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Bestway Retail Development Award Winners 2013
Friday 1st November 2013
Almost 500 guest including retailers, suppliers and Bestway Batleys staff saluted the achievements of independent retailers last night at the 12th annual Retail Development Awards at the prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane, London.
The glittering event recognises retailers who are the forefront of convenience retailing and who demonstrate willingness for continual learning. Supported by the biggest names in FMCG, the awards rewarded retailers across the UK with 22 retailers sharing a prize fund of £32,000 and Ishtiaq & Sadia Qureshi of Llanrumney Stores, in Cardiff scooped the title of Bestway Overall Retailer of the Year and the top prize of a massive £10,000.
Speaking at the awards, Bestway’s group chief executive, Zameer Choudrey said: “Bestway and Batleys are proud to recognise the success of those individuals through the Retail Development Awards who have provided outstanding service and support to their local communities in the past twelve months. I congratulate all the winners and runners-up and wish them continued success. We must also remember the hundreds of retailers who will not be rewarded here tonight but have made giant strides in developing their own businesses through listening at the RDA Seminars and taking those learnings back into their businesses.”
The Retail Development seminars run by Bestway as part of the awards have helped more than 4,500 independent retailers to build a more profitable business. Winners are judged on improvements made over the past 12 months in criteria including customer service; the range of goods stocked; Point-of-Sale (POS) materials; sales, including the success of new lines; pricing policy; and store layout.
Roll of honour
Overall Winner
Ishtiaq Qureshi, Llanrumney Stores, 63 Llanrumney Avenue, Llanrumney Cardiff
Northern Winner
Mohammed Hameed, Lightbowne Road Post Office, 190 - 192 Lightbowne Road, Moston,
Southern Winner
Anil Mittal, Slip End Superstore, 1 Markygate Road, Luton
Scottish Winner
Mr Mohammed Issa MBE, 1st Stop 2 Shop, 32 - 38 Fintry Drive, Dundee
Community Award
Sritharan Vairamuttu & Rahini Sritharan, Amlu's General Store, Pendle Court, Pondhill
Best-One National Winner
Mr Vacaas Ali, Best One, 53 Station Road, Washington
Northern Runner-up
Muneeb Sarwar, RZ Supermarket, Costers Lane, Winyates East, Redditch
Southern Runner-up
Paul and Gail Mather, Sherston Post Office, The Old School, Sherston, Malmesbury
Scottish Runner-Up
Mr Abdul Rashid, Salina Mini Market, 29 Stevenston Street, New Stevenston
Best-One Runner-up
Mr Nayan Amin, Best One, 165 West Street, Dunstable
Category Awards
Chilled & Frozen
Mr and Mrs Cheema, Avenue Food and Wine,179-181 St George’s Avenue, Sheerness, Kent
General Grocery
David Leak, Much Hoole Village Shop, 2 Smithy Lane, Much Hoole, Preston
Household & Health and Beauty
Kiran Patel, Buttershaw Foodstores, 28-30 Reevy Road West, Bradford
Tobacco
Harinder Khela, Khela Food and Wine, 22 Dib Lane, Springfield, Leeds
Confectionery
Muhammad Nadeem, Elves Food City, 126 - 128 Essex Road, London
Crisps & Snacks
Sukhwinder Badhan, Midland News & Post Office, Worcester Road, Wychbold, Droitwich
Soft Drinks
Zaffar Mahmood, Bestbuy, 2 Darnbrook Way, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough
Water
Santosh Sundaresan, BMP Star Supermarket, 278 - 280 Court Road, London
Wines & Spirits
Kuruparan Suppiah, Hatters News, 22 Chapel Street, Luton
Beer & Cider
Kalpesh Raja, Parker Drive Service Station, 126 Parker Drive, Leicester
Pet Food
Aravinthan Jeyasingam, Ashton Stores, 76 Ashton Road, Luton
Baby Food
Thangarajah Karunakaran, Bungalow Shop, 177 Toddington Road, Luton