Australia Post to revamp stationery offer?
I have heard from several sources that government owned Australia Post outlets are set to revamp their stationery offer with supply to be controlled outside the organisation. One contact says they will...
View ArticleAustralia Post on the move
Australia Post got a fair bit of news coverage yesterday. Chairman David Mortimer and new CEO Ahmed Fahour Check were widely quoted talking up their retail network and the rest of the business....
View ArticleAustralia Post partners with OfficeMax
OfficeMax and Australia Post have done a deal whereby the Australia Post brand is being used to sell to launch an online office products store operated by OfficeMax. This is a great leg up for...
View ArticleOffice Depot now selling US Postal Service range
In a move which is the reverse of what we see today in Australia, US office supplies chain Office Depot has announced the immediate availability of US Postal Service shipping products and services....
View ArticleThe Australia Post c-store?
I have heard from a couple of people that government owned Australia Post outlets, as opposed to privately owned Licenced Post Offices, are introducing selected confectionery and convenience lines to...
View ArticleAustralia Post profit tumble spells more trouble for newsagents
Australia Post’s 66% decline in profit over the last year is bad news for newsagents. As the organisation battles a decline in the use of its traditional mail services, it is turning to other revenue...
View ArticleWhy Australia Post should not be given the task of taking on the banks
Giving Australia Post the role of operating a people’s bank to take on the big four would be a mistake. The bloated government owned retail network of 865 corporate Australia Post stores disregards the...
View ArticleAustralia Post closing outlets
I was interested to read that Australia Post could close 27 government owned retail outlets by the end of this year. If I owned a newsagency nearby one of the closing outlets I’d be quietly cheering....
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Taxpayers support the Australia Post Reflex $4.99 deal
Australia Post is currently selling Reflex copy paper for $4.99 a ream. Even if we purchased for the same price as Australia Post, newsagents could not achieve the same reward as the government owned...
View ArticlePhasing out postage stamps?
Newsagents with post office agencies may be interested to read about the move in Denmark where people can text the post office for a code which is written on an envelope instead of purchasing a stamp....
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The federal government competes with newsagents, again
The Mother’s Day catalogue from the federal government owned Australia Post shops was out to take sales from newsagents and other independent family-owned retailers. The catalogue offers Mother’s Day...
View ArticleWoes for the U.S. Postal Service
The U.S. Postal Service Nears Collapse Delivery of first-class mail is falling at a staggering rate. Facing insolvency, can the USPS reinvent itself like European services have—or will it implode? The...
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OfficeMax brand more obvious at Australia Post
The latest Australia Post catalogue is promoting the OfficeMax brand prominently next to the Australia Post brand. Taxpayer dollars have paid to get the recognition achieved for Australia Post. We...
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The German post office survives without selling sewing machines
One of the excuses Australia Post has used in the past for extending the reach of products sold in its network of 800+ government owned post offices is that mail does not pay. The German postal...
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Swiss Post Office sells lottery tickets
While the Swiss Post Office does not sell stationery, greeting cards and many other items Government owned Australia Post retail outlets sell, they do sell lottery tickets. I am not sure if lottery...
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How does a brûlée set fit into the Postal Corporation Act 1989
The Christmas 2011 catalogue from Australia Post is packed with items which are far removed from what I would expect a post office to sell, like the Brûlée Set on page 7. While this is not a...
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US Postal service pushing for online business
I visited the US Postal Service stand at the CES show in Las Vegas yesterday and discovered that they are in the middle of a major push to attract shoppers online and away from post offices. They say...
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We need to get political about Australia Post
Reading the latest Australia Post catalogue it is clear that the operators of the government owned and protected corporation will put the needs of their shareholders and protectors, the federal...
View ArticleAustralia Post double standards on penalty rates
Newsagents in shopping centres often have no choice but to open every Sunday, either working themselves or paying crazy penalty rates. The government owned Australia Post outlets in the same centres...
View ArticleWestern Union and Australia Post advertising
Melbourne radio this week has been featuring advertising which if I did not know any better would leave me believing that to use Western Union I;d have to go to an Australia Post shop. Of course, this...
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