Retail Franchise wins Bookseller of the Year Award

Dymocks Garden City in Perth has won the 2010 National Chain Bookseller of the Year Award. This was announced at the Australian Book Industry Awards, which were held in the Paddington Town Hall in Sydney.

The annual awards, which are voted by booksellers and publishers, are held to pay tribute to the industry’s most promising and outstanding authors, publishers, illustrators and booksellers of Australia.

Ann Poublon, the proud owner of the Perth-based franchise business opportunity, has won the prestigious award for the third time. “This award is accepted with great humility and we’re proud to be part of this wonderful industry. I’d like to thank my hardworking team who have such dedication and passion for books. This passion has allowed us to deliver expert advice and greater value than ever to the Perth community,” she commented.

Dymocks CEO Don Grover is extremely pleased with the results: “It is a great honour to receive these awards. To be recognised by our industry colleagues and peers is an enormous achievement for Dymocks. These awards are a testament to our commitment to offering the best-book buying experience to the Australian community.” 



Sushi Franchise in Rockhampton wins prestigious award

Go Sushi franchisees Glenda and Gordon Johnson from Rockhampton are the proud new owners of the Pacific Retail Management (PRM) Franchisee of the Year Award. They received their prize at the PRM Conference and Awards Dinner in Brisbane.

Franchisees of all four PRM brands were present at the event. The company presented awards to franchisees that are successfully running their own business. The Johnsons won their Franchisee of the Year Award because they are an example for other Go Sushi franchisees.

Other RPM prize winners included:

• Beard Papa Franchisee of the Year - Sam Shih (Beard Papa Garden City)
• Go Sushi Marketer of the Year - Robyn Blakey (Go Sushi Carindale and Pacific Fair)
• Go Sushi Operational Franchisee of the Year - Mark and Cathy Blake (Go Sushi Toowoomba)
• Love Coffee & Crepes Franchisee of the Year - Michael Solomon (Love Coffee & Crepes Helensvale)
• Kick Juice Franchisee of the Year - Peter and Wendy Wrigley (Kick Juice Broome)

"It was wonderful to see everyone who attended the conference and awards dinner. Our franchisees have performed well in the past year and it was great to be able to recognise these achievements. We look forward to another successful year in 2010-11," managing director, Nicola Mills commented.