The aggressive move by Vodafone last week to slash newsagent commissions continues to cause a stir – especially now that it is out that a national supermarket chain earns 16% commission on the same Vodafone product newsagents are paid 5% to sell. Newsagent anger is being fanned by the discovery that the supermarket pays recharge revenue monthly whereas newsagents pay overnight. More newsagents are getting customers to sign a petition to take to Vodafone in support of their small business and the battle against supermarket giants. There are 3,000 newsagents offering Vodafone recharge and the newsagent peak body, the ANF, has been unable to leverage this footprint to a good outcome for newsagents on this matter.