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07/09/2006 - AWARD WINNING RETAIL EXCELLENCE AT BLANCHARDSTOWN SHOPPING CENTRE
“10 years of pioneering retailing”
Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, one of Ireland’s leading shopping and leisure complexes, with over 110,000 sq metres of retail space, has been short listed for a number of top industry accolades. The centre has been nominated for the prestigious FBD CREST Shopping Centre Of The Year following a recent review of shopping centre productivity conducted by CREST Retail Excellence Ireland. The centre has also been short listed in the inaugural Infant Magazine Parents Choice Awards 2006 in the category of Child Friendly Shopping Centre. This year also saw the centre named the first shopping centre in Ireland to be awarded with the ISO 9001:2000 for shopping centre management.
The CREST Annual Shopping Centre Productivity Review, measures the cost efficiencies of shopping centres at retail tenant level, focusing on the following five key criteria; retail rents, service charges, footfall, occupancy rates and marketing support. The report ranked Blanchardstown among the top three shopping centres in the country, nominating it in the shortlist for Shopping Centre of the Year, which will be announced on the 18th of November.
Earlier this year Blanchardstown Shopping Centre announced a further commitment to child safety with the launch of its Child Safe Zone. Child Safe Zone is a simple safety system to help re-unite a lost child with their family through a direct link to the Centre’s CCTV security control room. Reinforced by a free child safe wrist band and bright window stickers and posters throughout the centre to indicate emergency numbers. It is key centre safety initiatives such as Child Safe Zone which placed the centre among the top finalist in the category of Child Friendly Shopping Centre in the Infant Magazine Parents Choice Awards 2006, which will be announced on 21st of September.
Commenting on the nominations, Michael O’Hagan, General Manager said, "Being recognised by both industry peers and consumers is always one of the best accolades a shopping centre can receive. Each nomination is extremely important to us because it confirms that Blanchardstown Shopping Centre continues to set new standards in retail excellence for both retailers and consumers. The various criteria used to judge the centre are testament to why over 300,000 consumers visit the centre each week generating a combined annual retailer’s turnover of €1bn a year. Over the last decade we have continuously looked at ways in which we can enhance the shopping experience for our customers, so it is encouraging to receive recognition for the efforts as we approach our tenth anniversary celebrations this October”.
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