THE finalists for this year's Reading Retail Awards have been revealed.
Business leaders and shining stars of the future have been battling it out over several months to win the hearts of the public.
Hundreds of nominations were received and the panel of judges had the unenviable task of whittling the names down to a shortlist.
Tickets are still on sale for the ceremony, priced at £75 and £700 for tables of 10.
The finalists for 2018 are:
Cafes Coffee & Lunch:
- Boswells Mia’s coffee shop
- Picnic
- The Flowering Tea Pot
Service with a Smile:
- Ann Summers
- Iwona’s Hair and Beauty Salon
- Pandora
- Yorkshire Building Society
Your Favourite Shop:
- Eclectic Games
- Grape Tree
- John Lewis
Restaurant of the Year (formal):
- Cilantro
- House of Flavours
- Miller & Carter
Restaurant of the Year (informal):
- Bill’s
- The Fox & Hounds
- The Lyndhurst
Health Beauty & Well-being:
- Therapists on the High Street
- The Funky Barnet
- Fox and Hair
- Future Babies
Independent Retailer of the Year:
- Caversham Artisan & Farmers Market
- Art Jam A
- W Cycles
- Jacobs the jewellers
- The Grumpy Goat
Innovation in the Marketplace:
- Premier & Angels School of Motoring
- Broad Street Bar & Kitchen
- Art Jam
Marketing Campaign of the Year:
- Broad Street Bar & Kitchen
- Kool Kidz Kutz
- Terry’s
Manager of the Year:
- Jamie Lee – Whittards
- Jasleen Gill – House of Fraser
- Owen Brunt - Wolf Italian Street Food
Multiple Retailer of the Year:
- House of Fraser
- Slater’s Menswear
- John Lewis
Out of Town Award:
- Pine & Oak
- The Funky Barnet
- Solutions 4 Health
Shooting Star Award:
- Harneet Khatter - Specsavers
- Victoria Cox - Kool Kidz Kutz
- Bekii Harley - Honest Burgers
Sustainability in Retail Award:
- True Food Community Co-operative
- Carousel Clothing Dress Agency
- Itsu
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