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RETAIL AWARD CATEGORIES

These categories are for all retailers of housewares products with a number of new categories this. Below are descriptions of the various retailer categories with the logo of the category sponsor.

RETAIL AWARD CATEGORIES are open for entry until 2024-06-21
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RETAIL AWARD CATEGORIES

BEST SUPERMARKET RETAILER

For the national supermarkets, this award will recognise a retailer’s specifics efforts for its house and home offer in store and online.

BEST GARDEN CENTRE RETAILER

Recognising the growth in the housewares product offer at garden centres, this category is not defined by number of stores but may be entered by garden centre retailers who have paid particular attention to the house and home sector.

RETAIL EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR

Nomination of retail employees who make a difference with their enthusiastic, attentive and knowledgeable service (and who could be considered ‘the unsung heroes’ of the shop floor, customer services team or buying team)

EXCELLENCE IN ONLINE RETAILING

Nominees should be retailers of housewares who use the internet as a highly significant or primary route to its consumers. 

 

EXCELLENCE IN RETAIL TRAINING

This award is for a retailer’s approach to training for its team. This can be an on-going training programme or specific training initiative that has been instigated (or been particularly significant) in the last year.

EXCELLENCE IN RETAIL DISPLAY - INDEPENDENT

Nominees should be an independent retailer. Window and/or in-store displays which are either specific to one product range or of a more generic nature which demonstrate originality and maximise visual impact.

EXCELLENCE IN RETAIL DISPLAY - MULTIPLE OR DEPARTMENT STORE

Nominees should be a multiple retailer, a department store chain or independent department store. Window and/or in-store displays which are either specific to one product range or of a more generic nature which demonstrate originality and maximise visual impact.

EXCELLENCE IN RETAILER INITIATIVE

This award is for a single recent initiative to promote the sale of housewares products and/or raise the profile of the retailer and foster customer loyalty (from any housewares retailer, whether independent or multiple).

BEST DEPARTMENT STORE - INDEPENDENT

Nominees should be an individual independent department store or branch of a small group of up to three stores, showing excellence in areas across the retail spectrum, including: product range, product knowledge, staff training, customer care, marketing and promotion, display and (if relevant) multi-channel retailing.

BEST DEPARTMENT STORE - MULTIPLE BRANCH OR GROUP MEMBER

Nominees should be a specific branch of a department store chain or group of above three stores showing excellence in areas across the retail spectrum, including: product range, product knowledge, staff training, customer care, marketing and promotion, display and (if relevant) multi-channel retailing. 

INDEPENDENT COOKSHOP OF THE YEAR (up to 3 stores)

Nominees should be an independent bricks and mortar retailer up to three stores, whose main business is that of a cookware shop

MULTIPLE OR SMALL GROUP RETAILER OF THE YEAR (4 plus more stores)

Nominees should be a specialist or non-specialist retailer of housewares products excluding department stores, garden centres or supermarkets.

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