With a closing date of tomorrow, Friday January 31, there’s still time to enter The Greats Gift Retailer Awards – but only just!
An entry form can be downloaded by visiting www.thegreatsawards.co.uk Alternatively, entrants can email their entries directly to suem@max-publishing.co.uk
“The quality and depth of entries so far has been outstanding, with gift shops and gift departments doing everything they can in a challenging retail climate to drive sales,” says GiftsandHome.net/Progressive Gifts & Home’s editor Sue Marks. “As always, we want to discover, reward and recognise these outstanding, successful retailers who are a cut above the rest and continue to up the ante.”
For retailers who want to shout about exceptional members of their staff – those who go the extra mile – or the suppliers that provide the best service to gift independents, email ianh@max-publishing.co.uk
This year, there is a brand new category, the Best Supplier Marketing Award, where retailers are invited to nominate suppliers who have demonstrated excellence in marketing over the past 12 months. Email ianh@max-publishing.co.uk
Adds Sue: “In 2020 we are very excited to be celebrating the 18th milestone year of The Greats. Tying in with VE Day, which takes place five days earlier, we have taken The Victorious Greats as our theme at our new home of the Honourable Artillery Club (HAC) in London, where this year’s winners will be announced. All strands of the gift industry are invited to share in this very special day for gift retail.”
An impressive line-up of Greats sponsors include (in alphabetical order): Candlelight; Gift Republic; GiftsandHome.net; Gisela Graham; Good Housekeeping; Harrogate Christmas & Gift; Joe Davies; Progressive Gifts & Home; Premier Decorations; Progressive Greetings Live; Spring Fair and Autumn Fair; Wrendale Designs and The Giftware Association.
For remaining sponsorship opportunities, please contact Angie Bryant on 01993 212994; e: angieb@max-publishing.co.uk
Tickets to the event are available from event organiser Clare Hollick tel: 01733 294524; e: clare@keystonecomms.co.uk; or from Max-Tickets.net.
Visit www.thegreatsawards.co.uk
The Greats Awards, launched in 2003, are owned by Max Publishing and Progressive Gifts & Home magazine.
