Type Private Founder Frederick Henry Slamen Products Books, DVDs & eReaders Motto We love a good read. | Industry Specialty retail Key people Daniel Jordon, CEO Headquarters Melbourne, Australia | |
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Number of locations 32 "Collins" stores and 2 "Hill Of Content" stores Founded 1922, Melbourne, Australia Profiles | ||
Collins Booksellers Pty Ltd is an Australian book store chain founded in 1922 by Frederick Henry Slamen. The name Collins is from the original location of the first store, 622 Collins Street, Melbourne .
The company remained family owned until 2005, when it was placed into administration resulting in a franchisee buyout of company owned stores.
In 2016 the company consists of only 32 franchised outlets under the brand name "Collins Booksellers" and 2 stores under the brand name "Hill of Content", down from the peak of 80 stores in 2011. .
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