Countries: Australia
The Westfield Awards for Retail Excellence, now in their thirteenth year, were presented at a gala evening at the Sydney Regent Hotel tonight.
Over 400 senior executives representing Australia's foremost retailers gathered for the presentation of what are now respected by the retail industry as the nation's most prestigious awards for retailing excellence.
The Westfield Awards for Retail Excellence recognise the performances and achievements of Australia's retailers who are judged on sales achievements, store appearance, merchandising, customer service and marketing performance.
The 1997 Westfield Awards for Retail Excellence winners were:
Ladies Fashion: Jacqui E
Mens Category: Powerhouse
General Fashion: Surf Dive n' Ski
Accessories and Footwear: Mathers
Jewellery and Gifts: Anthony's Jewellers
Food Retail: Lenards Poultry
Fast Food: North Indian Diner
Restaurant/Cafes: Café One
Services: OPSM
Leisure: Sportsco
Homewares: Loewe Lifestyle
General Retail: Crazy Clarks
Major Store Coles
Specialty Retailer: Surf Dive n' Ski
Individual Specialty
Retailer: Anthony's Jewellers
Two other special presentations were made to Roy Young of Roy Young Pharmacy and Barry Bull of Toombul Music for outstanding achievement. Both Barry Bull and Roy Young have received Westfield Awards for Retail Excellence over the past four years.
Westfield Group