The Best of Cape Town Competition was initiated by Good Hope FM in order to honour those people and institutions that excel in their fields, and in doing so, make us, the public, proud to be South African.

Canal Walk CEO, Wayne Abegglen, reports that Canal Walk is proud and delighted at being named the Mother City’s best shopping centre. “Cape Town is certainly at the forefront of retail excellence in South Africa and to be singled out as the top shopping centre in the city is a huge honour,” say Abegglen.

The awards are important for the nominees and winners but also for all of Cape Town notes Abegglen who praised Good Hope FM for taking on the tremendous task of discovering Cape Town’s very best.

“With expectations high as 2010 looms large, it is important to honour the people, businesses and institutions that have excelled in terms of superior products and service delivery. Canal Walk’s success in this category is a direct reflection on the centre’s ability to deliver comprehensive, desirable retail variety and service that is a cut above the rest. This is something for which we consistently strive,” says Abegglen.

What is most exciting, notes Abegglen, is that it was the public who selected the nominees in each category. “It’s wonderful, and rather humbling, to have the city behind us,” he smiles. “We would really like to thank each one of our shoppers for their valuable support”.

With 400 stores representing leading local and global brands, Canal Walk offers the most comprehensive lifestyle shopping experience in South Africa, including the widest selection of speciality stores in the Southern Hemisphere. It merges the world's most desirable brands with shopping convenience.

Situated a convenient 10-minute drive from Cape Town’s city centre, Canal Walk enjoys direct access from the N1 highway and attracts millions of international and local visitors each year with its spectacular architecture, spacious malls and unparalleled array of unique retail opportunities and spectacular views of Table Mountain and the Grand Canal from the popular outdoor Canal Walk Piazza and the patios of Canal Walk's restaurants, cafés and coffee shops.

In addition to winning Cape Town Best Shopping Centre, Canal Walk was also nominated in the category of Best Architectural Design Building. Canal Walk’s Woolworths also outdid its competitors, and took home the title ‘Best Retail Store’.