Bill Express, a major trading partner of newsagents, has announced to the ASX today that they are providing electronic vouchers that can be used on the internet to acquire and download products from Apple’s iTunes Music Store.
While it is likely that Bill Express were brought to the table by Coles Myer after they did their deal with Apple, it is appalling that newsagents have been cut out of business which should be ours. We have the technology network and we have the connect with the iTunes demographic. What 15 year old wants to go to a supermarket to get an online voucher. They’d be happier in a newsagency where they can get music magazines and other products.
I hope that Bill Express robustly represented newsagents as a better recharge outlet than supermarkets.