newsXpress East Maitland is partnering with one of our preferred suppliers of toys to put together this terrific display of toys in-store.

Located perfectly in a highly visible location and offering easy access to a broad range of toy product, the display is set to draw traffic and drive sales.

Through newsXpress, members have access to some excellent value toy offers which enable them to drive good sales and bank excellent margin dollars from the toy category.

newsXpress East Maitland has created a wonderful display of products from our friends at Tinco.  nice coming on as a newsXpress preferred supplier, Tinco has helped many newsXpress members grow sales in the gift / gift packaging area.  We are seeing the tins sold as items for personal use as well as for gifts.  We are also seeing them sold as packaging for other gifts.  They have so many uses, making the Tinco range a welcome addition to newsXpress stores.  Please click on the image to see a larger version of the photo.

Thanks to excellent shopper demographic data from several of our supplier partners, newsXpress is able to guide members to range appropriately to the most valuable shoppers likely to visit our stores.

The Victorian Gardens range from one of our suppliers, History and Heraldry, is an excellent example of a range which is a perfect fit for our businesses.

We have newsXpress specific terms for this and other ranges from the supplier.  This is the valuable  newsXpress difference in action – product intelligence and margin benefits.

Appealing to female shoppers and those 35+, this range is selling very well in newsXpress stores which have taken on the opportunity.

By looking at greeting card and other category level sales we are able to help newsXpress members assess whether range opportunities like this will work well in a newsXpress location.

The wonderful Victoria Gardens is working in a broad range of newsXpress locations: city, country, shopping centre and high street.

newsXpress Pakenham has been using this excellent lamp post merchandise unit to attract shoppers into the newsagency to browse their range of Sesame Street plush and other items in their plush range.  Click on the image to see a bigger version of this photo.

By using such a well known brand like Sesame Street to attract shoppers, newsXpress Pakenham is making the most of an opportunity from one of our newsXpress preferred suppliers.

The wonderful Hallmark recordable storybook range from has been on show behind the counter with this terrific display at newsXpress Knox at Knox City Shopping Centre in Victoria.  The display takes up the entire feature area at the back of the counter:

This display not only shows off the excellent range of products but leverages the Hallmark brand.

This placement of the Landmark signature frame range at newsXpress Pakenham in front of the greeting card department is inspired as shoppers in the market for an opportunity of a gift for a birthday easily see the display ad purchase.

Landmark are a newsXpress preferred supplier and their signature frames are proving to be a popular line among newsXpress members.

The key to success is placement in a good location in store – to make the most of the traffic generated, especially by shoppers looking for greeting cards.

newsXpress Strathpine has been promoting the Hallmark recordable Storybook range with this placement of a display unit featuring the range in a high traffic location in store.

Offering the range in a good location, passed y many shoppers, is key to driving success with the hallmark recordable storybooks – a great product success story for 2011 from Hallmark.

Hallmark has helped newsXpress members leverage sales of the recordable storybooks through the provision of marketing collateral, in store display assistance and product knowledge training.  This an other help has been terrific in driving excellent sales through our group.

Right 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.

newsXpress 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.

newsXpress 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.

newsXpress Dapto is promoting a range of wedding products in the lead up to wedding season with this terrific display for Dapto 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.

newsXpress 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.

newsXpress 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!

newsXpress 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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Check 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.

newsXpress Ocean Grove has been leveraging the success they had with the M-Cups in our Christmas catalogue last year by offering this expanded range as part of their broader gift offer.  It is a terrific connection for the business with a now well-known brand.  It also leveraged the excellent sales of food titles – by selling items food magazine purchasers are likely to be happy to add to their shopping basket.

newsXpress offers members a broad range of products with which they can build more efficient and valuable shopping baskets.  Our national merchandise team helps members who want to grow their business in this way by suggesting products based on local purchasing patterns.

Ocean Grove shoppers know where to go for unique gifts thanks to the excellent retailing work of the newsXpress Ocean Grove team.

While retailers often complain about spinners, the space they take and the views of the retail space they block, the spinners from history and heraldry are successful in newsXpress locations –delivering excellent results in a variety of retail situations.

We love it when we see a product range work so well in so many situations. This is the case with the History and Heraldry range.

Thanks to the newsXpress relationship we are able to help members achieve the maximum from this opportunity.

With 125 preferred suppliers now, newsXpress is well placed to deliver the very best deals for newsagents. We back these deals with genuine value through strategies and tactics for turning the deals into sales at the cash register.

Hallmark recordable storybooks are being promoted by Hallmark on TV in time for Father’s Day this year. They make a wonderful gift not only for Father’s Day but all year through as many of our newsXpress members are finding.

These innovative and interactive books show off the value and commitment Hallmark delivers in its very special relationship with newsXpress. We are grateful to have these recordable storybooks available through the newsXpress network and are thrilled at the contribution they have made this Father’s Day.

newsXpress Riverlink has had a terrific Father’s Day 2011 with excellent card and gift sales.

The sales growth and success is very much as a result of the extraordinary commitment from the team at the store promoting  Hallmark cards and a tremendous range of Father’s Day gifts including the Cadbury toolkit – which sold out a few days before Father’s Day.

As the photo shows, professional merchandising can drive excellent sales outcomes.

Congratulations to Belinda and the newsXpress Riverlink team for representing newsXpress so well this Father’s Day.

newsXpress Woden at the Westfield shopping centre in Woden has been promoting an excellent range of gifts and cards as part of their Father’s Day campaign this year.

Located at the entrance to the newsagency, the wonderful range has been well shopped through the season showing the value of good buying and professional merchandising to show off the product.

Like so many newsXpress stores, Father’s Day 2011 has been a terrific season at newsXpress Woden.