Australian Newsagency Blog

Victorian newsagents should be aware that the police can now issue instant fines for shoplifters where the value of the theft is under $600. The Australian Retailer’s Association has lobbied for this for some time.

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The crucifix from the front of a children’s book, My Little Book of Prayers, was stolen from our book sale table earlier this week.  How pathetic is that?  Given the price of the book, the crucifix would have to be worth less than 20 cents so I ask why?  Because they can I guess.

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Security experts tell us that asking a potential employee to agree to a police record check will sort out the good from the not so good. In Victoria, a national name check through Victoria Police costs $29.80 - a small price to pay for due diligence on someone who will handle your cash. […]

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The man in the photo appears to have forgotten to pay for two Murano glass clowns worth $200 each from our Sophie Randall Forest Hill store in the last 24 hours. This happened Thursday afternoon and yesterday lunchtime. In each case we had different people working. He was in an out in […]

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The photo shows how they sell ink at FedEx Kinkos in London. You choose the ink you want, take the tag to the counter and they get the product from the stock room.
The staff member I spoke with said they did this because of theft and to cut the time it takes […]

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Graffiti artists love Artline markers. Theft is a problem. I wonder if they steal them because of the tag on the Artline TV commercial and website:
Artline, the pen more people pinch.
While it may sound churlish, this tag line is nuts. It’s attempt at humor is lost on me. Yes, Artline pens […]

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Rowan Higgon of Pakenham Newsagency passed on this brilliant advice to a newsagent who asked how they should handle the regular theft of a newspaper delivered to a subscriber’s home.

We discuss the situation with the client and they fix it by doing the following:

Keep an old paper and plastic wrap.
Wrap fresh dog poo or […]

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I heard a bit of a ruckus when in our Frankston store yesterday morning. A young guy had been caught by one of our team members stealing a marker, the kind used for graffiti. Sheri swung into action, grabbed the marker and told the criminal he was banned. No mucking around, swift […]

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I’d love to hear from anyone who recognises this chap.  The video footage shows that he left without paying for a boxed pen.  I’d like to get in touch, show him the video footage and see how he would like to settle the account.
Every time this happens we learn some more about how people who […]

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Better Photoshop Techniques sells for $24.95. Our buy price is $18.71. One copy stolen costs us the GP from three sales. This happened to us this week, a copy stolen. It’s frustrating because of the high cover price. It hits harder than losing a $3.95 magazine. No wonder newsagents […]

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This is the sign in front of the Artline markers graffiti artists seem to like in Frankston but don’t want to pay for. We’re trying a bit of humor. Hopefully we won’t have to take the step of putting the markers elsewhere and away from our wall of pens and markers.

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