A potential supplier to newsagents approached me earlier this week seeking access to the newsagency channel for their voucher based product. They claim to have approached Bill Express but were turned off by what they say is a high access cost.
Newsagents place enormous faith in Bill Express as a gatekeeper for our channel. I’d like to think that there is an audit of all proposals put to them by suppliers wanting access to newsagents – to ensure that newsagent interests are being fairly represented.
I am in a similar position at Tower Systems and resolve this by providing free access through our point of sale software. We take no commission on sales and implement links (such as eziPass) for new products without charge. We are as transparent as newsagents should expect.