People in Retail Awards 2008 - The Finalists
 
Mon, 8th September 2008
 
 

People in Retail Awards 2008 - The Finalists

People in Retail Awards 2008 - The Finalists

Not long to wait until the winners will be announced !

And the finalists are:

Frontline Customer Service Team

World Duty Free

BP Retail

Homebase

Co op Group

Employer of The Year

Iceland

Pets At Home

John Lewis

The Perfume Shop

The Co op Group

Employee Of The Year

MFI - Steve Reilly

Boots - Elaine Warren

Signet - Jan Amos

Iceland - Keith Lewis

BP Retail - Nikki Rogers

Store Of The Year

Iceland - Sheerness

Boots Opticians - Taunton

Lloydspharmacy - Stockton Heath

Vodafone - Derry

Training and Career Development

John Lewis

Cocoon

BP Retail

Mills Group

Vodafone

Responsible Retailer

Asda

Chelmsford Star Co op

The Co op Group

Customer Initiative Award

Comet

Lloydspharmacy

Brent Cross Shopping Centre

Chelmsford Star Co op

Online Customer Service Team

Figleaves

Bravissimo

Gordons Chemist

Support Team of The Year

Homebase

Iceland

Waitrose

Co op Group

QVC

Team Player of the Year

Principles - Eimhear Kennedy

Homebase - Tony Brooker

Iceland - Barry Stazicker

Homebase - Peter Dunstan

Store Manager of the Year - South

Ian Brown - Focus DIY

Tracy Conway - Principles

Nicola James - Lloydspharmacy

Steve O Reilly - MFI

Homebase - Melanie Knight

The Perfume Shop - Pauline Stephenson

Store Manager of the Year North

Kirsten Starck - Passion For Perfume

Brighthouse - McCallum

Blackwell - Iain Finlayson

H Samuel - Linda Keohane

Homebase - Mark Bury

The awards take place on October 8th at a glittering gala dinner with over 650 in attendance. For more on the awards night follow the 'more details' link below


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