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newsXpress members highly sought after by The Lucky Charm

Small newsagency marketing group The Lucky Charm appears obsessed about newsXpress and its members as evidenced by yet another spam email campaign sent from them to newsXpress members.

Rather than serving other newsagents with valuable insights that help the channel, TLC spams newsXpress members with a claim that members are enjoying double-digit growth. The numbers presented cannot be verified.

Tired of the TLS spam, newsXpress members mock their communication in private discussion as desperate communications from a group struggling to grow to be big enough to make a difference.

EXCLUSIVE products drive traffic for newsXpress

Newsagency marketing group newsXpress is helping members grow plush sales with exclusive products.

The latest is an exclusive Beanie Boo from our exclusive supplier relationship – offering the only group level terms for newsagents – to newsXpress members. these terms, including generous payment terms, help newsXpress members make more from these products and thereby further boost the value of their businesses.

Exclusive supplier relationships are a genuine difference for newsXpress members.

Happy New Year from newsXpress!

Supplier training helps newsXpress newsagents

newsXpress last eek participated in a unique spiller training event in a specialist retail business. There, we learnt about a range of products new to many newsagents off of which our channel could expect to grow traffic and sales. newsXpress members and head office staff got to participate in a wonderful learning opportunity – gaining valuable insights which can be converted to shop floor sales.

Knowledge can be far more powerful than cheap discounted product – as newsXpress members know.

newsXpress launches another EXCLUSIVE supplier

Mid last week newsXpress launched to its members another EXCLUSIVE supplier offering newsXpress members a range of highly sought after products offering excellent gross profit and certain to drive valuable shopper traffic.

This latest EXCLUSIVE new supplier brought on by newsXpress extends the reach of the business in offering exclusive access to products and services to newsXpress members. Many use these to increase shopper traffic and through this their revenue.

Exclusivity is a valuable asset in retail today. It’s a newsXpress difference.

newsXpress members network and talk business in Brisbane

It was terrific to see so many Brisbane area newsXpress newsagency marketing group members meet at a supplier location in Brisbane last week. We talked business ideas, new product opportunities, marketing ideas and plenty else.

newsXpress members sharing ideas like this is inspiring!

newsXpress members meet in Rockhampton

Check out the photo of newsXpress members meeting Rockhampton earlier this week. We have a terrific few hours together talking about business and opportunities.

These newsXpress members are a proactive group of newsagents … inspiring!

Cluster meetings are a newsXpress difference.

Newsagency marketing group launches pop-up shop advice

Newsagency marketing group newsXpress last week published advice to members on how to establish, market and run a pop-up shop to drive bonus revenue for the business.

This proprietary to newsXpress advice is another business planning and management resource for members.

The pop-up shop advice opens with positioning information prior to providing comprehensive and practical advice:

Pop-up retail is a new name for an old activity – taking advantage of a shop or space available for low rent for a limited period of time.

Pop-up retail has become popular in recent years with more storefronts being available due to a glut of available retail space.

A well-stocked and run pop-up retail shop can provide a good revenue boost to your business. It can also help you attract new shoppers and provide a place where you can move items that may be currently slow moving in your business.

The key is to approach a pop-up opportunity as short term. From the outset you need a timetable plan and you need to stick to it.

newsXpress members loving The Grumpy Cat

The Grumpy Cat is a popular brand in newsXpress stores with our members accessing plush toys, lanyards and other Grumpy Cat branded items. They are being snapped up as Christmas gifts for cat lovers and cat haters. Customers smile and laugh at the displays as they are reminded of this popular cat.

newsXpress is leveraging the launch of the Grumpy Cat Christmas movie with the products.

Exclusive Christmas displays in newsXpress locations

Many newsXpress members have an exclusive six foot high light and sound show on display for Christmas thanks to a special import opportunity snapped up by newsXpress.

Playing Christmas songs and displaying coloured lights in sync this display is proving to be an excellent traffic generator for newsXpress member businesses.

There is nothing like this in any retail store in Australia … it’s another newsXpress difference.

The Christmas display was imported in partnership with Hallmark Cards following a study tour to the US earlier this year.

newsXpress Sydney members meet at The Russell Collection

newsXpress Sydney members benefited from an excellent visit with prestigious gift wholesaler The Russell Collection last week. It was a terrific opportunity to learn more about their products and to understand positioning against retailers who may sell similar lines. The insights are tremendously valuable.

While there we were given some excellent products deals that are available to all newsXpress members. This meeting is another example of newsXpress leveraging product knowledge to help members drive sales.

newsXpress Canberra members meet to network

Networking opportunities are important to newsXpress members as they present excellent opportunities to share, learn and grow. That’s what happened last week in Canberra with some of our Canberra members. In a beautiful outdoors setting we had some terrific discussions about businesses – learning plenty.

newsXpress member meeting in Launceston

newsXpress members in the Launceston area got together last week to discuss business, opportunities and plans as part of the national series of member cluster meetings. No suppliers, no pressure – just good networking among colleagues shearing ideas and encouragement to help each other enjoy their businesses more. We are grateful to have been part of this.

newsXpress Eli waters promotes Better Homes & Gardens Christmas tin offer

newsXpress Eli Waters, our newsXpress Retailer of the Year, is promoting the Christmas tin gift with Better Homes and Gardens at the counter, driving excellent sales for the title. This prime position promotion shows the business with a point of difference over supermarkets and others who do not have access to the tin. The display looks terrific and we share it here as a best practice example for all the newsagents who visit this blog.

More deals for newsXpress members

newsXpress members are this week receiving another deals envelope packed with fantastic opportunities for newsXpress members from our preferred suppliers.

This month’s deals envelope has some excellent value items that will work for Christmas as well as opportunities already for Valentines Day in 2014.

newsXpress: delivering great value!

Newsagency marketing group leverages Disney Frozen opportunities

Thanks to engaged and on point preferred suppliers, members of the newsXpress newsagency marketing group have access to an excellent range of Frozen merchandise including product from strategic partner Hallmark Australia.

newsXpress members are being quick to embrace the Frozen opportunity as they see it for the successful international brand that it already is.

newsXpress investing in greeting card innovation to drive newsagency card sales

newsXpress is thrilled with the in-store sales results of the latest greeting card innovation. Engaged newsXpress members are reporting better shopper engagement and increased sales beyond average growth thanks to the newsXpress initiatives.

newsXpress is proving that you can grow card sales by being a professional and engaged retailer.

Newsagency marketing group first with Blinky Bill

Members of the newsXpress newsagency marketing group were last week given an opportunity to tap into Blinky Bill product ahead of the launch of a movie shortly. With excellent product and display opportunities, newsXpress members are able to build a strong story around this brand.

This is another first for newsagents through newsXpress.

Newsagency marketing group leverages quality in baby gifts

newsXpress is helping members offer quality baby gifts as part of an expansion thanks to engagement with new suppliers.

In addition to new products we share information that helps our members sell more of these products.

Take the baby carriage holding baby keepsakes. Our insights provide our members with an exclusive advantage they can leverage.

Our newsagency marketing group is engaged beyond deals – we leverage knowledge for profit for our members.

Newsagency marketing group success spreads

In 2011 newsXpress drove sell-out success with the Melting Snowman for Christmas. This year, it’s back and again we expect our newsagency marketing group members to drive excellent outcomes for the product – showing off the newsXpress difference in sales and product engagement. Our success with this product is an excellent example of our difference – not only do we buy well but we share insights and experiences that help members bank more margin dollars sooner.