Central North Island Top Shop Award Winners Announced
Central North Island Top Shop Award Winners Announced
The best shops from Taranaki, Waikato, the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne have been named at the Retail NZ Top Shop Awards ceremony in Hamilton tonight, with Specsavers Gisborne taking top honours as the Overall Regional Top Shop.
"The Retail NZ Top Shop awards are a fantastic occasion to celebrate all those who have achieved excellence in retail across a broad range of categories, including electronics, fashion, homeware and giftware. Our awards recognise the best in retail across all formats including national chains, independent single-stores and omnichannel retailers”, Retail NZ Chief Executive Mark Johnston said tonight. "I want to congratulate all the finalists and winners, but offer a special congratulations to Specsavers Gisborne, which took top honours in the Fashion & Footwear Category, and was also awarded the title of Overall Regional Top Shop for the Central North Island.
"The winners were selected based on three rigorous rounds of judging – two in-store assessments and a panel selection. Judges who visited Specsavers Gisborne said that everything about the store was professional. The staff were friendly and made customers feel welcome and at ease, while providing trustworthy and high-quality advice.
"There was also a People's Choice award for the best Top Shop in the region which this year was awarded to Pinky's Bargains in Whitianga.
"For the second
year in a row, Ashley Brunel from Liquor King Horsham was
named as the Service IQ Retail Professional of the Year in
the Central North Island.
"The team from Specsavers
Gisborne will compete against other regional winners for the
National Supreme Award at the prestigious Top Shop finals
held this year in Christchurch on 3 September."
Central North Island winners:
Fashion & Footwear sponsored by The
Register
Winner - Specsavers
Gisborne
Runner Up - Barkers Garage Hamilton
Food & Beverage sponsored by
Meridian
Winner - The Girl on the Swing
(Hamilton)
Runner Up - Liquor King
Horsham
Health & Beauty sponsored by Retail
NZ
Winner - Indulgence Beauty & Day Spa
(Matamata)
Runner Up - Waters Day Spa
(Hamilton)
Home & Garden sponsored by
Westpac
Winner - Brambles Boutique Florist
(Tauranga)
Runner Up – Furnish
(Tauranga)
Jewellery & Giftware sponsored by Union
Pay
Winner - Acquisitions New
Plymouth
Runner Up - Silvermoon
Bayfair Lifestyle & Sports sponsored by Spark
Business
Winner - Rebel Sport New
Plymouth
Runner Up - Hikoi Taupo
Technology & Electronics sponsored by
Rightway
Winner - Spark
Matamata
Runner Up - Spark Rotorua Retail
Professional sponsored by Service IQ
Winner -
Ashley Brunel - Liquor King Horsham
Runner Up -
TJ Houltram - Florist Ilene (Hamilton)
Small/Single-Store sponsored by Retail
NZ
Winner – Furnish
(Tauranga)
Runner Up - Florist Ilene
(Hamilton) Single-Store OmniChannel sponsored by
Mastercard
Winner - Furnish (Tauranga)
Runner Up - The Design Depot (Hamilton)
National/Multi-Store sponsored by
Visa
Winner - Cruiseabout
Tauranga
Runner Up - Warehouse Stationery The
Base
Multi-Store OmniChannel sponsored by Z
Energy
Winner - Warehouse Stationery The
Base
Runner Up - Bike Barn
Taupo
People’s Choice sponsored by The
Hits
Winner - Pinky's Bargains
(Whitianga)
Runner Up - The Girl on the Swing
(Hamilton) Regional Overall Winner sponsored by.99 &
NZME
Winner - Specsavers
Gisborne
Runner Up - Spark
Matamata
ENDS