Last night the the IAA hosted its annual awards Gala dinner. Former ‘Dragon’ and founder of YO! Sushi Simon Woodroffe hosted the glittering ceremony which saw top retailers from all over the country come together to celebrate one another’s achievements over the course of 2011. As well as looking back over the past year this year’s event had a purposeful sense of looking forward as retailers were encouraged to embrace different tools such as social media to help their stores progress in the coming months and years.
Congratulations to the following winners:
Availability
Winner: Mital Morar, Store! – Castlefield, Manchester
Effective Ranging
Winner: Vipul Pabari, Connaught Road PO & Supermarket – Market Harbourough, Leicester
Merchandising
Winner: Shaan Chaudry, Anker Service Station (Nisa Local) – Nuneaton
Shop Layout
Winner: Paul and Pinda Cheema, Costcutter – Tile Hill, Coventry
In-Store Theatre
Winner: Kennedy Nayer and Rav Garcha, Nisa Local – Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Customer Service
Winner: Vipul Pabari, Connaught Road PO & Supermarket – Market Harbourough, Leicester
Marketing to Customers
Winner: Mandeep Singh, Premier Sing's – Sheffiled
Staff Development
Winner: Rav Garcha, Nisa Local – Broadway, Worcestershire
Retail Innovation
Winner: Roli Ranger, Londis – Ascot, Berks
Responsible Retailing
Winner: Shahid Razzaq, Premier Mo's Convenience Store – Glasgow
Environment and Health
Winner: Terry and Melanie Philpott, Martins of Castle Cary – Somerset
Service to the Community
Winner: Alkesh Gadher, Best 0ne – Isleworth, Middlesex
Overall Best Shop
Winner: Vipul Pabari, Connaught Road PO & Supermarket – Market Harbourough, Leicester
Christine
18/11/2011
Wow, fantastic evening and some very hard work retailers & staff, recognised. Great to have nice big external pictures to see their faces & stores.
Well done all