1976
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Pacific Bookstores was established, serving 29 schools in Singapore.
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2002
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The company was the first to offer online purchasing of school textbooks on its website. The network of schools grew to 66.
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2006
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Pacific Bookstores was invited to be a working partner of The National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) in their annual "Back to School" Fair and is currently still supporting the event.
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Times The Bookshop Pte Ltd acquires stake in Pacific Bookstores.
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2007
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Awarded the "Singapore SME 500" Award for being one of the top 500 performing companies in Singapore.
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2008
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Awarded the "Singapore SME 500" Award for the second year running. The network of schools increased to more than 100.
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2011
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Pacific Bookstores introduced the usage of computer systems to automate its inventory management, ordering systems and other core processes. Computerization brought about great improvements in efficiency and allowed company processes to be more systematic.
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2012
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Pacific Bookstores partnered with Capelle Consulting to build a customer centric culture based on the D.R.I.V.E roadmap designed by Capelle Consulting. The project was supported by Workforce Development Agency (WDA) and SPRING Singapore.
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2013
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Awarded the “Singapore SME 1000” Award for being one of the top 1000 performing companies in Singapore.
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Awarded 2013 Service Excellence WSQ Recognition Award for consistency of training staff in the Service Excellence Workforce Skills Qualifications (SV WSQ) programmes.
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Recognized by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) as the top twenty companies adopting Service Excellence WSQ framework.
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The company revamped their E-Commerce (Online purchase) so as to enhance the online purchasing experience of their end customers.
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2014
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Pacific Bookstores sent 98% of their workforce to attend Customer Centric Course in June 2014. The company adopted ‘Continuous Training’ as a company-wide culture for long-term and continuous improvement initiative.
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Set up an E-Commerce department to fine tune processes and customer service flow for online purchases.
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2015
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Partnered with POSB/Singpost to take part in the National School Savings Campaign 2015.
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Started to promote a cashless environment via the usage of EZ Link/Debit & Credit Cards at selected schools..
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Launched new E-Commerce website (Pacific eShop)
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First Bookseller in Singapore to be awarded the S-Class Certification for achieving Business Excellence Niche Standard (Service)
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2016
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Started promoting FSC certified items.
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Co-organized yearly back to school fair with NTUC U-Care for lower income families.
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Piloting queue systems for bookshop operators.
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2017
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Pacific Bookstores embarked on its first Charity Day with Sarah Seniors Activity Centre and provided ration packs for 250 families.
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Embarked on POS system trial for school bookshops.
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2018
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Pilot Run for FAS distribution system via electric mode
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Introducing IT Products to our product range.
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Offering online ordering of school uniforms*
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