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Wood Green independent The Big Green Bookshop has won its first award since opening just 11 weeks ago: the bookshop won the Best New Business gong at the Haringey Business Awards.
The bookshop was set up by owners Tim West and Simon Key after Waterstone's closed the shop they managed in the same area. The awards commended the duo for building a large and supportive customer base following the closure of the chain store.
Writing on the shop's blog, Key stated: "We work really really hard and know that the customers are the people who decide whether we succeed or not. There's no resting on laurels, just because we've got a trophy, but it's nice to get a bit of recognition...innit?"