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The Greats 2024 Finalists Are Revealed

After months of anticipation, the official finalists of The Greats gift retailer awards 2024 have been announced today (18 March). 

The Greats Awards, now in their 22nd year, were launched by Progressive Gifts & Home to recognise and reward the UK’s very best gift retailers from across the retail spectrum, with winning a Greats award universally acknowledged as being a true accolade of retail excellence.

“Once again, the bar was set exceptionally high this year, with every one of our finalists excelling in their respective category,” stated Sue Marks, editor of Progressive Gifts & Home/GiftsandHome.net. “This year The Greats saw an unprecedented level of engagement from retailers and suppliers alike, evidenced by the wealth of nominations from the gift industry at large, as well as a huge number of gift retailers entering and putting themselves forward. The nominations and entries, from relative newbies through to more established names in gift retail, are testament to the passion and marketing mettle that will ensure UK gift retailers will not only survive but thrive in a challenging retail environment.”


The Greats Awards Finalists 2024 

(listed in alphabetical order)

Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – London, South, South East & East Anglia

Bill & Berts, Colchester

Bringing The Outside In, and Nomad & The Bowerbird, Wells-next-the-Sea

Bumbles, Ashtead

Little Boat Gifts, Brightlingsea

MiMi, Hartley Wintney and Wokingham

Objectables, Folkestone

 

Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – Midlands & Wales

The Celtic Company, Welshpool

Copper Fox, Ironbridge

Country Clutter, Chepstow

Hugs & Kisses, Tettenhall

In Heaven At Home, Market Harborough

Nest, Stoughton Grange, Stoneygate, Thurlaston Garden Centre

 

Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – North & Northern Ireland

Acanthus, Corbridge

Artichoke, Tynemouth

Doodle & Boom, Bangor

Niche, Barnard Castle

Plush Home & Giftware, Cleveleys

Presentation, Barrowford

 

Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – West & South West

Attico, Westborne

Cilla & Camilla, Beaminster and Bridport

Daisy Park, South Molton

Figgins, Frome

Highworth Emporium, Highworth

Prior, Bristol

 

Independent Gift Retailer of The Year – Scotland

Ewe & Me and Ewe Too, Grantown on Spey

Maia Gifts, Glasgow

Old School Beauly, Beauly

Paper Tiger, Edinburgh

Wild Grace, Uddingston

 

Best Newcomer Gift Retailer

Blossom Barn, Shrivenham

The Cotswold Snug, Moreton in the Marsh

Hummingbird Gifts & Homewares, Sidmouth

Just Lily, Cornwall

Orange Blossom Home & Gift, Pollokshields

Rock Paper Scissors, Canterbury

Seasgair, Elgin

 

Best Specialist Multiple Retailer Of Gifts

Between The Lines, Essex, Surrey, Sussex (18 stores)

Henry & Co, Midlands and the North (9 stores)

Lark London, S and W London, Surrey (19 stores)

Mooch London (4 stores) (South West and West London)

Oliver Bonas (80 + stores nationwide)

Utility, Liverpool and Manchester (4 stores)

 

Best Department Store Retailer Of Gifts

Elphicks in Farnham

Fenwick, Newcastle

Jarrolds, Norwich

John Lewis & Partners

Liberty, London

Morleys Group

 

Best Non-Specialist Retailer Of Gifts

Cherry Soda, Ayr

Doddington At Home, Doddington Hall

The Hollies Farm Shop/The Barn, Little Budworth

Mursley Farm Shop, Mursley

National Gallery Gift Shops, London

The Voewood, Blackheath Standard, S London

 

Best Garden Centre Retailer Of Gifts

Bernaville Nurseries, Cowley

Blue Diamond Group

Burford Garden Centre, Burford

Garsons, Esher and Titchfield

Haskins, South of England

RHS

 

Best In Store/Window Display

Cornucopia, Worcester

Etcetera, Hitchin

Nomad & The Bowerbird, Wells-next-the-Sea

House of Cards (7 shops in the Home Counties)

Lovely Libby’s, Rayleigh

Mooch, Bewdley and Stourport on Severn

 

Best Retailer Initiative

Brocante (7 stores in Devon and Cornwall) – for its Christmas choir initiative, Charleston store

House of Cards (7 stores in the Home Counties) – for its painting by numbers staff initiative

Maybugs, Bexhill-on-Sea, Eastbourne, Hailsham – for its artisan market initiative

Joco, Nuneaton – for its VIP Members Group initiative

The Voewood, Blackheath Standard, S London – for its local magazine

Serendipity House, Kirkham  – for Its ‘H & Em’ live events

 

Outstanding Achievement Award 2024

No finalists are revealed for this special award.


All winners, including the recipient of the prestigious Outstanding Achievement award, will be revealed at The Gift Awards on Thursday 16 May at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London. For the third successive year, this incredible event will bring together The Giftware Association’s Gift of the Year Awards and The Greats gift retailer awards, organised and owned by Max Publishing, publishers of Progressive Gifts & Home/GiftsandHome.net.

2-THE GIFT AWARDS LOGO 2024At the glittering event, both gift product excellence and retail prowess will be recognised and rewarded in a true celebration of both sides of the UK gift industry.

An impressive line up of sponsors include:

Aspin, Autumn Fair, British Allied Trade Federation (BATF), Candlelight, Cardgains, Carte Blanche Greetings, Cotton & Grey, DKB, Exposé Travel, Gift Republic, The Giftware Association (GA), Gisela Graham, Harrogate Christmas & Gift Fair, Home & Gift, Life Charms, Lifestyle Motivates, London Stationery Show, Messe Frankfurt, N Smith, Progressive Gifts & Home, Progressive Greetings Live, Scotland Trade Fair, Spring Fair, Talking Tables and Widdop & Co.

Tickets and tables for the awards can be booked via the Max Publishing digital box office event at Max-Tickets.net, or by contacting event organiser Createvents: clare@createvents.co.uk or 0118 334 0085.

To find out more about The Gift Awards and book tickets, visit www.thegiftawards.com; www.thegreatsawards.co.uk

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