The winners of the fourteenth annual Greats Awards were revealed at a ceremony held on Thursday May 5 at the Savoy Hotel in London by hosts Max Publishing.
The prestigious Honourary Achievement Award was given to popular industry figure Andrew Illingworth, Sales Director of Widdop & Co, which also won the Gold award for Best Service to the Independent Retailer. The rest of the very deserving 2016 winners are:
Marina McManus, shop manager, Liquorice Tree, Edinburgh Airport is Retail Employee of the Year
MAP Gift Shop, Ar
chway won Independent Gift Retailer of the Year, London (inside M25)
MiMi, Hartley Witney won for Home Counties, South and South East
Hyde + Seek, Exeter won Independent Gift Retailer of the Year, South West
Feathering Your Nest, Rayleigh won Independent Gift Retailer of the Year, East Anglia
Set Design, Leicester won Independent – Midlands and Wales
The Bottom Drawer, Portadown won Independent, North and Northern Ireland
Maia Gifts, Glasgow won Independent Gift Retailer of the Year, Scotland
We Built This City, London won Best Gift Retailer, Newcomer South and Wales
Lily Blue Gifts, Hagley won Best Gift Retailer, Newcomer North, Midlands and Scotland
Love Aroma won Best Specialist Multiple Gift Retailer
Debenhams, Oxford Street won Best Department Store Retailer of Gifts
Robert & Ruby, Helmsley won Best Non Specialist Retailer of Gifts
Time & Tide won Best Gifts Lifestyle and Homewares (interiors)
The Herbary, Troon won Best Gift Retailer of Jewellery
New Hopetoun Garden Centre, Broxburn won Best Garden Centre Retailer of Gifts
Imperial War Museum Gift Shop, London won Best Visitor Attraction Gift Shop
Retro36, Scarborough won Best Retail Display
Gifts from Handpicked won Best Online Gift Retailer, to include Mail Order
Spirito, Glasgow won Best Retailer Initiative for its jewellery initiative.
Best Service to the Independent Retailer: Widdop & Co won Gold; Joe Davis won Silver and Ashleigh & Burwood won Bronze
