The Better Retailing Awards journey so far…
The response to our first ever Better Retailing Awards has been overwhelming and all entries were put through a stringent process to reach our initial shortlist. This was followed by rigorous in-store assessments to determine our list of 33 finalists across the 8 categories.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR FINALISTS!
The Categories
Merchandising & In-store Display:
- Girish Jeeva, Girish’s Premier @ Barmulloch
- Mandeep, Vrinder & Bal Singh, Singh’s Premier Teynham Road
- Shilen Madhani, Premier MBROS
- Lewis Woodward, Nisa Local Colleygate
Effective Ranging & Availability:
- Judith Smitham, The Old Dairy – Pydar Stores
- Peter Patel, Costcutter Brockley
- Shilen Madhani, Premier MBROS
- Kopinath Kalanathan, Freshgo’s Londis Armthorpe
Community Hero:
- Trudy Davies, Woosnam & Davies News
- Shashi Patel, Meet & Deep Newsagents
- Natalie Lightfoot, Londis Solo Convenience
- Sophie WIlliams, Broadway Convenience Store
Store Development:
- Girish Jeeva, Girish’s Premier @ Barmulloch
- Peter Patel, Costcutter Brockley
- Kaual Patel, Torridon Convenience Store Nisa
- Ashan Chaudry, Triple A Foodhall
- Phil Thompson, Premier Thompsons Warren Avenue
Customer Engagement:
- Priyesh Vekaria, One Stop Carlton Convenience
- Natalie Lightfoot, Londis Solo Convenience
- Lisa Mulkerns, Mulkerns Eurospar
- Benedict Selvaratnam, Freshfields Market
Responsible Retailing:
- Vidur Pandya, Kislingbury Mini Market & Post Office
- Priyesh Vekaria, One Stop Carlton Convenience
- Judith Smitham, The Old Dairy – Pydar Stores
- Shilen Madhani, Premier MBROS
Retail Innovation:
- Ashan Chaudry, Triple A Food Hall
- Girish Jeeva, Girish’s Premier @ Barmulloch
- Anila Ali, Ali’s Convenience Store
- Kaual Patel, Torridon Convenience Store Nisa
Team Development:
- Girish Jeeva, Girish’s Premier @ Barmulloch
- Enya McAteer, Mulkerns Spar
- Vidur Pandya, Kislingbury Mini Market & Post Office
- Lewis Woodward, Nisa Local Colleygate
Overall Best Shop:
To be announced on 14th October.
The Overall Best Shop winner will receive £1,000 to spend on their store.
What happens next?
On 21 August, more than 30 industry experts will come together to judge our 33 finalists and unanimously decide each category winner.
The outcome of the judging day will be a closely guarded secret until the Better Retailing Awards on 14 October when the category winners and the Overall Best Shop will be announced.
The Better Retailing Awards follows the Better Retailing Festival, the not-to-be missed event for independent news and convenience retailers, which will leave you feeling inspired, with a bigger business network and lots of profitable new ideas for your store.
The Better Retailing Festival and Awards are FREE to attend for independent news and convenience retailers, click the link below to find out more and secure your place.
The Better Retailing Festival & Awards are a fantastic opportunity for suppliers to the channel to share insights and advice with retailers, and demonstrate your support to the channel. So why not get involved? There are still a number of opportunities for you to educate, exhibit or sponsor at the event.
Contact: Natalie Reeve our Head of Commercial at: natalie.reeve@newtrade.co.uk or call 07856475788
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