WatchPro will be hosting its own awards for the first time this year, aiming to celebrate the achievements of UK watch retailers.
The WatchPro Awards 2016 will be held on Wednesday October 26th at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre on London’s Southbank, starting at 7pm.
The black tie evening will include a champagne reception and three course dinner as well as the presentation of 12 awards to the country’s finest independent, multiple, online and brand retailers.
The WatchPro Awards 2016 will honour the achievements of online retailers as well as those making a success of multiple channels. Innovation will also be applauded, as will the approach of department stores and brands with their own boutiques.
WatchPro publisher Daniel Malins said: “There’s simply nothing else like this in the UK watch industry. Not only will there now be a watch-dedicated awards evening, but the fact that all the winners will be the retailers themselves is extra special. We’re lucky in this country to have some of finest high street jewellers and watch e-tailers in the world, and it will be our privilege to honour just a handful of these great companies.”
Tickets for The WatchPro Awards 2016 cost £300 each inc VAT or £3,000 for a table of 10 and can be purchased through Eventbrite.
Eleven of the category shortlists will be decided based on reader nominations before a winner is judged while a final Retailer of the Year category will be awarded based solely on reader votes.
To nominate the WatchPro Awards 2016 view the categories below and then complete the nomination form . The WatchPro Reader’s Vote: Retailer of the Year category will be opened shortly.
WatchPro Awards 2016 categories
Independent Fashion Retailer of the Year
Retailers with fewer than 8 doors that specialise in fashion watches
Multiple Fashion Retailer of the Year
Retailers with 8 or more doors that specialise in fashion watches
Independent Luxury Retailer of the Year
Retailers with fewer than 8 doors that specialise in watches costing £1,000 and above
Multiple Luxury Retailer of the Year
Retailers with 8 or more doors that specialise in watches costing £1,000 and above
Independent Volume Retailer of the Year
Retailers with fewer than 8 doors specialising in volume watch brands
Multiple Volume Retailer of the Year
Retailers with 8 or more doors specialising in volume watch brands
Department Store of the Year
Online Retailer of the Year
Multi-channel Retailer of the Year
Innovative Retailer of the Year
Brand Boutique of the Year
The WatchPro Reader’s Vote: Retailer of the Year
