Last night, the cream of Leeds’ retail scene donned their finest and gathered at the beautiful Metropole hotel in Leeds City Centre for the eagerly anticipated and undeniably glamorous Leeds Retail Awards 2011. 

Hosted by the Leeds Guide as an annual event to coincide with October’s Leeds Loves Shopping festival; the Leeds Retail Awards offer Leeds’ finest retailers a chance to receive a commendable and desirable award, voted for by Leeds Guide readers.

This year, the Leeds Retail Awards included the following categories: High Street, Homeware, Menswear, Footwear, Lingerie, Music, Health and Wellbeing, Newcomer, Customer Service, Hifi and Electrical, Local Designer, Shopping Centre, Womenswear, Jewellery, Department Store, Sports and Hobbies, Specialist Retailer, Independent, Vintage and Retail Assistant with each award going to the brand/store with the highest number of consumer votes. There were also three additional awards; BACIL Retailer of the Year, Outstanding Contribution the Environment and Retail Legend. These award winners were decided by a team of expert industry judges.

The awards brought together a range of retailers from across the city, all dressed to the nines and eagerly, but nervously anticipating the award announcements. So without further ado, allow us to announce this year’s results… 

Category     Winner Highly commended
Best Footwear     Office Kurt Geiger
Best Lingerie     La Senza Fit to Bust
Best Health&Well Being     Boots Neal's Yard
Best Vintage     Birdshell Boutique Pop Boutique
Outstanding Customer Service     Whittakers  Layne's Espresso
Best Department Store     Harvey Nichols     Bird's Yard
Best Hi-Fi&Electrical     Richer Sounds     Bose
Best High Street     Topshop     Gap
Best Homeware     ASDA Living     TK Maxx
Best Independent     Lou Lou Puchalka     Accent
Best Jewellery     Life's Big Canvas     Form Bespoke Jewellery
Local Designer of the Year     Bozena Carter, Bo Carter    James Steward
Best Menswear     Accent     Kiosk 78
Best Music     Jumbo     HMV
Newcomer of the Year     Liz Earle     Layne's Espresso
Retail Assistant of the Year     Laura Byrne; Shabby Chic   Chloe McGenn; Life's Big Canvas
Best Shopping Centre     Kirkgate Market     Victoria Quarter
Best Specialist Retailer     Fashionpony.co.uk     Rose&Co
Best Sports & Hobbies     Hobbycraft     Ok Comics
Best Womenswear     Urban Outfitters     Joy
BACIL Retailer of the Year     USC     n/a
Outstanding contribution 
to the Environment     St John's Shopping Centre    n/a
Retail Legend     Accent    n/a
 
 
Of course, this event could not have been possible without all the sponsors, so thank you to;

96.3 Radio Aire, The Leeds Guide, Leeds Loves Shopping, Gravy Digital, Leeds Retail Association, Leafy Couture, Spire Cosmetic Surgery, Leeds Retail Skills Academy, BACIL, Colour Copy Leeds, Coolers Bars, HIFI Club and SLB Public Relations.

In the past, the Leeds Retail Awards have also included ‘Therapy’, with a further array of awards dedicated to the finest health and beauty businesses in Leeds. This year, the awards were split into two; Retail and Therapy, with two separate ceremonies and two separate voting cards. The Leeds Therapy Awards 2011 will be launched later in the year so watch this space! 

For further information, please visit the webpage at www.leedsretailawards.com or head to the Facebook and Twitter pages:

www.twitter.com/LdsRetailAwards

www.facebook.com/Leeds-Retail-Awards 

<< Back to News