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It's that time of year again! Destination Wollongong along with presenting partner Commonwealth Bank Business Banking look forward to hosting the Awards Dinner on Friday May 27 at the WIN Entertainment Centre.
“The Wollongong City Centre Retail and Business Awards recognise outstanding businesses in the retail and business sectors of the Wollongong City Centre incorporating Crown Street Mall and Wollongong Central,” Destination Wollongong general manager Mark Sleigh said.
“Since their inception in 1994, the Awards have acknowledged businesses for achieving excellence in the Wollongong City Centre.”
Located in the heart of Wollongong, the City Centre is the leading shopping, dining and entertainment precinct in the Illawarra. The City Centre precinct is comprised of three parts:
- Wollongong Central
- Crown Street Mall
- The greater wider City Centre
With Myer, David Jones, JB Hi-Fi, Rebel Sport and over 350 specialty stores, there’s something for everyone! The abundance of cafes and street entertainment also make it the perfect place to gather with friends.
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Nominations opened and launched on February 20 this year while nominations closed on March 18. Submissions were due on April 11 and finalists were advised on April 13. Now it’s a case of waiting with suspense who will win the awards at the Awards Dinner to be held tonight on Friday May 27 at the WIN Entertainment Centre.
“Businesses must first be nominated into one of 15 categories,” Mr Sleigh said. “Following receipt of the nomination, the business owner or manager completes a simple five question submission by the due date.
“These submissions determined the finalists in each category and each finalist was mystery shopped with judging taking place simultaneously from April 13 to May 6. Determining the winner of each category was based on the scores obtained from judges, the written submission and the mystery shop results.
“The Retail and Business of the Year winner is the business with the highest score overall.”
Businesses and community members also nominated and voted for their favourite businesses to take out the People's Choice Award.
Sponsors of the Awards include: Wollongong City Council, Destination Wollongong, Commonwealth Bank, Wollongong Central by The GPT Group, WIN Network, i98FM, Relativity, WIN Sports & Entertainment Centres, Arena AV, Creations in Glass, Primavera Flowers and the Illawarra Mercury.
See visitwollongong.com.au/our-city-centre/city-centre-features/retail-and-business-awards
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