Retailers may also vote for themselves, since the finalists and winners are decided by a panel of suppliers.
If you’re a store owner, multiple channel retail buyer or anyone in the capacity of buying, you can also nominate yourself in any of the categories below – please do see notes. The nominations can be made online, here.
Independent Cookshop of the Year (up to three 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 (four or more stores)
Nominees should be a specialist or non-specialist retailer of housewares products excluding department stores, garden centres or supermarkets.
Best Garden Centre Retailer of Housewares Products
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.
Best Supermarket Retailer of Housewares Products
For the national supermarkets, this award will recognise a retailer’s specifics efforts for its house and home offer in store and online.
Excellence in Online Retailing
Nominees should be retailers of housewares who use the internet as a highly significant or primary route to its consumers.
Best Department Store: Independent (up to three stores)
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 or Group Member (specific branch of a group or chain)
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.
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.
**Note** Please email with supporting images and text to Katie and Rob – katierm@max-publishing.co.uk and robw@max-publishing.co.uk
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.
**Note** Please email with supporting images and text to Katie and Rob – katierm@max-publishing.co.uk and robw@max-publishing.co.uk
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).
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.
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 or customer services team.)
Winners will be revealed at The Excellence in Housewares Awards night on Wednesday October 2 at The Royal Lancaster London.
Tickets and tables for the big night can be booked online, or you can do this via a human being by contacting our ticket office, Createvents, on 0118 334 0085 / clare@createvents.co.uk
Sponsors and supporters of the Excellence In Housewares Awards 2024 include: Airtender, Ambiente (Messe Frankfurt), Bira Direct, BHETA, Burton McCall, Clean & Tidy Home Show, DK Household Brands, DKB Toys & Distribution, Exclusively Housewares. Exposé Travel. Gastroback, Horwood Homewares, Inspired Home Show (Chicago), Joseph Joseph, Le Creuset, Lifetime Brands, Meyer Group, Nivtar, OXO, SMEG. Spring Fair & Autumn Fair, Tower Housewares, Ultimate Products.
To join the sponsor line-up, please contact John Barry or Rob Willis.
Find out all you need to know on the official awards website – here.
