Last call for Retail Industry Awards | TalkingRetail.com

Store owners are being urged to send in their entries for this year’s Retail Industry Awards with the closing dates fast approaching.

Stores that want to enter the prestigious Independent Retailer of the Year category have just one more week to submit their completed forms before the closing date on 13 May. Those wishing to enter other retailer categories have until 27 May to get their entries in.

The awards, run by Independent Retail News and sister website TalkingRetail.com, remain the only accolades of their kind to recognise success across the whole spectrum of the UK grocery sector, from the smallest independent retailers to the largest supermarket groups.

“The Retail Industry Awards continue to raise their profile year on year and now enjoy greater recognition than ever before – both within the trade and amongst consumers,” said awards boss Helen Lyons. “Last year saw the winners using their logos more extensively than ever, in newspaper andmagazine adverts, on television and in online and in-store marketing. We’re really proud of the importance the industry now places on winning these awards.”

This year’s ceremony and gala dinner takes place on 22 September at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge hotel in London.

Categories open to independents include: Symbol/Fascia Group, Independent Retailer, Forecourt Retailer, Community Retailer, Most Sustainable Retailer, Drinks Retailer, Most Improved Store, Independent Newsagent, Store Manager, and Fresh Produce Retailer.

For further information or additional entry forms, call Rebecca Robertson on 020 8253 8707 or seewww.retailindustryawards.com.

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