2006 Retail Award Winners
The Bertram Independent Retailer of the Year
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The Torbay Bookshop WHY THE TORBAY BOOKSHOP WON "They have been going for 12 years, but in a market where independents are closing rapidly, they have refused to be cynical and crusty" Newham Bookshop is highly commended by the judges for its proactivity in building its market. The panel applauded the local knowledge, excellent PR activities and outstandingly enthusiastic staff SHORTLIST |
The Walker Books Children's Independent of the Year
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Simply Books WHY SIMPLY BOOKS WON SHORTLIST |
Martina Cole General Retailer of the Year
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Tesco WHY TESCO WON "While BookScan's Total Consumer Market grew by 3.7% in 2005, the mighty Tesco achieved sales uplift of 52%" SHORTLIST
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The Direct to Consumer Bookselling Company of the Year
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Amazon.co.uk WHY AMAZON.CO.UK WON "[Search Inside] really brings online browsing to life and will alter the way customers choose their books" Play.com is highly commended for its considerable achievements in distance bookselling over a very short space of time. "Play.com has come a long way, very fast, and is a welcome alternative to Amazon.co.uk," said one judge. SHORTLIST |
The Bookseller Manager of the Year
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Paul Rutherford, Borders Inverness WHY PAUL RUTHERFORD WON "We have been faced with some tremendous entries in this category this year, but it seems Paul Rutherford has had the greatest impact on his company and his team" SHORTLIST |
The Nielsen BookNet Supply Chain Initiative of the Year
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The Book Depository WHY THE BOOK DEPOSITORY WON "The organisation is . . . taking a leap, not just a step" SHORTLIST |
The Hachette Children's Bookseller of the Year
| Ottakar's WHY OTTAKAR'S WONChildren's books contributed like-for-like sales growth in a tough market Margin growth achieved in areas of exclusives, own brand books and non-book products Focus on backlist promotions and author development Head office children's team Involvement of booksellers in selecting books Timely development of film-related books and toys Excellent staff training "Selling children's books is one of the things they do best. I hope a great deal will be learnt from Ottakar's when integration is complete" SHORTLIST |
The Orion Marketing Campaign of the Year
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David's Bookshop: World Book Day WHY DAVID'S BOOKSHOP WON "Paul cleverly used the national event to leverage the store's own profile as a centre for ideas . . . and clearly the team had to work incredibly hard . . ." SHORTLIST |
The HarperCollins Award for Expanding the Market
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The Richard & Judy Book Club WHY THE RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB WON "The chat that goes on in the studio between Richard & Judy and their guests really brings books alive, without being stuffy or patronising" SHORTLIST |
The Reader's Digest Retail Chain of the Year
| Borders WHY BORDERS UK WON "Borders did well to move away from the heavy discounting that characterised the market this Christmas" SHORTLIST |
The Random House Award for Outstanding Contribution to Bookselling
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James Heneage "For stamping his defiant mark on this challenging industry, and furthering the cause of professional bookselling, James Heneage, founder and former managing director of Ottakar's, swung the vote for this year's Random House Outstanding Contribution to Bookselling Award. It was the panel's unanimous view that Heneage had a significant and positive impact on the book trade since the launch of Ottakar's with Phillip Dunne in 1987." "The panel concluded that under Heneage's stewardship in the past 19 years, Ottakar's became something remarkable a 141-store chain with smart branches, comprehensive ranges, great store events and knowledgeable staff, that while operating on a national scale, also succeeded in appealing at a local level. His achievement will leave an ideological and emotional imprint on this industry, concluded one judge. In July 2006, Ottakar's became part of the HMV Group, and at the time of writing, Heneage continues to be engaged in a consultancy role in the enlarged Waterstone's chain. Whatever his long-term plans, it is widely hoped he will continue to share his energy and enthusiasm for books, for the good of the industry" |
The Headline Publishing Group Bookselling Company of the Year
| Amazon.co.uk WHY AMAZON.CO.UK WON "Amazon's clever thinking is the future of book buying. They just keep moving with new ideas" SHORTLIST |
