Having just done over newsagents by slashing commission on recharge product down to 5% (while maintaining Coles at 16%), I’ve heard that Vodafone is preparing an offer for newsagents based around SIM card sale. If what I have heard is right, they will be offering above average commission and other benefits in return for premium counter space. The only way Vodafone can fix the problem they have created with newsagents is to lift commission to something close to what they pay Coles.