BEDS AND BEDROOM
More, more, more There are new Bed Industry Awards up for grabs The Bed Industry Awards are returning for 2022, with more retailer awards and new categories for manufacturers and suppliers. Renowned as a pinnacle of excellence in the trade, the awards honour the brightest and best enterprises in the bed market, showcasing the very best in inspiration, design and innovation from retailers, bed manufacturers and suppliers. The awards are free to enter, and all entries are submitted online. The award for Outstanding Bed Store/ Bed Department of the Year will be granted to an independent bed retailer or a national retailer’s individual store that has gone the extra mile for its business, to make an impact inside and out. Entrants are encouraged to think about what they do differently to satisfy customers and how they offer the best in-store experience.
The Best Marketing Campaign award is open to NBF Retail Champions and national and online retailers with at least 50% of their UK and Irish product offer sourced from NBF members. The NBF Small Retail Champion of the Year (open to retailers with up to four stores) and NBF Large Retail Champion of the Year (open to retailers with 5-20 branches) recognise independent bed retailers that are signed up to the NBF’s Retail Champions Scheme, which supports businesses whose product offer is at least 50% NBF-approved brands (Retail Champions) and 100% NBF-approved brands (Premier Retail Champions). The National Bed Retailer of the Year award is open to retailers with more than 20 stores and the Online Bed Retailer of the Year award to companies where at
The winners of the expanded awards will be revealed at the gala dinner in September
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least 80% of sales are via the Internet. The Bed Manufacturer of the Year and Component Supplier of the Year awards are returning. As well as recognising excellent innovative design in the Bed Product of the Year and Component Product of the Year awards, the NBF wants to highlight the efforts and achievements of the company itself, with sustainability remaining a key part of the criteria, in line with the NBF’s green agenda. A new award shines a spotlight on an individual’s achievements within their business: the NBF Sales Agent/Rep of the Year. Nominations can come from a bed retailer for a manufacturer’s agent/ rep, a bed manufacturer for a component supplier’s agent/rep or come from the sales agent/rep’s own company. Winners will be announced at the NBF Bed Industry Awards ceremony and gala dinner on 20 September and a shortlist of all the retailer awards will be published before The Bed Show at Telford International Centre. Entry is open via The Bed Show website. Visit: www.bedshow.co.uk
