Tickets remain on sale for the 2015 Retailer of the Year awards.
All short-listed traders will be invited to attend the gala awards dinner at Club Batchwood on Monday, June 22.
And you can join them by purchasing a ticket for £6 from the Tourism Information Centre, in the Town Hall, Market Place, St Albans.
Last year Greys Hairdressing, of Christopher Place was announced as the overall Retailer of the Year after winning the Hair and Beauty category. The evening’s first award, Specialist Shop, went to Chantilly Interiors.
Up next was the Food and Drink category, presented to Baked Nation.
The Cheesewheeler was named the winner of the Markets Traders category before Greys took hair and beauty.
The 2014 Star Award, which was introduced in 2010 to reward traders that go that little bit further, went to Empire Records.
The Dressing Room took the Fashion and Accessories category while Verdi's Trattoria was named the winner of the Cafes and Restaurants prize.
The short-listed traders for the 2015 Retailer of the Year Awards are:
Hair and Beauty
• Greys Hairdressing, Christopher Place
• Sanrizz, The Maltings, St Albans • Sarah Iovane, London Road
• The Alternative Barbering Co. George Street
• Wacky Barber, Verulam Road
• Wilde About Hair, French Row
Cafes
• Barrisimo, St Peters Street
• Canteen, George Street
• Hatch, The Maltings
• Courtyard Café, Hatfield Road
• The Waffle House St Michaels
• West Cornwall Cornish Pasty Co. Market Place
Restaurants
• Bar Espresso, Victoria Street
• Cote, High Street
• Dylans, George Street
• Fishy Delishy, Catherine Street
• Lussmanns, Waxhouse Gate
• Nando’s, Chequer Street
Fashion & Accessories
• D. Copperfield, Chequer Street
• H & M, The Maltings
• Hobbs, Christopher Place
• Jigsaw, St Peters Street
• Long Tall Sally, George Street
• Waterers, The High Street
Market Traders
• Card Stall Sisters
• Chrissy’s Cupcakes
• Poulters Fish
• So Cosy
• Sycamore Wholefoods
• Tylers fruit and veg
Specialist Shops
• A & C Meats, Catherine Street
• Addiktion Cycles, Victoria Street
• Chaos City Comics, Heritage Close
• Chloe James, High Street
• That Design Store, Market Place
• Tomoko Spirits, Christopher Place
Neighbourhood Shops
• Chestnut Professional Hairdressers, High Oaks
• Funzone, High Oaks
• Mosaic, Marshalswick
This year the competition has again been backed by generous local businesses.
The Federation of Small Businesses is sponsoring the Specialist Shops category; The Maltings has sponsored Fashion and Accessories; Christopher Place has sponsored Hair and Beauty, Chantilly Interiors has sponsored Market Traders and the Dressing Room will sponsor the Restaurants category.
The District’s Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the STAR award and St Albans Civic Society this year’s Festive Pub and Festive Shop Window awards.
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