Gift retailers urged to send in their entries in for these great awards
There’s just a couple of weeks to go for gift retailers to send in their entries for The Greats Awards 2024!
The competition, now in its 22nd year, recognises and rewards the UK’s outstanding gift shops and gift departments, fanfaring the amazing retailers who have risen to the challenges over the past year.
“As always, we’re looking for those outstanding gift retailers who are a cut above the rest and have continued to up the ante by being resilient and resourceful in a challenging trading period,” said Sue Marks, editor of Progressive Gifts & Home and GiftsandHome.net, part of Max Publishing, which owns and organises The Greats, and sister publications to Progressive Greetings and PG Buzz.
“We’d love to hear what gift retailers have done over the past 12 months to really up the ante and encourage new business, to include retail initiatives, outstanding displays, charity and local community involvement, product diversification and the opening of a new outlet.”
All entries should be sent by email to Sue Marks at suem@max-publishing.co.uk stating which of the relevant categories it’s for.
The full list of The Greats 2024 categories is:
Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – London, The South, South East & East Anglia
Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – Midlands & Wales
Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – North and N Ireland
Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – West & South West
Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – Scotland
Best Newcomer
Best Specialist Multiple (4 or more shops)
Best Department Store Retailer Of Gifts
Best Non-Specialist Retailer Of Gifts
Best Garden Centre Retailer Of Gifts
Best In Store/Window Display
Best Retailer Initiative
Uniting the gift industry, The Greats Awards has again joined forces with The Giftware Association’s Gift Of The Year awards, with winners of both to be revealed at a fabulous black tie awards event at the glittering Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on Thursday, 16 May.
Visit www.thegreatsawards.co.uk or www.thegiftawards.com for more information.
Tickets to the awards, at £220+vat and with tables of 10 and 12 available, can be booked quickly and securely by visiting www.max-tickets.net or by contacting awards organiser Clare Hollick at clare@createvents.co.uk or 0118 334 0085.
