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The Greats 2020 : In conversation with category sponsor Joe Davies

Joe Davies’ sponsorship of The Greats Gift Retailer Awards goes back 17 years, with the company’s sales manager, David Cree, explaining why sponsoring a Greats category each year is so important to the company. 

“We are very proud to have been a sponsor of The Greats Independent Gift Retailer of the Year – North & Northern Ireland category for some 17 years, as it is an important part of our commitment to being the champion of the independent retailer,” explains David.

Above: David Cree, (right), sales manager at Joe Davies, presented Judy Evans, owner of Williams of Audlem, with her Greats 2019 trophy as winner of the North and Northern Ireland category.
Above: David Cree, (right), sales manager at Joe Davies, presented Judy Evans, owner of Williams of Audlem, with her Greats 2019 trophy as winner of the North and Northern Ireland category.

3-DAVID CREE“At Joe Davies, everything we do is focused on the independent retailer. From our ‘little and often’ buying quantities, to our range of over 10,000 items and our low minimum order value. The independent retailer sector drives the whole industry, and their hard work, innovation and creativity makes the gift sector the dynamic marketplace that it is.”

Continues David: “As a company, we believe The Greats Awards are an event that we, as gift suppliers, can show our appreciation for the hard work that independents put in to making their business a success. All the nominees are first class businesses at the top of their game and we applaud them all.”

Above: The Joe Davies team are shown at Spring Fair 2019 where the company celebrated its centenary.
Above: The Joe Davies team are shown at Spring Fair 2019 where the company celebrated its centenary.

The closing date for self nominations and nominations for The Greats 2020 is Friday January 31, with the winners of The Greats Awards 2020 announced at the Honorable Artillery Club (HAC) in London’s trendy Shoreditch.

Tickets to the event are available from event organiser Clare Hollick at Keystone Communications:  email:clare@keystonecomms.co.uk or tel: 01733 294534, or direct from Max-Tickets.net

 

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