AFL Finals Opportunity Embraced at newsXpress Ocean Grove

newsXpress Ocean Grove is embracing AFL finals with this display at their sales counter.  Offering banners, streamers, face paint and other items with which to get into the spirit of supporting an AFL team, they are having fun and doing good business.

This is a very clever idea – well done to those behind this at newsXpress Ocean Grove.

newsXpress Eli Waters loves History and Heraldry products

history-eliw.JPGRight across newsXpress stores the History and Heraldry range deliver excellent business.  This is true at newsXpress Eli Waters in Queensland where a well-located stand of products from History and Heraldry product work a treat in a good traffic location.

Supplied to newsXpress members on preferential terms, this range of products works throughout the year and with greeting card purchases.  It is connecting suppliers from different categories where newsXpress adds value to supplier and member relationships.

With 130 preferred suppliers available to members, newsXpress is well positioned to help members drive good business … as is happening at newsXpress Eli Waters with History and Heraldry products.

Ready for the HOT ink! sale

ink-tag2.JPGnewsXpress stores are excited for the new HOT ink! sale which is just a few days away from starting.

Packed with excellent deals around brand name ink, this sale is sure to be another excellent traffic driver from the newsXpress team, delivering new traffic and basket building sales to newsXpress stores.  Participation is optional for newsXpress stores, enabling local decisions to be made on what is appropriate for their business needs.

When it comes to ink there is only one local business to consider: newsXpress.

Universal Magazines Opens up for newsXpress

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Mark Darton of Universal Magazines

We were grateful to Mark Darton, Circulation Director of Universal Magazines, for spending the day with newsXpress members at our New South Wales member’s meeting yesterday.  Mark presented on the newsXpress / Universal relationship and outlined how newsXpress members can make the move of the new commercial opportunity and the new commercial arrangements.

The category insights will be particularly helpful to newsXpress members as they learn of placement opportunities for driving sales.

Mark’s presentation was followed by an open Q&A session with Mark fielding newsXpress member questions along with Dale Smith, Retail Channel Manager for Network Services.  This was the first time a publisher and magazine distributor engaged in such an open forum with members of a newsagency marketing group.

newsXpress looks forward to hosting more sessions like this in the future.



2012 Calendars Out Now at newsXpress Leongatha

calendars-leongatha.JPGnewsXpress Leongatha has a terrific range of 2012 calendars out on show and sales are already strong.  These excellent retailers are enjoying terrific success thanks to excellent positioning in-store of a great range of calendars on offer.

Capped with newsXpress exclusive collateral, there is no mistaking the calendar department at newsXpress Leongatha.

Calendars are an important part of the overall newsXpress offer.  Preferred supplier deals help newsXpress members buy competitively.  Our marketing and retail strategies turn good buying into excellent profit.

Art Sale a hit at newsXpress Ocean Grove

montmarte-oceangrove.JPGnewsXpress Ocean Grove has been enjoying success with a terrific Art sale which has been supported by newsXpress preferred supplier Monte Marte.

Thanks to great buying and ranging, the team at Ocean grove has been able to bring to Ocean Grove shoppers excellent art deals on all sorts of items for all sorts of art lovers.

Monte Marte helps newsXpress members turn an opportunity into profit.

Wedding promotion at newsXpress Pakenham

wedding-pakenham.JPGnewsXpress Pakenham is promoting a range of wedding products in one of their windows in the lead up to wedding season with this terrific display for Pakenham shoppers.  newsXpress preferred suppliers have an excellent range of wedding products including keepsakes, cards, gifts, mementos … all to make a wedding occasion more memorable for the couple and guests.

Wedding promotion at newsXpress Manly West

wedding-manlywest.JPGnewsXpress Manly West in Queensland has been promoting a range of wedding products on a promotional table in the lead up to wedding season with this terrific display for Manly West shoppers.  newsXpress preferred suppliers have an excellent range of wedding products including keepsakes, cards, gifts, mementos … all to make a wedding occasion more memorable for the couple and guests.

Smurfs a hit at newsXpress

smurfs-wetherill.JPGnewsXpress members who embraced the Smurfs opportunity have been having a terrific time with good sales to existing customers plus excellent sales to new customers attracted by their carrying of the Smurf range of figurines and other products.  Timed to lead into the launch of the new Smurf movie, this newsXpress promotion has been a winner for newsXpress stores across Australia.

Promoting Lovatts titles at newsXpress Broadway

lovatts-broadway.JPGnewsXpress Broadway in NSW has found space for promoting Lovatts crossword and puzzle titles with this display next to their weekly magazines.

newsXpress Broadway, like so many newsXpress members, are chasing incremental business from this tactical placement – reaping financial rewards from this extra effort in the form of incremental sales as well as other rewards.

Thanks to the new commercial relationship with Lovatts, newsXpress members stand to do well from this extra time and space commitment.

A great newsXpress difference!

Beanie kids at newsXpress Station Square

beanie-stationsq.JPGnewsXpress Station Square is promoting an excellent range of Beanie Kids from our newsXpress preferred supplier Skansen with this excellent power end display. It faces shoppers as they enter the newsagency … and drives excellent business as a result. This is what newsXpress members do when they support a preferred supplier – they get right behind the opportunity for the benefit of the business, its customers and they suppliers!

Australiana sells at Sunbury Square

australiana-sunbury.JPGnewsXpress Sunbury Square is enjoying terrific sales from their range of Australiana which has been on display in their window. Sourced through a newsXpress preferred supplier, this range of Australiana is a terrific point of difference for newsXpress Sunbury Square, making for ideal Christmas gifts for shoppers looking for things to send overseas.

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Elvis is alive … at newsXpress Sarina

elvisday-sarina.jpgIt’s true! Elvis made an appearance at newsXpress Sarina recently to celebrate their Elvis day.

What a terrific idea for some fun in-store as well as some good business. What an excellent range of products. And check out the Elvis. Nice!

Kudos to the Sarina team for such an innovative and successful retail campaign.

Book sales grow at newsXpress Mortdale

books-mortdale.JPGnewsXpress Mortdale is enjoying good sales from this terrific book department established in store thanks to the support of one of our newsXpress preferred suppliers. The range of books and the competitive price points enable the business to leverage excellent business from the good traffic in-store.  Click on the image for a larger version of the photo.

Great gift department at newsXpress Runaway Bay

gift-runawaybay.JPGCheck out the gift department at newsXpress Runaway Bay. Well, actually, this is just part of their gift department. They support newsXpress preferred suppliers in sourcing products and drive excellent sales from the range of products on offer. Buying well and generating good sales through newsXpress tactics and engagement creates a valuable win win for the business. Click on the image to see a larger version of the photo.

Optus promotion at newsXpress Haly Street

optus-halyst.JPGnewsXpress Haly Street is promoting the Optus display case and impulse purchase bin with this excellent placement at the front of the shop. This not only drive handset sales, it also reinforces the mobile phone recharge opportunity at newsXpress Haly Street. It’s a smart move with a nice win win for the business and for our newsXpress preferred supplier Jenlist. Click on the image for a larger version of the photo.

Promoting the newsXpress Phonecard at the Counter

newsXpress Knox has been promoting the newsXpress phonecard with this collateral on the customer rest ledge.

Driving impulse purchases of the newsXpress phonecard is made easier with professional collateral at sales counter touch points such as this.

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The Knox team made the collateral and printed it locally.

Hallmark Recordable Storybooks at newsXpress Wetherill Park

storybooks-wetherill.JPGnewsXpress Wetherill Park has been promoting the range of Hallmark Recordable Storybooks with this terrific in-store display.

The display captures the emotional connection between the product and those who get to hear a loved-one ‘s voice reading a story to them.

The recordable storybook range from Hallmark is a new product niche.  It leverages the respected Hallmark brand  and takes the emotional engagement with the brand to a new level.  newsXpress is proud to have played a role in the launch and promotion of these products in Australia.

newsXpress Wetherill Park embraces new product opportunities, leading the pack, bringing genuine innovation to shoppers at Stockland Wetherill Park.

Promoting Lovatts titles at newsXpress Maryborough

lovatts-maryborough1.JPGShowing off their commitment to newsXpress preferred suppliers, newsXpress Maryborough in country Victoria is promoting Lovatts crossword and puzzle titles with this tactical placement with weekly titles – in addition to their usual crossword section. This is sure to drive incremental sales of the Lovatts titles … exactly what the team at newsXpress Maryborough is looking for in making this move.

newsXpress, newsXpress members and Lovatts are working together to help drive sales growth of Lovatts titles in newsXpress newsagencies across Australia – creating a genuinely valuable win for all stakeholders.

The Lovatts crossword and puzzle titles are the top selling crossword and puzzle titles here in Australia.