Book City rebranding begins
Collins Booksellers has confirmed that its Book City stores in Orange, Wagga Wagga, Griffith and Echuca recently commenced trading as Collins Booksellers. ‘An additional four Book City stores will rebrand...
Collins Booksellers to introduce loyalty program
In what managing director Daniel Jordon said was ‘a major initiative', Collins Booksellers will be introducing a loyalty scheme in the December quarter of 2009.Jordon told WBN the chain also...
Book City to rebrand as Collins Booksellers
Collins Booksellers has announced that its Book City stores will re-brand to Collins Booksellers, commencing in June. ‘At this year's conference, Collins Booksellers announced the group would adopt a single...
Book City Tuncurry changes name, joins Leading Edge
Book City Tuncurry has changed its name to The Great Lakes Bookshop. The change of name at the store Howard and Kate Dixon have operated as a franchise for 13...
Four Book City stores close; several to open
Book City Glendale and Book City Lake Macquarie have closed. Both were run by franchisee Jean-Marc Biram. Book City Mackay has also closed. Book City Horsham ceased trading as a...
Jordon appointed Collins MD; four new stores before Christmas
Collins Booksellers has announced the appointment of Daniel Jordon as managing director. Jordon, who commenced in the book industry as a bookseller for Grahames Bookshops, has spent the past 10...
Joint Collins/Book City conference ‘a major success’
The first joint annual conference for Collins Booksellers and Book City franchisees was held at Palm Cove in Queensland late last month.‘A full business-oriented program for attendees from 51 stores...
Collins Booksellers acquires Book City
Collins Booksellers has acquired the 28 franchises of the Book City group, effectively doubling its size.The new combined group will have more than 60 shops operating across Australia, with plans...
HarperCollins ‘publisher of the year’ at Book City annual conference
The Book City bookselling chain launched a new logo and store branding at its annual franchise conference, held in Melbourne last weekend. HarperCollins was named publisher of the year for...
In brief
Sci Fi conference goes onlineAugust's Conflux 4 science fiction convention will be held entirely online, according to the ABC.Richard & Judy pick MortonThe Shifting Fog by Australian author Kate Morton...
Christmas confidence high at Book City conference
The 2006 annual conference of Book City franchisees was held in Melbourne on the weekend of 9 and 10 September, with the theme ‘working to improve our business.' Book City's...