Category: newsXpress difference

newsXpress Newsagents loved the mini conference (a one day format member’s meeting) we hosted yesterday in Brisbane.  Covering an excellent range of business building opportunities, preferred supplier opportunities and networking, participating newsXpress members accessed excellent value from the day out of their business. There were formal high–value presentations, supplier demonstrations and some delicious food.  Our next meeting is in Melbourne on Thursday this week.

Meetings like this are a great way for new members to connect with the newsXpress difference and for suppliers to share details on our exclusive deals.

newsXpress General Manager Ben Kay, National Merchandise Manager Rob Henderson and Directors Graham Randall and Mark Fletcher presented at the meeting on group news, new initiatives and some excellent opportunities.

newsXpress Bairnsdale is promoting The Sticker Family with this promotion on the dance floor, facing shoppers as they enter the business and head for newspapers, magazines and greeting cards.  Sales in the first week have been excellent. The bonus is the strong word of mouth … customers sending their friends in to make a purchase.

newsXpress is pleased to have offered members access to this innovative and successful product for months.  Another great success story from the newsXpress merchandise team.

newsXpress stores right across the country today are helping customers ask the question … Will you be my valentine?

We have supported the Valentine’s Day season with a good range of products at competitive prices and an excellent range of cards.

The Sticker Family is another terrific newsXpress preferred supplier success story.  newsXpress members across Australia are banking valuable margin dollars from this unique and highly sought after product.

Not only are existing customers adding stickers to their basket, the unique pull-up banner is drawing new customers to the store.  On top of this, happy customers are generating excellent word of mouth.

newsXpress stores with The Sticker Family have a unique and traffic-generating good margin product.  The range is a perfect fit for a newsagency and attracts shoppers who are comfortably in newsagencies.

This is an excellent example of the newsXpress difference in action …valuable and bankable results thanks to the work of the newsXpress merchandise team.

People buying or opening their first newsagency are required to undertake approved Retail Certificate IV training in order to access direct supply of magazines.  This requirement has been in place since 2004.

newsXpress newsagents are not required to undertake this training.  This decision was made by suppliers once they saw the calibre of the on-going training delivered by newsXpress in-store, at training events and through newsXpress supportive collateral which is available and promoted to all newsXpress members.

The newsXpress difference is on show here again, helping newsXpress members save time and money.  Presenting them with valuable opportunities not available to all other newsagents.

newsXpress members have until Friday of this week to complete Mother’s Day orders with out suite of preferred suppliers.

We have secured access to an excellent range of Mother’s Day products and these are available for ordering now – to ensure access to stock at the newsXpress negotiated prices.

Our Mother’s Day 2011 suite of offers is broad in its appeal, ensuring that we have products which suit the range of demographics in which our members serve today.

newsXpress members: get to your Mother’s Day orders ASAP so you don’t miss out on stock and the great deals.

newsXpress and Cheeki last week announced a special offer for all newsXpress store for February.  The Cheeki water bottle is a tremendous success for participating stores and this latest SPECIAL OFFER will brring more locations on board with this healthy high quality product.

Another terrific newsXpress preferred supplier success … building a better margin for newsXpress members.

newsXpress members have access to an excellent deal on Helium for filling balloons.  This newsXpress preferred supplier deal helps build an even better margin for newsXpress stores which are selling our enhanced party range.

Enhancing margin is a key goal of the merchandise team of newsXpress.  This latest deal is great news for a fast growing product category in a range of newsXpress stores.

In addition to providing A1 double sided posters for promoting Valentine’s Day, newsXpress has loaded A3 and A4 versions of the artwork to the company’s website for free member access.  This is common for wall seasons, helping store to better dress displays and promotional areas in their business.

newsXpress Pelican Waters is running a promotion for Bic products, a preferred supplier to newsXpress.  Connecting with the high-profile Yogi Bear movie, the promotion could win one lucky newsXpress Pelican Waters shopper a trip to the US.

Through preferred supplier relationships, newsXpress members are given access to a range of opportunities through which they can promote these products to customers.  Competitions like the Yogi Bear competition with Bic are a wonderful was to encourage customer engagement and to show off the local store competing with big retailers with such promotions.

Participating newsXpress stores are promoting the Eco Kids safe and healthy drink bottles this week as part of their Back to School offer.  This range makes for an excellent gift for students of all ages as they start their 2011 school year.

Sourced through a newsXpress preferred supplier the Eco Kids range is different to what shoppers usually find in a newsagency.  Their place in the newsXpress product mix is another example of our success in extending the traditional newsagency range … and demonstrating the newsXpress difference.