Entries for the 2024 Awards are now open! Enter today here
Brand new for 2024, the Better Retailing Awards will recognise and celebrate the independent news and convenience retailers achieving excellence across the eight core principles of retailing. Our eight category winners, along with the Rising Star and coveted 2024 Overall Best Shop, will be announced on 14 October at the awards ceremony that follows the Better Retailing Festival.
Why take part?
Not only is completing the entry form a fantastic way to review your achievements over the last year, winning an award will help motivate and inspire both you and your team:
- Get the recognition you, your team and your store deserve
- Raise your profile in the industry, and build relationships with other great retailers and leading suppliers
- Celebrate your achievement with your customers, and elevate the profile of your store in your local area
Entries for the 2024 awards are now open!
To enter your store, click on the button below.
Know a retailer who deserves recognition for their achievements? Click the link below to nominate them, and our team will contact them directly about entering.
To find out more about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Natalie.reeve@newtrade.co.uk.
The Categories
Overall Best Shop: This truly prestigious accolade recognises the store owner who demonstrates a real commitment to retail excellence, consistently going above and beyond for their customers, community and team. The Overall Best Shop winner will receive £1,000 to spend on their store.
Effective Ranging & Availability: From monitoring sales to managing stock and effective sourcing, availability and effective ranging is all about making sure you have the products your customers want, when they want them.
Community Hero: From fundraising and supporting local causes, to helping vulnerable customers and offering vital services, being a community hero is about the positive impact your store has on your local area.
Store Development: From adding an exciting new product range or service to a refresh or full on re-fit, effective store developments enhance the customer experience and build your bottom line.
Customer Engagement: From providing a first-class service and an excellent in-store and online experience, to creatively marketing your business, effective customer engagement creates loyalty, and helps attract new shoppers to your store.
Responsible Retailing: From product sourcing to safe-guarding staff and shoppers, and reducing your impact on the environment – responsible retailing is about the active measures you take to run an ethical, safe, and sustainable business.
Retail Innovation: From introducing new in-store systems, to creative promotions and adding unique product ranges and services, retail innovation is all about making your store stand out.
Team Development: From recruitment and training to recognition and motivation, effective team development is all about creating a supportive and positive working environment, that helps your people succeed.
Merchandising & In-store Display: From eye-catching displays to clear labelling and clever cross promotions, effective merchandising and display is about helping your shoppers make quick and easy buying decisions, and encouraging them to try new products.
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