After months of anticipation, the official finalists of The Greats gift retailer awards 2024 have been announced today (18 March).
The Greats Awards, now in their 22nd year, were launched by Progressive Gifts & Home to recognise and reward the UK’s very best gift retailers from across the retail spectrum, with winning a Greats award universally acknowledged as being a true accolade of retail excellence.
“Once again, the bar was set exceptionally high this year, with every one of our finalists excelling in their respective category,” stated Sue Marks, editor of Progressive Gifts & Home/GiftsandHome.net. “This year The Greats saw an unprecedented level of engagement from retailers and suppliers alike, evidenced by the wealth of nominations from the gift industry at large, as well as a huge number of gift retailers entering and putting themselves forward. The nominations and entries, from relative newbies through to more established names in gift retail, are testament to the passion and marketing mettle that will ensure UK gift retailers will not only survive but thrive in a challenging retail environment.”
The Greats Awards Finalists 2024
(listed in alphabetical order)
Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – London, South, South East & East Anglia
Bill & Berts, Colchester
Bringing The Outside In, and Nomad & The Bowerbird, Wells-next-the-Sea
Bumbles, Ashtead
Little Boat Gifts, Brightlingsea
MiMi, Hartley Wintney and Wokingham
Objectables, Folkestone
Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – Midlands & Wales
The Celtic Company, Welshpool
Copper Fox, Ironbridge
Country Clutter, Chepstow
Hugs & Kisses, Tettenhall
In Heaven At Home, Market Harborough
Nest, Stoughton Grange, Stoneygate, Thurlaston Garden Centre
Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – North & Northern Ireland
Acanthus, Corbridge
Artichoke, Tynemouth
Doodle & Boom, Bangor
Niche, Barnard Castle
Plush Home & Giftware, Cleveleys
Presentation, Barrowford
Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – West & South West
Attico, Westborne
Cilla & Camilla, Beaminster and Bridport
Daisy Park, South Molton
Figgins, Frome
Highworth Emporium, Highworth
Prior, Bristol
Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – Scotland
Ewe & Me and Ewe Too, Grantown on Spey
Maia Gifts, Glasgow
Old School Beauly, Beauly
Paper Tiger, Edinburgh
Wild Grace, Uddingston
Best Newcomer Gift Retailer
Blossom Barn, Shrivenham
The Cotswold Snug, Moreton in the Marsh
Hummingbird Gifts & Homewares, Sidmouth
Just Lily, Cornwall
Orange Blossom Home & Gift, Pollokshields
Rock Paper Scissors, Canterbury
Seasgair, Elgin
Best Specialist Multiple Retailer Of Gifts
Between The Lines, Essex, Surrey, Sussex (18 stores)
Henry & Co, Midlands and the North (9 stores)
Lark London, S and W London, Surrey (19 stores)
Mooch London (4 stores) (South West and West London)
Oliver Bonas (80 + stores nationwide)
Utility, Liverpool and Manchester (4 stores)
Best Department Store Retailer Of Gifts
Elphicks in Farnham
Fenwick, Newcastle
Jarrolds, Norwich
John Lewis & Partners
Liberty, London
Morleys Group
Best Non-Specialist Retailer Of Gifts
Cherry Soda, Ayr
Doddington At Home, Doddington Hall
The Hollies Farm Shop/The Barn, Little Budworth
Mursley Farm Shop, Mursley
National Gallery Gift Shops, London
The Voewood, Blackheath Standard, S London
Best Garden Centre Retailer Of Gifts
Bernaville Nurseries, Cowley
Blue Diamond Group
Burford Garden Centre, Burford
Garsons, Esher and Titchfield
Haskins, South of England
RHS
Best In Store/Window Display
Cornucopia, Worcester
Etcetera, Hitchin
Nomad & The Bowerbird, Wells-next-the-Sea
House of Cards (7 shops in the Home Counties)
Lovely Libby’s, Rayleigh
Mooch, Bewdley and Stourport on Severn
Best Retailer Initiative
Brocante (7 stores in Devon and Cornwall) – for its Christmas choir initiative, Charleston store
House of Cards (7 stores in the Home Counties) – for its painting by numbers staff initiative
Maybugs, Bexhill-on-Sea, Eastbourne, Hailsham – for its artisan market initiative
Joco, Nuneaton – for its VIP Members Group initiative
The Voewood, Blackheath Standard, S London – for its local magazine
Serendipity House, Kirkham – for Its ‘H & Em’ live events
Outstanding Achievement Award 2024
No finalists are revealed for this special award.
All winners, including the recipient of the prestigious Outstanding Achievement award, will be revealed at The Gift Awards on Thursday 16 May at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. For the third successive year, this incredible event will bring together The Giftware Association’s Gift of the Year Awards and The Greats gift retailer awards, organised and owned by Max Publishing, publishers of Progressive Gifts & Home/GiftsandHome.net.
At the glittering event, both gift product excellence and retail prowess will be recognised and rewarded in a true celebration of both sides of the UK gift industry.
An impressive line up of sponsors include:
Aspin, Autumn Fair, British Allied Trade Federation (BATF), Candlelight, Cardgains, Carte Blanche Greetings, Cotton & Grey, DKB, Exposé Travel, Gift Republic, The Giftware Association (GA), Gisela Graham, Harrogate Christmas & Gift Fair, Home & Gift, Life Charms, Lifestyle Motivates, London Stationery Show, Messe Frankfurt, N Smith, Progressive Gifts & Home, Progressive Greetings Live, Scotland Trade Fair, Spring Fair, Talking Tables and Widdop & Co.
Tickets and tables for the awards can be booked via the Max Publishing digital box office event at Max-Tickets.net, or by contacting event organiser Createvents: clare@createvents.co.uk or 0118 334 0085.
To find out more about The Gift Awards and book tickets, visit www.thegiftawards.com; www.thegreatsawards.co.uk
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