Buying power for newsagents
Group buying power on the general merchandise that now carries the newsagency, so independents can grow the categories that pay while keeping their own name over the door.
Compete on price, keep your independence.
The traditional newsagency core of papers, magazines, lotto and cards earns agency-style margin and, in most towns, is shrinking. The stores doing well have shifted the floor towards general merchandise: phone accessories, print and ink, toys and games, small appliances and giftable homewares.
IBG gives independent newsagents access to more than 1000 approved brands across those categories on group-negotiated terms, with central billing across most suppliers and a support team behind you. No mandated programs, no compulsory ranges, and no change to your branding.
What independent newsagents are up against
The pressures this category puts on a store buying and operating on its own.
The core is set by someone else
Newspaper, magazine, lotto and card margins are fixed by the publisher, the lottery operator or the card company. The only part of the business where you set the margin is the general merchandise you choose to buy and sell.
Growth categories are bought one carton at a time
Phone accessories, ink, games and small appliances all sell in a newsagency, but a single store buying direct from each supplier gets list pricing, small-order freight and a separate account to reconcile every month.
Franchise-style groups trade support for control
Some marketing groups in the channel bundle real support with mandated programs, compulsory ranges and a fixed fee that has to be paid whether the season worked or not.
The counter runs on a small team
Most newsagencies are owner-operated with a few staff. Time spent chasing suppliers, statements and back orders is time not spent on the counter or the range.
How IBG works for newsagents
The same pressures, answered through group buying power and hands-on support.
Group terms on the categories you control
Buy tech accessories, print and ink, toys and games, small appliances and homewares on pricing built on the network's combined volume, with supplier rebates where the program offers them, so the general merchandise you do control earns a proper margin.
One account across the network
Central billing across most suppliers replaces a drawer full of separate accounts with one IBG trade account, one statement and one payment, ordered through the member B2B portal.
Independence is the point, not the price of entry
There are no mandated programs, no compulsory ranges and no rebrand. You keep your name, your signage and your own decisions about what earns space on the floor.
Range advice from people who have run stores
The category team helps you decide which general merchandise lines suit your town and your foot traffic, and the virtual assistant service takes the admin off a small team.
How membership works
Four steps, and no obligation to change how you run your store.
Apply for membership
We take the time to understand your store, your categories and your local market, and confirm IBG is the right fit before anything else.
Get approved
Once approved, you unlock group-negotiated pricing, supplier rebates where available, the member B2B portal and the full IBG support team.
Order through the B2B portal
Buy across the network through a single account, with central billing across most suppliers, so you spend less time on admin and more on the floor.
Ongoing support
The IBG team helps you put group pricing, marketing, IT and category support to work for newsagents over time. There are no mandates and no forced ranges.
Brands newsagents can buy on group terms
A selection of names you can access on group terms. Members always choose what they stock.
Support built for newsagents
Membership is more than buying power. The IBG team helps you run and grow the business.
Questions from newsagents
Straight answers to what independents ask before they join.
No. Those parts of the newsagency run on their existing distribution and agency arrangements. IBG sits alongside them and covers the general merchandise categories where you set the margin: tech accessories, print and ink, toys and games, small appliances, homewares and gifting.
Neither. IBG is a buying group. There are no mandated promotions, no compulsory ranges and no rebrand. You choose what to buy through the network and keep trading under your own name.
Yes. Membership adds group pricing and central billing across the IBG network; it does not replace relationships you want to keep. Use the group where it improves your buying and keep your own arrangements where they suit you.
Group terms are negotiated on the network's combined volume, so members of all sizes buy on the same group pricing. IBG does not impose minimum-purchase rules, and any supplier-specific terms are explained clearly when you join.
Related retailers
IBG supports independents across categories and store formats. See how it works for stores like yours.
For licensed post offices
Group buying power for the retail side of a licensed post office, where the licensee sets the margin, with one account and no forced ranges.
For toy and gift retailers
Group buying across toys, board games, gifting and licensed lines, for independent toy and gift stores making the most of every season.
For office and stationery retailers
Group pricing and consistent availability across print, ink, toner, stationery and business machines, for independent office retailers.
Everyday Home Living
Members can list the small appliances and tech accessories they range on Everyday Home Living, the group's ready-made online store, without building a website of their own.
Grow the categories that pay, and keep your newsagency your own.
Apply for membership and the IBG team will walk you through pricing, suppliers and support for newsagents. No obligation, no forced ranges.