Australian Newsagency Blog

The ad on page 10 of the media section of The Australian yesterday should focus the minds of newsagents on the new world in which we now live.
The photo of a iPad featuring The Australian on its screen resting on a front door mat is a play on the quintessential image of a home delivered […]

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Reading the comments at my recent post on flat retail sales got me thinking about practical ways newsagents could turnaround their retail businesses. I have put together a few ideas below which are a mix of basic business advice and out there crazy ideas. They are offered as thought starters.
If your newsagency sales […]

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I saw this sign in a shop window over the weekend.  It speaks for itself.

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Further to my post on Thursday, US stationery group Office Max overnight reported a 17% fall in sales - within one point of the fall experienced by Office Depot.
I suspect that the majors in Australia in stationery are experiencing similar falls, Officeworks, Corporate Express and others.   This is where newsagents can benefit.  While people […]

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There is plenty of gloomy news out of the US overnight which relates to categories important to Australian newsagencies.
US stationery retailer Office Depot reported a sales drop of 18% last quarter.  The Wall Street Journal says this is due, in part, to newcomers in the stationery field.  Most newsagents reported a drop in stationery sales […]

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Robyn Ritchie from newsXpress Whittlesea this morning delivered the newspapers for the first time.  Their regular driver has relocated following the loss of his home in the bushfires.  Robyn and one of her girlfriends hit the road early and tried their hand at the whole newspaper throwing thing.  She said the only complaint they are […]

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