Store Awards
To enter the Store Awards, you must fit into one of the following four types:
INDEPENDENT CONVENIENCE STORE:
Stores in independent ownership either as a single outlet or as part of a chain of nine stores or fewer, whether they trade under their own fascia or that of a wholesaler/symbol group. Stores have to be 1,500sq ft to 3,000 sq ft in size to be considered for this category.
MULTIPLE CONVENIENCE STORE:
Stores belonging to a chain of 10 or more outlets in the same personal or company ownership, whether they trade under their own fascia or that of a wholesaler/symbol group. Stores have to be 1,500 sq ft to 3,000 sq ft in size to be considered for this category.
LARGE CONVENIENCE STORE:
Stores in this category can be under independent, independent symbol or multiple ownership, and are 3,001sq ft to 10,000 sq ft in size
SMALL CONVENIENCE STORE:
Stores in this category can be under independent, independent symbol or multiple ownership, and are less than 1,500 sq ft in size.
ENTRANTS WILL THEN BE CONSIDERED FOR THE FOLLOWING TITLES:
- Best Independent Convenience Store
- Best Multiple Convenience Store
- Best Large Convenience Store
- Best Small Convenience Store
ONE OF THESE FOUR WINNERS WILL THEN BE NAMES AS OUR OVERALL CHAMPION:
CONVENIENCE RETAILER OF THE YEAR
