween 2010.  Get in early and make sure you don’t miss what you need for a fun Halloween 2010.

For the home or for yourself, the newsXpress Halloween range is set to help you have a fun time this season.

Shop for Halloween at newsXpress where SCARY IS FUN.

Scaring lottery customers at Seymour

nx_seymour.jpgnewsXpres Seymour got into the Halloween spirit yesterday with staff wearing masks at their lottery counter.  These costumes and the Halloween display elsewhere in the store created a terrific atmosphere for the business.  This is part of what Halloween is about, having fun.  At newsXpress Seymour they certainly did that … and they may have scared a couple of customers along the way.

Halloween shopping at Salamander Bay

nx_salamander.jpgnewsXpress Salamander Bay put on an excellent Halloween show right up to the last minute with an excellent range of costumes, party goods and other items for shoppers wanting to embrace the fun of Halloween this year.

Beyond the good margin Halloween sales opportunity, the display at newsXpress Salamander Bay brought that extra bit of fun into the newsagency and this flows onto sales in other departments.  Retail is theatre after-all.

Halloween fun at newsXpress

nxp-halloween_final.jpgnewsXpress has shown that Scary can be fun with its fresh approach to Halloween this year.  newsXpress stores across Australia have been places of fun and good business over the last few weeks and this past week especially as we drew closer to the big night – TONIGHT! We have made newsXpress stores destination stores for Halloween. Customers love this, newsXpress retail employees love this and newsXpress retailers love this!

Our Halloween strategy has proved again this year to draw new traffic and extend the shopping basket – with good margin product.  This is a great commercial story for newsXpress stores.

Tonight, if you hit the streets for some trick or treat fun or if you head off to a Halloween party, have fun (because Scary can be fun), stay safe and think about newsXpress – we’re your Halloween destination.  Boo!

Great Halloween success at Wetherill Park

nx_wetherill_park.jpgThe team at newsXpress Wetherill Park created a stunning display for their first ever engagement with the Halloween season.  The display went up in September and they have sold out of everything, in advance of the big day.

This is an excellent example of using a newsXpress initiative to drive traffic and sales around a good margin story thanks to newsXpress preferred supplier relationships.  newsXpress brings all the elements of a successful campaign together for local action at the store level.

The execution by the team at newsXpress Wetherill Park has been excellent and the results rewarding.

Witches at newsXpress Laidley??!!

nx_laidley.JPGNot really witches, not at all!  Amanda kindly agreed to model the purple witches’ hat – part of the Halloween range at newsXpress Laidley.  Amanda is all smiles standing next to a great display of Halloween product which has been selling well as we approach the big day this Saturday.

newsXpress Laidley has embraced Halloween and represented newsXpress well with thes popular and profitable season.  The know how enjoyable the season can be and the word of mouth value for the business by embracing it.

newsXpress and Tattersalls embrace Halloween

nx_tattersalls.JPGThe newsXpress and Tattersalls Halloween marketing collateral work well together in-store – promoting dreams and fun for Halloween this Saturday, October 31.  By connecting newsXpress and Tattersalls in this way, newsXpress locations with Tattersalls are able to gain additional valuable leverage for their Halloween related sales.  Halloween 2009 is a great example of the newsXpress difference at work for our members.

Halloween comes to Young, NSW

nx_young.jpgnewsXpress Young is having fun with a good range of scary products for Halloween this year.  Supported by the newsXpress Halloween collateral, this is a new opportunity for the business.

Situated on the Olympic Highway in the South West Slopes of NSW, Young is a great place to visit and offers something for everyone.  It attracts many tourists.  The Halloween offer will appeal to families travelling through as well as locals looking to have a bit of fun this Saturday night.

Scaring Castle Towers shoppers for Halloween

nx_halloween_ctowers.jpgHalloween is big business at newsXpress Castle Towers, showing that this party season can be a lot of fun and good for business in a large shopping centre based newsagency.  The newsXpress Castle Towers team has a broad range of Halloween products from the small to large.  They have an excellent range for  a Halloween party together and for those planning to walk the streets on a trick or treat mission.

The placement of Halloween near cards at Castle Towers is ideal in that it helps drive add-on greeeting card sales to the Halloween shopper.

Embracing Halloween at newsXpress

fhn_halloween_entrance.JPGThe team at newsXpress Forest Hill moved Halloween to the main thoroughfare entrance to the shop as part of their plan to combat store blindness and to better connect with the Lotto October 31 superdraw.  This was always part of the plan.  Halloween started in the window three weeks ago as it did last year.  Moving key seasons in this way is part of the newsXpress strategy of embracing change and keeping the retail offer fresh.  The time involved is rewarded with sales growth.  newsXpress Business Development Managers pitch the value of change in their regular store visits.

Halloween at newsXpress Riverlink

riverlink.JPGBelinda and the team at newsXpress Riverlink are scaring up a storm with their Halloween range.  Besides the display in the photo they have a terrific display using cobwebs and our newsXpress collateral at the entrance to the store.

The range at newsXpress Riverlink makes them the go-to store in the area for Halloween and this will drive excellent word of mouth business.  The newsXpress merchandise team has helped drive this by sourcing excellent, competitively priced, Halloween product for this year’s season.

Halloween at newsXpress Upper Coomera

upper-coomera2.JPGnewsXpress Upper Coomera has Halloween products on the shelves and terrific displays all around to draw attention.  Having had success with Halloween previously, they understand the value of strong support for the season.

In addition to the hang-sell display in the photo, they have our newsXpress Halloween posters out and appropriately scary cobwebs ahanging from the ceiling.

Halloween is about retail theatre and at newsXpress Upper Coomera it’s on show.

Halloween at newsXpress Sunbury Square

sunbury_square.JPGSomeone at newsXpress Sunbury Square is getting into the fun of Halloween early judging by the photo.  They are showing off one of the fun Halloween costumes they have on sale.  In addition to costumes they have other Halloween product including pitch forks, candy baskets, witches hats … all sorts of things to celebrate Halloween and have a good time and all available through our newsXpress preferred supplier relationships.

The folks at newsXpress Sunbury Square have gone all out and had a lot of fun creating their retail displays and engaging with customers in the lead up to Halloween on October 31.  We love this!

First Halloween at newsXpress Cooma

nxp-cooma.jpgHalloween products are available in Cooma in New South Wales for the first time thanks to the team at newsXpress Cooma.  From witches’ hats to devil’s horns to candy buckets, the newsXpress Cooma team has put together a good mix of fun products to help people in town enjoy the fun of Halloween.  They have done this with the help of newsXpress.

It can be daunting going into a season like Halloween for the first time.  Our newsXpress merchandise experts guide the ordering process as well as in-store visual merchandising.

Halloween fun at Watergardens Town Centre

watergardens_halloween.jpgWe have had Halloween products on sale at our Watergardens Town Centre corporate newsXpress store for more than a month.  Sales have been excellent.  Customers are drawn by the stunning display right at the front of the shop created by renee and maintained by our team.  Customers are coming back for more, they love the range.  We have been fortunate to purchase enough stock for this repeat business, especially given that Halloween is still two weeks away.  Everything is selling well including the most expensive costume and party items. Halloween is hot at Watergardens!

Enjoying Halloween at newsXpress Ascot Vale

ascotvale1.jpgHalloween party goods, dress-up costumes and other Halloween themed products are on show at newsXpress Ascot Vale in Victoria in a terrific in-store display.

From the witch flying between the posters to the bright products on the display units, this is truly great visual merchandising – the photo does not do the in-store display justice.

Walking into newsXpress Ascot Vale, you know you are in a shop where everyone is having fun, not just with Halloween but with general business.  This is retail excellence on show.

From our newsXpress national merchandise team to our on the road Business Development Managers to newsXpress store owners and team members, everyone is working well together to drive an excellent Halloween season.  The photos in this series, including this one from Ascot vale, show what team work can achieve.