The Excellence in Housewares Awards 2020 Retailer Finalists are revealed below, taking in large and small retailers from across the housewares retail spectrum and from all around the UK. The results follow an extensive process of nominations and submissions.
“It really is awe-inspiring to see this fantastic line-up of retailers that have worked so incredibly hard to engage, inform and inspire consumers,” said Jo Howard, editor of Progressive Housewares and HousewaresNews.net. “Stunning displays, exciting initiatives, outstanding training, amazing talent and service that goes above and beyond: there are so many wonderful stories behind these finalists, which is particularly heart-warming in this incredibly tough year. Congratulations to all of the teams that make up the EIH 2020 Retailer Finalists. We look forward to celebrating your achievements on December 9.”
This year’s refreshed retail Awards categories include Best Supermarket and Best Garden Centre Retailer of Housewares, as well as the Multiple or Small Group Retailer of the Year and the widened award for The Independent Cookshop of the Year (with eight finalists for 2020 following the strength of industry nominations and entries).
The Excellence in Housewares Awards 2020 Retailer Finalists:
BEST SUPERMARKET RETAILER OF HOUSEWARES
Asda
Morrisons
Sainsbury’s
Tesco
Waitrose
Whole Foods Market
BEST GARDEN CENTRE RETAILER OF HOUSEWARES
Barton Grange Centre, Preston
Bents Garden & Home, Glazebury
Blue Diamond Group
Dobbies
Fossway Garden Centre, Moreton-in-the-Marsh
Garsons, Esher
EXCELLENCE IN ONLINE RETAILING
Borough Kitchen
Dawsons eCookshop
Harts of Stur
Ocado
Online Kitchenware
Silver Mushroom
EXCELLENCE IN RETAIL TRAINING
Borough Kitchen
Camp Hopson, Newbury
Dobbies
John Lewis Partnership
Lakeland
Ulster Stores
EXCELLENCE IN RETAIL DISPLAY – INDEPENDENT
Car and Kitchen, Settle
Cooks Boutique, Letchworth
Cooks Central, St Andrews
The Kitchen Range, Market Harborough
Potters Cookshop, Hockley
Webbs of Wychbold
EXCELLENCE IN RETAIL DISPLAY – MULTIPLE OR DEPARTMENT STORE
Barkers, Northallerton
Fenwick Colchester
Harrods, London
Jarrold, Norwich
Lakeland
Selfridges
EXCELLENCE IN RETAIL INITIATIVE
Barkers, Northallerton – Fizz Bang Pop Christmas
Borough Kitchen – Online Cook School
Hart of Stur – KitchenAid Blue Velvet
John Lewis – NHS Mug
Lakeland – My Lakeland
Wroes, Bude – Tea Emporium
BEST DEPARTMENT STORE (INDEPENDENT)
Bakers and Larners, Holt
Barkers, Northallerton
Dawsons, Skipton and Clitheroe
Harrods, London
Jarrold, Norwich
Vincent Davies, Haverfordwest
DEPARTMENT STORE (MULTIPLE BRANCH OR GROUP MEMBER)
Camp Hopson, Newbury
Elys of Wimbledon
Fenwick Canterbury
Peter Jones, London
Selfridges, Oxford Street
The White House, Portrush
INDEPENDENT COOKSHOP OF THE YEAR
Cooks Boutique, Letchworth
Dinghams, Salisbury and Winchester
Frankie and Johnny’s Cookshop, York
Kitchen Range, West Wickham
The Kitchen Range Cookshop, Market Harborough
Potters Cookshop, Hockley
Trevor Mottram, Tunbridge Wells
Wooden Spoon, The Cookshop, Derby and Burton
MULTIPLE OR SMALL GROUP RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Art of Living
Borough Kitchen
Leekes
Lakeland
Lords At Home
Oliver Bonas
RETAIL EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR 2020
Caroline Aldridge, sales consultant, Fenwick Brent Cross
Anne Brailsford, cookshop manager, Camp Hopson
Margherita Contu, assistant store manager, Cooks Boutique, Letchworth
Jenni Dixon, merchandising manager, Summerseat Garden Centre, Bury
Sarah Hardingham, consultant, Dinghams, Salisbury and Winchester
Shane Meehan, cookshop manager, Morleys of Brixton
Joyce Monogue, sales consultant, Fenwick Newcastle
* The winners will be announced during the online Excellence in Housewares Awards 2020 event on the evening of Wednesday December 9.
The Excellence in Housewares Awards are produced for the industry, with the collective support of the industry. Sponsors include: Ambiente, Bira, BHETA, Burton McCall, David Mason Designs, EKO, Exclusively Shows, Expose Travel, Gastroback, HousewaresNews.net, Joseph Joseph, KitchenAid, KitchenCraft, Le Creuset, Meyer Group, OXO UK, RKW Wholesale, Salter, Spring and Autumn Fair, Sherwood Events / Ambiente, The DRH Collection, SMART Worldwide (an SMA Worldwide Company), Tefal, Tramontina, The Inspired Home Show, Ultimate Products.
