Collins Armidale and Tamworth joint franchisee winners at national conference
The Collins Booksellers franchisee awards were announced at the bookseller’s national conference in Melbourne on 6 October.The National Franchisee of the Year Award was jointly awarded to Collins Booksellers in...
Jordon leaves Collins Booksellers
Daniel Jordon has resigned as CEO of Collins Booksellers to take up a position with the Howards Storage World Franchise Group. Collins Booksellers chairman Duncan Johnston and chief financial officer...
Jordon resigns from Collins Booksellers
Daniel Jordon has resigned as CEO of Collins Booksellers. Collins Booksellers said in a statement this week that Jordon has left the company to take up a position with the...
Collins Ballarat on Sturt named ‘Franchise of the Year’ at national conference
Collins Booksellers Ballarat on Sturt, one of two Collins bookstores in Ballarat, Victoria, was named Franchise of the Year at this year’s Collins Booksellers national conference, which was held in Melbourne...
Collins Warragul closes
The Collins Booksellers store in Warragul, Victoria closed at the start of September. Owner Heather Quirk told Books+Publishing that the she decided to close the store for a number of...
Keating joins Collins Booksellers head office
Michelle Keating has joined the Collins Booksellers head office in the role of national franchise manager. Keating, who has worked for a number of Collins stores in Melbourne over the...
Four Collins franchises placed into administration
Four Collins Booksellers franchises in Victoria have closed after the stores’ parent company was placed into voluntary administration. The four stores are located in Bendigo and Kangaroo Flat in regional...
Collins Booksellers Croydon for sale
Collins Booksellers and ABC Centre in Melbourne’s eastern suburb of Croydon is up for sale. The store, which was established in August 1994, has been managed by owner Mark Elliott for its...
Collins Beechworth goes independent
The former Collins Booksellers store in Beechworth, Victoria, is now operating as an independent bookstore under the name Beechworth Books. The store left the Collins group in 2012 and is now a member...
Collins opens company-owned store at Sydney hospital; further hospital stores planned
Collins Booksellers has opened a new company-owned bookstore at the Royal North Shore Hospital in St Leonards, Sydney. The store officially opened on 12 December to coincide with the official...
Hill of Content celebrates 90th birthday
Melbourne’s Hill of Content Bookshop celebrated its 90th birthday on 18 October with a reception for staff, customers and friends. The Bourke Street bookshop was established by A H Spencer...
Coy promoted at Collins Booksellers
Alisa Coy has been appointed to the role of national franchise manager at Collins Booksellers. Coy, who currently manages the Collins head office, will begin in the role on 29 October. (See...
Coy promoted at Collins Booksellers
Collins Booksellers has announced that Alisa Coy has been promoted to the role of national franchise manager. Coy will begin in the role on 29 October and will report to...
New Kobo devices available in October
Kobo has unveiled three new ereading devices which will be available in Australia and New Zealand before the end of the year. The new devices—branded the ‘Kobo Family’ along with...
Pepeyan to leave Collins
Lucie Pepeyan will finish in her position as national franchise manager at Collins Booksellers at the end of August. Pepeyan joined Collins Booksellers in February 2011, after leaving the Australian...
Pepeyan to leave Collins
Lucie Pepeyan will finish in her position as national franchise manager at Collins Booksellers at the end of August. (See news).
Collins Shepparton named ‘Franchise of the Year’ at national conference
Collins Booksellers Shepparton in regional Victoria was named Franchise of the Year at this year’s Collins Booksellers national conference, held between 5 and 7 August in Byron Bay. Franchisees Joe...
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Screen Australia funding for book adaptationsScreen Australia has approved funding for the development of thirteen new feature film projects, four of which are being adapted from books by local authors....
New National Franchise Program launched
The Fair Work Ombudsman has launched a free national franchising service called the National Franchise Program (NFP), which is designed to strengthen the Australian franchising sector. The new program, which...
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Australian Romance Readers Awards 2011 finalists announcedThe finalists in the 2011 Australian Romance Readers Awards were announced on 16 January. Members of the Australian Romance Readers Association (ARRA) have until...