HousewaresNews.net is delighted to announce the retailer finalists for the Excellence in Housewares Awards 2021. The retailer awards cover the whole spectrum of the housewares industry, including physical stores and online, independents, multiples, department stores, garden centres, supermarkets, and incredible individual retail employees.
“We are thrilled to announce the EIH 2021 retail finalists, following extensive nominations from housewares suppliers and very impressive submissions from retailers,” comments Jo Howard, editor of Progressive Housewares and HousewaresNews.net (organisers of The Excellence in Housewares Awards). “This amazing line-up reflects the ingenuity, energy, creativity, and proactivity of diverse retailers, both large and small, physical, and online: all bringing essential and inspirational housewares products to the consumer and fuelling the nation’s passion for cooking and home organisation. We have more finalists than ever this year in recognition of the superb feats and triumphs of different retailers over the past year. Huge congratulations to all of the finalists!”
She added: “Excitement is growing for our industry reunion on October 6 at the Royal Lancaster, London. As well as revealing the winners, we have a great many reasons to celebrate the achievements of retailers and suppliers at the EIH Awards night – so often dubbed “The Oscars” for Housewares.”
Excellence in Housewares Awards 2021 Retailer Finalists are:
Independent Cookshop of the Year (up to three stores)
Art of Living, Cobham, Reigate and Banham
Cooks Boutique, Letchworth
Potters Cookshop, Hockley
Pots n Pans, Barnstaple
Salamander Cookshop, Wimborne
The Kitchen Range Cookshop, Market Harborough
Trevor Mottram, Tunbridge Wells
Upstairs Downstairs, Oswestry
Multiple or Small Group Retailer of the Year (four or more stores)
Abraxas Cookshop
Admiral Housewares
Borough Kitchen
Charlies Stores
Dunelm
Lakeland
Leekes
Lords At Home
Best Garden Centre
Barton Grange Garden Centre, Preston
Bents Garden & Home
Blue Diamond Group
Dobbies
Garsons, Esher and Titchfield
Otter Garden Centres
Best Supermarket
Aldi
Morrisons
Ocado
Sainsbury’s
Tesco
Waitrose
Excellence in Online Retailing
Borough Kitchen
Harts of Stur
KitchenKnives.co.uk
Lakeland
Muldale
Next
Potters Cookshop
Robert Dyas
Best Department Store: Independent (up to three stores)
Bakers and Larners of Holt
Barkers, Northallerton
Barnitts, York
Harrods, London
Housing Units, Manchester
Jarrold, Norwich
Best Department Store: Multiple or Group Member (specific branch of a group or chain)
De Gruchy, Jersey
Elys of Wimbledon
Fenwick Brent Cross
John Lewis, Oxford Street
Roys of Wroxham
Selfridges, London
Excellence in Retail Display (Independent)
The Alder Tree, Wells-Next-The-Sea
Cooks Aweigh, Topsham
Dinghams, Salisbury and Winchester
Divertimenti, London
Garsons, Esher and Titchfield
The Kitchen Range Cookshop, Market Harborough
Potters Cookshop, Hockley
Upstairs Downstairs, Oswestry
Excellence in Retail Display (Multiple or Department Store)
Barkers, Northallerton
Denby Retail
Harrods
John Lewis
Lakeland
Rossiters of Bath
Excellence in Retailer Initiative
Borough Kitchen – Cook School Fundraiser
Divertimenti – Animated Christmas Card
Hargreaves of Buxton – Video Personal Shopping
Harts of Stur – Green Fill and Friends
John Lewis – Sustainable Kitchens
The Kitchen Range, West Wickham – Pop Ups for Cookery School Pre-Launch
Potters Cookshop – Social Media Videos
Salamander, Wimborne – Artisan Food Walks
Excellence in Retail Training
Borough Kitchen, London
Divertimenti, London
The Kitchen Shop, Lichfield
Potters Cookshop, Hockley
Trevor Mottram, Tunbridge Wells
Upstairs Downstairs, Oswestry
Retail Employee of the Year
Kirsty Allen, company secretary, Harts of Stur
Anne Brailsford, cookshop manager, Camp Hopson, Newbury
Margherita Contu, cookshop manager, Cooks Boutique, Letchworth
Becky Farley, customer service supervisor, and Caroline Mayne, assistant manager, Lawsons, Ivybridge
Abby George, general manager, Abraxas Cookshop
Janet Gordon, manager, Kitchen Range, Llandudno
Candice Pradhan, customer service, Borough Kitchen
Adam Towell, sales assistant, Borough Kitchen, Chiswick
The winners will be revealed on the evening of Wednesday 6 October 2021 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London, fully endorsed by trade associations BHETA and Bira, supported by trade shows including Ambiente, Exclusively and The Inspired Home Show in Chicago, and backed by leading suppliers including Burton McCall, DKB, EKO, Eddingtons, Expose Travel, Gastroback, Joseph Joseph, KitchenCraft, Lakeland, Le Creuset, Meyer Group, OXO UK, RKW Wholesale, Salter, Tefal, Tramontina and Ultimate Products.
Rob Willis, director at Max Publishing said: “The excitement for the industry’s big bash is huge! Every day we are working hard to ensure this is the greatest housewares party yet – we will be unveiling some particularly fabulous reasons to attend over the next week so get your places booked now!”
Tickets and tables for the event can be reserved easily and securely online by visiting Max-Tickets.net or by contacting Clare Hollick at Create Events: clare@createvents.co.uk or +44 (0)1183 340085.
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