Retailers go head-to-head for top Australian award

Aldi, Country Road, Subway and L’Occitane are to battle it out for the Australian Retailer of the Year title.

 

Australian Retailers Association (ARA) ARA executive director Russell Zimmerman said category winners Aldi (food, drink and grocery), Country Road (clothing and footwear), Subway (restaurants, cafés and takeaway) and L’Occitane (specialty retailing) would now go onto compete for the overall title in the retail industry.

 

"This year the ARA invited retailers across the country to vote for the Australian Retailer of the Year across a range of categories," said Zimmerman.

 

"With the votes now tallied, Aldi, Country Road, Subway and L’Occitane have been awarded category titles by their industry peers and will go head-to-head to have the crown handed down from reigning Australian Retailer of the Year Supercheap Auto.

 

"After over 12 months of reduced consumer demand and falling retail sales, the Australian Retailer of the Year judges will be looking for outstanding performances and displays of ingenuity, innovation and business nous during an extremely difficult trading period.

 

The Australian Retailer of Year will be announced at the National Retail Forum in Melbourne on 11 August 2009.