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

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