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SCOTTISH RETAIL EXCELLENCE AWARDS WINNERS
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| November 1, 2006 |
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John Lewis Partnership has been named Scottish Retailer of the year at the first ever Scottish Retail Excellence Awards.
Overall twelve awards were handed out at the gala ceremony at the Glasgow Hilton last night (Tuesday 31 October) including a lifetime achievement award, which was presented to outgoing Scottish Retail Consortium Chairman, Eddie Thompson.
The awards are designed to recognise the top achievers of Scottish retail and showcase the vision, customer focus, leadership and innovation that exemplify the best within the sector.
More than 500 of Scotland's leading retail figures attended the dinner, which is sure to become a feature of the Scottish retail calendar.
SRC Director Fiona Moriarty said: "I have been extremely impressed by the standard of all the entries, which have shown that there is real quality and depth right across Scotland's retail landscape. But while the judges had a difficult job in every category the eventual winners demonstrated something extra special be it in terms of vision, customer focus, leadership or innovation.
"All the companies that were involved should be congratulated not only for being nominated but for the outstanding contribution they have made to the Scottish retail industry. I look forward to the further development of these awards in future years."
Other winners include:
The Deloitte Newcomer of the Year: Boudiche, Edinburgh
Customer Service Initiative of the Year: B&Q Plc
Store Manager of the Year: Ms Gayle Honeyman, Scottish Co-op, Battlefield, Glasgow
Retail Advertising Campaign of the Year: Dougal Philips, New Hopetoun Gardens, West Lothian
Independent Retailer of the Year: Ozzys, Dundee
The Co-op Responsible Retailer of the Year: John Lewis Partnership
National Chain of the Year: Scottish Co-op
Shopping Location of the Year: Kingdom of Fife Shopping Centre, Glenrothes
Retail Technology Initiative of the Year: David Sands
Consumers' Favourite Retailer of the Year: Cove Boutique, Kilmarnock
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Notes to Editors
Winners and runners up by category are:
The Deloitte Newcomer of the Year
Boudiche, Edinburgh (Winner)
The Tasting Rooms, Dundee
Demijohn, Edinburgh
Customer Service Initiative of the Year
B&Q Plc (Winner)
Kingdom Shopping Centre, Glenrothes
John Lewis Partnership
Store Manager of the Year
Ms Gayle Honeyman, Scottish Co-op, Battlefield, Glasgow (Winner)
Mrs Margaret Cochrane, Reid Furniture, Glasgow
Mr David Byars, Asda, Peterhead
Retail Advertising Campaign of the Year
Dougal Philips, New Hopetoun Gardens, West Lothian (Winner)
Independent Retailer of the Year
Ozzys, Dundee (Winner)
David Sands
James Gray & Son, Edinburgh
Coco of Bruntsfield, Edinburgh
The Co-op Responsible Retailer of the Year
John Lewis Partnership (Winner)
David Sands
Boots plc
National Chain of the Year
Scottish Co-op (Winner)
Asda
John Lewis Partnership
Shopping Location of the Year
Kingdom of Fife Shopping Centre, Glenrothes (Winner)
Braehead Shopping Centre, Braehead
Dundee City Centre, Dundee
Retail Technology Initiative of the Year
David Sands (Winner)
Consumers' Favourite Retailer of the Year
Cove Boutique, Kilmarnock (Winner)
Retailer of the Year 2006
John Lewis Partnership (Winner)
1) The Scottish Retail Excellence Awards have been created by the Scottish Daily Record to pay tribute to the industry's top achievers and to showcase the outstanding achievements of retailers from across Scotland. Short listed retailers, both large and small will have applied their sector knowledge, creativity and industry know-how to develop innovative strategies which have contributed to the growth of the their individual businesses, whilst demonstrating the best that Scottish retailing has to offer.
These prestigious and highly valued awards are fully endorsed by the Scottish Retail Consortium who will become an event partner offering their guidance and expertise as we develop the event.
This prestigious awards ceremony aims to recognise exceptional achievement in the Scottish retail industry. The evening will bring together the great and the good from the industry to celebrate those individuals and companies who have excelled in the marketplace, and standout from the crowd.
2) A list of judging criteria for each category is attached.
3) Contact details of short listed companies are available from the SRC press office.
For further information, please contact:
Fiona Moriarty
SRC Director
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