The MPA’s Weeklies Promotion, the first of three announced newsagent-exclusive promotions, kicked off yesterday. This promotion will allow customers of participating newsagents to be in the running to win a Brand New Holden Barina Car and daily cash prizes worth over $19,000. A statement from the MPA below: The promotion launched yesterday and approximately 80-90% stores were…
This morning Network Services announced that they will, over the next six months, move all retail distribution activities presently provided by Network Services to Gordon and Gotch. “The ANF have been in consultation with both Bauer and Gordon and Gotch over the last few months. As this is a delicate matter we have respected the…
How things change! Once an award winning newsagency renowned for its huge range of magazines and long opening hours, Taylor Square Newsagency in Sydney’s Oxford Street is closing this week. Oxford Street is no longer the busy shopping and entertainment strip that it used to be and retail has struggled there for a few years, especially…
MPA magazine pilot In early 2015, the MPA commissioned a review to evaluate the magazine category’s performance – this was called ‘Destination Newsagent’. Results from this review indicated that changes were critical with a major focus on the supply of the product and category management. Publishers want and need the newsagency channel to remain strong…
Weekly titles Weekly celebrity titles have seen steady declines, with Bauer Media’s NW posting the highest YoY decline of 15%, with Pacific Magazines titles Famous and Who following closely with declines of 14.5% and 12% respectively. Zoo Weekly’s circulation figures have declined further, now posting a YoY decline of 36.3%. CLICK HERE for a full…
Network Services recently asked newsagents to set their own supply of the Atlas brand/ RSPCA trading cards to be launched on 29 September and promoted by Woman’s Day on 22 September to help the RSPCA. Who thought about the likely demand in the local area, what promotion they might do and set their supply accordingly? When…
Pacific Magazines has launched a promotion to reward loyal newsagent customers for purchasing magazines and to encourage return foot-traffic.Customers have a chance to win Samsung Galaxy tablets and newsagents up to $1000 cash, from a prize pool of $8000. Nexus participants will have all the details. What have you done to promote? How is it going in your…
Last Thursday the ANF sent a communication out to newsagents with the following: The ANF has met with Network Services regarding the issues newsagents are currently having processing magazines. The EDI files received by the newsagent are not in the same order as the magazine bundles and consequently a lot of time is wasted matching up…
Many a publisher comes to the ANF and asks what they can do to satisfy newsagents so that they display and sell their magazines and don’t early return without even looking at the title. Many publishers are looking for ways to help. What can they do? Publishers can offer a higher commission, delayed billing,…
One of the biggest problems newsagents have in managing magazines is cash flow– having to pay for all the magazines received when only half will sell and then carrying that debt until the magazines are recalled. One way to manage cash flow and still have the chance to sell magazines is to take advantage…
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