Specsavers marks 5 years retailing in ANZ with seminar and dinner

The participants welcomed the company’s co-founder Dame Mary Perkins as special guest and speaker at both events.
The dinner, hosted by Specsavers frame-range partner, Alex Perry, was a spectacular affair and included the Specsavers Partnership Store Awards for 2013 and a Platinum Prize Draw in support of The Fred Hollows Foundation – as well as a final surprise appearance in the form of comedienne, Julia Morris.
With all Platinum Prize Draw tickets purchased by store partners at their tables, a total of $84,000 was raised, which Dame Mary ‘topped up’ to realise the magical figure of $100,000 on the night.
A happy Ruth Hollows (daughter of Fred and Gabi Hollows) and the foundation’s chief executive officer Penny Tribe, received a cheque from Dame Mary and Specsavers’ global retail director and general manager ANZ, Derek Dyson.
The Specsavers Partnership Store Awards for 2013 comprised a total of eight awards with the two pinnacle awards ‘Best New Zealand Store 2013’ and ‘Best Australian Store 2013’ being won by Specsavers Newmarket (North Island) and Specsavers Midland Gate (Western Australia) respectively.
Earlier in the evening, Dame Mary joined a group of more than 40 store partners, welcoming th into the Specsavers Five-Year Partners Club. The group is made up of partners who have recorded five years or more as a franchisee with Specsavers in Australia or New Zealand.
That boosts the number of Five-Year Partners Club mbers to more than 200 across Australia and New Zealand.