Five retailer categories, along with a Stationery Designer of the Year category, will be making their debut at the Stationery Awards 2019, part of Stationery Show London, which takes place at the Business Design Centre in London from April 30-May 1.
In the retailer categories, both specialist retailers and those who sell stationery as part of their offer, are eligible to enter, with the categories designed to recognise and benchmark good practice and innovation in the retail sector.
The five new retailer categories are: Best Customer Experience Initiative, Best POS/ Merchandised Display of Stationery, New Store of the Year, Best Specialist Stationery Retailer and Best Non-Specialist Retailer.
All entries should relate to the past year of trading, from January 2018 to January 2019, with an online entry form submitted to www.stationeryawards.co.uk by February 15.
Retailers can enter themselves, or be nominated, with entrants able to enter as many categories as they wish.
A further new category – Stationery Designer of the Year – is being sponsored by GO Stationery. Entrants will be competing to work with the experienced production and sales team at GO Stationery to see their ideas taken into production and sold out to UK retailers. The closing date for entries is February 28.
In addition, the Stationery Awards are now open to all stationery suppliers – not only those exhibiting at Stationery Show London. The closing date is March 29.
Finalists in each category will be announced ahead of the show, with the winners revealed at an Awards ceremony taking place on the first evening of the show (April 30).
Visit www.stationeryshowlondon.co.uk
Top: Exhibitors and visitors at last Year’s Stationery Show.
