Greats The Finalists 2023

The fantastic Greats 2023 finalists have at last been confirmed, with the winners announced at the fabulous The Gift Awards, alongside the winners of the Gift of the Year competition (see pages 36-37). The Awards, a glamorous black-tie event, will be held on Thursday 11 May at the glittering Royal Lancaster Hotel in London, with everyone who is part of the gift industry invited to be there!

(All finalists are listed in alphabetical order)

Independent Gift Retailer of The YearLondon, South, South East & East Anglia l Amore, Woodbridge l Bill & Berts, Colchester l Brand Academy, Kensington and South Bank l Lovely Libby’s, Rayleigh l Maybugs, Bexhill-on-Sea, Eastbourne and Hailsham l Two Ducks, Woking

Independent Gift Retailer of The YearMidlands & Wales l Cornucopia, Worcester l Ian Snow, Machynlleth l Joco Interiors, Nuneaton l Nest, Stoneygate, Broughton Astley and Thurlaston Garden Centre l No.14 Ampthill, Ampthill l Reflections, Nantwich and Rugeley

Independent Gift Retailer of The YearNorth, Northern Ireland & Scotland l Bijou, Elgin, Buckie l The Bottom Drawer, Portadown l Doodle & Boom, Bangor l Nora’s Interiors & Gifts, Ilkley l Paper Tiger, Edinburgh l Serendipity House, Kirkham

Independent Gift Retailer of The YearWest & South West l The Bay Tree, Devizes and Marlborough l Highworth Emporium, Highworth l Out Of The Blue, Totnes l The Rowan Tree, Budleigh Salterton l Something Different Gift Shop, Swindon l Strawberry Blue, Bradford-on-Avon

Best Newcomer Gift Retailer l Dalmore Farm Gift Shop, Alness l Dolly Daydream, Presteigne l House of Interiors, Thirsk l Hummingbird Gifts & Homewares, Sidmouth l Just Lily Jewellery Home & Gift, Porthleven l Miracle on King Street, Ludlow

Best Specialist Multiple Retailer Of Gifts l Bentleys, Birmingham, Solihull and Stourport-on-Severn (plus Maddison, Harborne) (4 stores) l Between The Lines (16 stores) l Brocante (6 stores) l House of Cards (7 stores) l KeepSakes Scotland (6 stores) l Lark, S and W London and Woking (13 stores) l Oliver Bonas (81 stores)

Best Department Store Retailer Of Gifts l Barkers, Northallerton l Morleys Group l Fenwick Group l Jarrolds, Norwich l John Lewis & Partners l Nicholls, Abergavenny, Brecon and Crickhowell

Best Non-Specialist Retailer Of Gifts l The Apple Orchard, West Wycombe l Bring The Outside In, Wells-Next-The-Sea l Broadway Tower Country Park, Broadway l Colchester Zoo, Colchester l Natural History Museum Gift Shop, London l Williams of Audlem, Audlem

Best Garden Centre Retailer Of Gifts l Bernaville Nurseries, Cowley l Blue Diamond Group l Longacres Garden Centres l Perrywood Garden Centre, Tiptree l Ruxley Manor Garden Centre, Orpington l The Old Railway Line Garden Centre, Brecon

Best In Store/Window

Display l Brocante, Charlestown, Fowey, Mevagissey, Perranporth and St. Ives l Etcetera, Hitchin l Garsons, Esher and Titchfield l Home Interiors, Thirsk l MiMi, Hartley Wintney, Woking and Wokingham l Mooch, Bewdley and Stourport-on-Severn

Best Retailer Initiative l The Herbary, Troon

For its Calling All Sock Testers promotion l Highworth Emporium, Highworth

For its Shop Like A Royal At Highworth Emporium promotion l Maybugs, Bexhill-on-Sea, Eastbourne and Hailsham

For its Supporting Independents This Christmas campaign l Perrywood Garden Centre, Tiptree

For its Step Back in Time initiative l Serendipity House, Kirkham

For Its ‘Live Live’ event l Lovely Libby’s, Rayleigh

For its Christmas Gift Guide themed ‘Lives’