The winners of this year’s Excellence in Housewares Awards have been crowned in a dazzling ceremony, attended by hundreds of industry execs at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London.
Once guests had enjoyed a champagne reception, courtesy of Burton McCall, they were seated and took part in the traditional game of higher or lower, before buying tickets for the raffle, in aid of the Rainy Day Trust and The Light Fund.
The evening concluded with Theo Paphitis being honoured with the Outstanding Achievement Award for his services to retail overall and his housewares retailing success with his Robert Dyas operation.
During his speech, Rob Willis, coo and joint owner of Max Publishing, commented: “Looking back on those who have been crowned with this special accolade in the past, you get a real sense for those who have helped shape industry. This gong has been given to incredible people on the supplier side, retailers both independent and sizeable, individuals of note such as Seema and my former colleague Jo Howard. It’s quite moving to survey the journey and gives me, as the writer of this tome, a sense of history and heraldry.
“That feeling has been much the same in discussions over the last few months about this year’s recipient, who is not re-engaging – for they are never not engaged with their work – but have taken the Covid years as a great excuse to get stuck back into the bit they do best, some old school trading.”
The winners of the Excellence in Housewares Awards 2024 are:
Best Supermarket Retailer of Housewares
Sainsbury’s
Sponsored by Ultimate Products
Best Garden Centre Retailer of Housewares
Bents Garden & Home
Sponsored by Horwood Homewares
Excellence in Online Retailing
Sous Chef
Sponsored by Peugeot
Excellence in Retail Training
John Lewis
Sponsored by Tower Housewares
Excellence in Retail Display – Independent
Potters Cookshop
Sponsored by Meyer Group
Excellence in Retail Display – Multiple or Department Store
Blue Diamond
Sponsored by DKB Toys & Distribution
Excellence in Retailer Initiative
Robert Dyas: Low Cost Lou’s Social Media
Sponsored by Gastroback
Retail Employee of the Year
Jason Somers, Divertimenti
Sponsored by Smeg
Best Department Store – Independent
Arnotts of Ireland
Sponsored by Beldray
Best Department Store – Multiple or Group
John Lewis
Sponsored by Joseph Joseph
Independent Cookshop of the Year
The Kitchen Range, Market Harborough
Sponsored by Le Creuset
Multiple or Small Group Retailer of the Year
Dunelm
Sponsored by DK Household Brands
Excellence in Cookware
Space from Joseph Joseph
Sponsored by Source Home & Gift
Top Tool or Gadget
Wine Aerator from Airtender
Sponsored by PR Direct
Excellence in Home Organisation
Beldray SpotBuster Pro from Ultimate Products
Sponsored by Clean & Tidy Home Show
Plugged-In Award
Tower AirWave Pro 2-in-1 from RKW
Sponsored by Exclusively
Cutting Edge Award
Kitchen Shears from Kuhn Rikon
Sponsored by Spring Fair 2025
Excellence in Homewares
Stanley Quencher from Burton McCall
Sponsored by The Inspired Home Show
Top of the Table Award
Mikasa x Tipperleyhill from Lifetime Brands
Sponsored by Ambiente
The Licensing Award
Eleanor Bowmer Collection from Pure Tabletop
Sponsored by Pink Key Licensing
The Eco Award
Zyliss Utensils from DK Household Brands
Sponsored by Products of Change
The Innovation Award
Fissler Phi from Eddingtons
Sponsored by Nivtar
The Icon Award
Paris Salt & Pepper Mills from Peugeot
Sponsored by Eddingtons
Excellence in Product Development
Joseph Joseph
Sponsored by BHETA
Excellence in Marketing
Le Creuset
Sponsored by BHETA
Excellence in Service
Le Creuset
Sponsored by BHETA
Outstanding Achievement Award
Theo Paphitis, Robert Dyas
Sponsored by Lifetime Brands Europe
A full photo gallery will be published in the coming days.
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