The elephant in the room at the ANF National Convention this week has been the Bill Express issue. Just about every newsagent I meet asks what is likely to happen and whether they will have to pay back the lease they took out on the equipment. Like so much about Bill Express at the moment not much can be discussed publicly. I can’t help but feel that the Convention would have been a good time for newsagents (and only newsagents) to get together and talk about the situation.
I can imagine that it is one mighty big elephant!
i put my comment in the wrong spot-did anyone remember to invite bill express to the conference???as they are a vital part of a number of newsagencies -by that i mean so many newsagencies do so well out of their bill paying services[judging by bill express newsletters]that i hope they were invited.
once the hard day of conferencing is over i suppose it was great for everyone to get to together and to have a few drinks and some great yarns.can someone let us know how it all went please?
Aren’t those BE newsletters something???
oh while we are on this topic. why dont the bill express top billers from each month come out and support bill express.come on dont be shy.dont be shy boys and girls .you are the ones making all the money and as we are led to believe you have made heaps of money from all those transactions.now is the time to support bill express.surely you do not want them to go out of business????suggestion, why not sign up for 10 years??go on show your support!!!you have done well show some loyality.then bill express can list you.oh they will be calling on you if a court case arises-you can be sure of that.there may even be a case to form a new union as well,considering that so many newsagents are for bill express and so many against-you can not have a union with conflicting interests.so who will start the ball rolling????
unfortunately i do not keep the old bill express news letters,but if any one has the old ones from last year or early this year could they please list the top bill express billers-say the top 30 .this will impress bill express and it lets them know that they have good and loyal support out there..
a call to bill express readers come on list them yourselves if no one can find the old news letters!!!!
February National Top Transactors
January February Merchant Name Suburb State
2 1 Clayton Newsagency Clayton VIC
1 2 Milleara News Keilor East VIC
3 3 Brimbank Central Newsagency Deer Park VIC
4 4 Newsxpress Parkmore Keysborough VIC
13 5 Newsxpress Northside Plaza North Rockhampton QLD
6 6 Sunbury Authorised Newsagency Sunbury VIC
7 6 Broadmeadows Lotto And News Broadmeadows VIC
5 7 Brandon Park Authorised Newsagency Wheelers Hill VIC
33 8 Dalby Newsagency Dalby QLD
40 9 Bassendean Newsagency Bassendean WA
13 10 Roxburgh Park News & Lotto Roxburgh Park VIC
264 11 Uts Union Shop-Broadway Broadway NSW
12 12 Gladstone Park Newsagency Gladstone Park VIC
26 13 Brassall News Brassall QLD
16 14 Sunshine Newsagency Sunshine VIC
14 15 Newsxpress Castle Towers Castle Hill NSW
9 16 Kelly`S Farm Newsagency Modbury SA
19 17 Carramar Newsagency Morley WA
72 18 Dissel`S Findon Road Newsagency Findon SA
45 19 Shopping Fair News North Rockhampton QLD
29 19 Springvale Authorised Newsagency & Lotto Springvale VIC
13 20 Waverley Gardens Newsagency Mulgrave VIC
31 20 Endeavour Lotto Endeavour Hills VIC
18 21 Forest Lakes Newsagency Thornlie WA
11 22 Central News Werribee Plaza Werribee VIC
51 23 Square News And Cards Sunbury VIC
37 24 Honeywell Newsgency Mirrabooka WA
51 25 Keilor Downs Plaza Newsagency Keilor Downs VIC
41 26 Old Town Plaza Newsagency Bankstown NSW
23 27 Goodna News Goodna QLD
39 28 West End News West End QLD
10 28 Southvale Newsagency Springvale South VIC
16 29 Glenroy Newsagency Glenroy VIC
28 30 Campbellfield Lotto And Newsagency Campbellfield VIC
24 31 The Avenue Sub News And Lotto Ardeer VIC
56 31 Dandenong Plaza Newsagency Dandenong VIC
158 32 Moonta Newsagency Moonta SA
21 33 Hadfield Newsagency Glenroy VIC
107 34 Berserker News North Rockhampton QLD
46 35 Newsxpress Forest Hill Forest Hill VIC
32 36 Rainbow Beach Iga Rainbow Beach QLD
42 37 Garden Newsagency – Newton Newton SA
27 38 Stockland Mall Newsagency Merrylands NSW
68 39 Mitchum Newsagency Shop 2 Cabramatta NSW
38 40 Lakemba Lottery Agent & Newsagency Lakemba NSW
25 41 Braybrook Newsagency Braybrook VIC
49 42 Card & Paper News Rockhampton QLD
48 43 Seymour Newsagency & Lotto Seymour VIC
47 44 Cairnlea Newsagency And Lotto Cairnlea VIC
52 45 Watergardens Newsagency. Taylors Lakes VIC
19 46 Candlewood Village Newsagency Joondalup WA
53 47 Newsxpress Frankston Frankston VIC
22 48 Stratton Park News And Gifts Stratton WA
36 49 Mt Druitt Newsagency Mt Druitt NSW
72 50 Craigieburn Auth. Newsagency Craigieburn VIC
41 51 Carrum Downs Newsagency Carrum Downs VIC
107 52 Pascoe Vale Central Newsagency Pascoe Vale VIC
24 53 Trafalgar Authorised Newsagency Trafalgar VIC
85 54 Lalor Lucky Lotto Lalor VIC
232 54 Walters Newsagency St Marys NSW
36 55 Super Star Lucky Lotto Cranbourne West VIC
110 56 Parkhill Berwick News & Lotto Berwick VIC
30 56 Russells Newsagencies Elizabeth SA
76 57 Hastings Newsagency Hastings VIC
31 58 Halls Head Central News Halls Head WA
128 58 Mt Lawley News Mount Lawley WA
68 58 Campbells Newsagency Oaklands Park SA
57 59 Northcote Newsplaza Northcote VIC
93 60 Newsxpress – Ocean Keys Clarkson WA
120 61 Spearwood Heights Newsagency Spearwood WA
43 62 Hudsons Lotto Werribee VIC
244 63 Dimboola Newsagency Dimboola VIC
53 63 Chadstone Centre Newsagency Chadstone VIC
54 63 Bundoora Centre Newsagency Bundoora VIC
61 64 Highpoint Newsagency And Lotto Maribyrnong VIC
55 65 Newsxpress Robina Robina Town Centre QLD
119 66 Cunningham Street News Dalby QLD
95 66 Oakleigh Authorised Newsagency Oakleigh VIC
83 67 Village Newsagency – Golden Grove Golden Grove SA
84 68 Preston Town Hall Newsagency Preston VIC
73 68 Altona North Authorised Newsagency Altona North VIC
71 69 Dallas News And Lotto Dallas VIC
65 69 The Hub Newsagency Frankston VIC
120 69 Niddrie Authorised Newsagency Niddrie VIC
85 70 Revesby Newsagency Revesby NSW
101 71 The News Fountain Gate Fountain Gate VIC
84 71 Newsline Newsagenct Box Hill Box Hill VIC
62 72 Tran Nguyen Newsagency Campsie NSW
114 73 Ballina Newsagency Ballina NSW
86 73 Noble Park Authorised Newsagency Noble Park VIC
111 74 Airport West Nextra Airport West VIC
55 75 Redbank Plains News Redbank Plains QLD
169 76 Ballina Fair Newsagency Ballina NSW
77 76 Burnside Lotto & News Burnside VIC
116 77 Lalor Newsagency Lalor VIC
15 77 Maddington Village Newsagency Maddington WA
117 78 Callow`S Corner News Busselton WA
109 78 Nambucca Plaza Newsagency Nambucca Heads NSW
50 78 Rundle Mall Plaza Newsagency Adelaide SA
123 79 Hunters Newsagency Wagga Wagga NSW
239 80 Finley Newsagency Finley NSW
103 81 Shoalwater News And Lottery Centre Shoalwater WA
240 82 Barooga General Store And Newsagency Barooga NSW
92 83 Marsden News Marsden QLD
96 84 Nixon Street Store Devonport TAS
97 84 Central West News West Footscray VIC
99 84 Williamstown News & Lotto Williamstown VIC
82 84 Fountain Gate Newsagency Fountain Gate VIC
141 85 Eaton Fair Lottery Centre And Newsagency Eaton WA
80 85 Newsplus Westfield Liverpool Liverpool NSW
132 86 Delahey Lotto & News Delahey VIC
74 87 Aspendale Gardens News And Lotto Aspendale Gardens VIC
67 88 Newsagency Eastland Ringwood VIC
59 89 Central Plaza News Woodridge QLD
75 90 The Hills Centre Newsagency Seven Hills NSW
73 90 Pakenham Authorised Newsagency Pakenham VIC
148 91 Thomastown News And Lotto Centre Thomastown VIC
103 92 Tullamarine Authorised Newsagency Tullamarine VIC
140 93 Lucky Jims News & Casket Agency Gympie QLD
60 94 Syretts Newsagency Inverell NSW
62 95 Ashfield Newsagency Ashfield NSW
129 96 Arndale News Springwood QLD
58 96 Halls Head Newsagency Halls Head WA
87 97 The News Centre Bentleigh VIC
112 98 Sunshine Plaza News And Lotto Sunshine VIC
253 98 East Toukley Newsagency Toukley NSW
58 99 Station Square News Maryborough QLD
155 99 Coburg Newsagency Coburg VIC
61 100 Northland News And Tatts Preston VIC
My store is ranked at 43 and i can tell you that we are far from making any money on Bill Express. We recently took over what was left of the contract (2 years) from the previous owners 7 weeks ago only because we have one biller exclusive to my business. As a result of the extended time it took Bill Express to approve the change of ownership we did not have Bill Payment or eftpos in store for 5 weeks. We subsequently lost a lot of those customers to another store. I made a poor decision to take on the dead donkey; which has left a foul taste in my mouth.
My small and large screen also do not work and have not for 6 weeks; surely Bill Express have an obligation to its customer base since they keep saying it is business as usual?
Vaughan
I am leaving this message on all blogs about bill express.
I unplugged my system 5 weeks ago and stopped the authority on the direct debit with the bank.
You all know your right so follow suit. What are you afraid off?
If you keep paying the monthly rental your paying what is owed anyway.
So unplug it, stop the direct debit and see what happens.