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News Limited announces news+

As News Limited announces its new digital subscription service for Herald Sun and Daily Telegraph the CEO of News Limited Kim Williams reiterated that, “It is important to note that we firmly believe that our printed products still have a vibrant future ahead of them, and we continue to invest in our retail and home delivery channels accordingly. It is absolutely in our interests to support print, and our news+ bundle pricing encourages print subscriptions.

“We deeply value the relationship we have with the thousands of Australian newsagents and look forward to developing new, mutually beneficial, opportunities with them.”

Click here to view the complete media release.

Vote for me!

The ‘Vote for me. I actually deliver.’ packs are ready to go out through Gordon and Gotch on 10 May. Thank you G&G for your support.

Click here to read how to make the most of the promotion and order more flyers.

Click here to view what you will be receiving.

QNF merges with ANF for stronger industry voice

The QNF Board of Directors has resolved to merge the Queensland Newsagents Federation with the ANF as a Division of the national Association.

Queensland newsagents will move forward with one STRONG voice by merging the QNF with the ANF.

Click here to view the full media release.

News Limited suspends the T2020 process

A meeting was held on 7 March with Catrin Thomas - Director of Retail Circulation at News Limited, with QNF, VANA, NANA, ANF-SA/NT, ANF-TAS and ANF-WA. The meeting was so that Catrin could provide more detailed information on the suspension of T2020 to all parties including the discussions held yesterday with the ANF and QNF.

Click here for more information.

Nparcel will enable the Toll Group customers the convenience of picking up their parcels from their local newsagency. Newsagencies will provide a convenient, local and accessible pick up point for parcels delivered throughout the Toll distribution network via the Nparcel platform.

Nparcel is being developed nationally across the country, in a staged process.

If you are a newsagent in your capital city we are looking for Expression of Interest (EOI) from you. Please see attached document for further information.

Click here for more information.

Click here for answers to FAQ's.

Click here for an Expression of Interest form.

For more information, visit nparcel.com.au.

How CONNECT can build your business

CONNECT puts the newsagent at the center, providing partners, products, services and channels, that bring the best of online and traditional retail together. CONNECT positions the newsagent for the future with relevance to the local community and growth delivered in four areas:

1. Increased foot traffic
2. Increased margins
3. Increased basket sizes
4. Increased revenue

CONNECT will launch with eight categories in eight newsagencies in mid-March with the plan to expand in mid-April.

Interested in developing a new business that connects newsagents with the digital age? Click here for more information.

MEMBER BENEFIT ALERT

Take advantage of your leasing specialist – one of the many benefits available to you as an ANF Member.

Michael Cuda has more than twenty years experience in the retail property industry and has held senior roles within both agency and large national retail landlords such as Westfield and Stockland.

If you are currently entering into a new lease (especially if you have never been in business before) or contemplating doing so, we strongly recommend that you appoint an experienced and reputable solicitor to review every aspect of the proposed lease document before you make a legal commitment.

If you wish to discuss any of the matters outlined in the attached guide or any other retail property leasing issues, you are free to do so by contacting lease@anf.net.au or call us on (02) 8425 9600

HAVE THE RIGHT MINDSET…

Whether you are about to start a new business and enter into a new lease for the first time or you are an existing retailer looking to renegotiate a further term, you must always bear in mind one important reality, the landlord (lessor) is in business to make money, the same as you are. Any dealings between the lessor and retailer (lessee) should always be commercial and at arm’s length. There must be recognition by both parties that all dealings should be professional at all times – often this is easier said than done, particularly when renegotiating a lease for an existing premise.

The ANF works in unity with your state associations to protect members' interests and improve the profile of the newsagency industry at a public and corporate level. For IR resources in your state or territory, please visit the website of your state association using the links below.


VICTORIA:VANA	QUEENSLAND: QNF	NSW & ACT: NANA


SA	NT	TASMANIA	WA

Business News

Fair Work targeting Tasmania in June

The Fair Work Ombudsman announced they will visit 120 businesses in Queenstown, Roseberry, Strahan and Zeehan in western Tasmania next month.

The June visits form part of an education and compliance campaign and will focus on ensuring employers are complying with record-keeping and pay slip laws.

Inspectors will check all businesses are keeping accurate time-and-wage sheets and...

Vote for me!

The ‘Vote for me. I actually deliver.’ packs are ready to go out through Gordon and Gotch on 10 May. Thank you G&G for your support.

Members will receive these on Friday 10 May. Yes, you will be busy with Mother’s Day – but a poster out the front letting all you customers know they can come back next week and have a chance to win over $10,000, would be a good idea. Remember:...

SA Awards for Excellence Winners

The SA Awards for Excellence were held on Tuesday 9 April 2013.

ANF-SA Awards Winners:

Retail Newsagent of the Year - Philip and Leonie Jenner, Port Mall Newsagency
Distribution Newsagent of the Year - Mark and Kerin, Reynella Newsagency
Employee of the Year-...

ANF Election Strategy

In the period leading up to the Federal election the ANF will be lobbying for policy support from the major parties on the issues that are important to the newsagency industry nationally.

Members will be consulted through a survey at the beginning to ascertain the importance of various issues that affect your businesses. Some of the issues include: Extending the unfair contract protections...

Finance Update from Finance for Life: 8th April 2013

Again we see interest rates on hold. The reduction in interest rates seems to have come to an end. If you have not already restructured your current loans to take advantage of the low interest rates, then now is the time. We have fixed interest rates from 4.99% p.a. (indicative) for you at this time and we do not see this interest rate lasting too long.

You might have heard the banter about...

YOU get to choose supply

Network Services is endeavouring to assist newsagents with what they want, to choose their level of supply for certain titles.Demand for Political Animal featuring Tony Abbott could be high - at this time and Network has asked newsagents to set their supply; agents in Canberra for example may find a bigger demand than those in the outback.

Schwartz Publishing has used a newsagent friendly...

RBA Changes to Card Surcharges

A number of members have been asking questions about the RBA’s changes to card surcharging, particularly regarding if the changes affect surcharging for EFTPOS transactions and what the standards are for this. The ANF approached the RBA for an answer to this question.

The RBA answered with the following:

The EFTPOS system has at no stage prevented merchants from surcharging...

Changes to the Reserve Bank's Standards relating to merchant surcharging for card payments

A number of changes to the Reserve Bank's Standards relating to merchant surcharging took effect yesterday. Newsagents will need to review their surcharging practices to make sure their surcharges are not excessive and that they are clearly disclosed upfront to customers, both in-store and online.

These changes are aimed at improving the price signals that consumers face when choosing the...

Review of the Modern General Retail Industry Award 2010 – decision on Sunday penalty rates

In March 2012, the ANF, amongst other employer associations and unions, put submissions to (the then) Fair Work Australia, in order to participate in the general review of modern awards.

The ANF applied to have the General Retail Industry Award 2010 (GRIA) varied in several different ways, including an application to reduce the Sunday penalty rate from double time to time and a half. We...