Category: newsXpress newsagents

newsXpress Pall mall wins sales award

Congratulations to the team at newsXpress Pall Mall (Bendigo, Victoria) for achieving the greatest sales lift of Girlfriend, K-Zone and Total Girl from Pacific Magazines. The camping run over the Easter period by pacific is part of their Youth Sales Club initiative. Pacific reports that YSC participants performed 6.2% better than non-YSC participants.

This is an excellent story for newsXpress Pall Mall as they win $1,000 in prize money. It is also a reminder of the importance of engagement as a sales lift is valuable for the long-term health of the newsagency.

Jenlist now a preferred supplier to newsXpress

newsXpress is pleased to announce the signing of Jenlist as a preferred supplier to newsXpress members.  Jenlist supplies OPTUS, VIRGIN and BOOST mobile pre paid handsets, Recharge cards and mobile phone accessories, including chargers for the car and home, Mocks for phone protection, ear pieces and much more.  Jenlist also supplies branded “OPTUS” Point of sale.

The Jenlist relationship provides newsXpress members with an excellent range of technology products at good prices and backed by professional marketing collateral.

Dealing with the aftermath of the bushfires

whittlesea-002.jpgNeil and Robyn Ritchie at newsXpress Whittlesea have had an extraordinary ten days in their newsagency – but they can still manage a smile for customers and a quick photo.

Besides the challenge of a huge influx in the population of the town – it is a major holding area and contact point for bushfire relief in the area – they have customers, employees and friends directly affected.

In the tradition of newsagents of years gone by, Neil and Robyn are working very long days behind the counter of their newsagency in the heart of town and doing newspaper deliveries early in the morning as they have a driver off because his house was burnt to the ground. Their home is a resting place for many they know who have been affected.

Valentine’s Day and what would usually have been an excellent trading period came and went without notice as the sole focus of everyone in town is to understand the extent of the personal and property losses.

This Friday is Robyn’s birthday and an opportunity to celebrate even if only briefly because of the work waiting to be done the next day.

Our thoughts are with Neil, Robyn and all newsagents affected by the bushfires.