Retailer of the Year 2012 short-list announced

With that process completed the Retailer of the Year committee met on Friday to select the five short-listed traders in each category.

All will be invited to the 2012 Retailer of the Year gala awards dinner which will be held at the Alban Arena on Monday, June 25.

Only 120 tickets remain for the event. These are currently on sale, priced at £6 each, at the Tourism Information Centre which is in the Town Hall, in Market Place, St Albans.

A further 20 tickets will be sold on the night at the Alban Arena. The short-listed traders for the 2012 Retailer of the Year Awards are: Specialist Shops

• Ann Summers, Maltings

• Chantilly Interiors, Catherine Street

• Cuthberts Toys, Christopher Place

• Currency Exchange Corporation, Holywell Hill

• Flowers Flowers, Christopher Place

Fashion & Accessories

• LK Bennett, Christopher Place

• Mistral, Market Place

• Simply French, Holywell Hill

• The Green Boutique, Village Arcade

• Whistles, Christopher Place

Cafes & Restaurants

• Café Nes, Alban Arena

• Bar Espresso, Victoria Street

• Freddie’s, Adelaide Street

• L’Italiana, French Row

• Lussmanns, Waxhouse Gate

Market Traders

• Biscuits and More

• Fruit and Veg (Kennealy)

• John’s Fabrics

• Poulters Fish Stall

• The Card Sisters

Food & Drink

• Dixie’s Cupcakery, Market Place

• A&C Meats, Catherine Street

• Buongiorno Italia, Lattimore Road

• The Bread Shop, Maltings

• Simmons Bakers, French Row

Hair & Beauty

• Ginger & Lime, Hatfield Road

• Alternative Barbers

• Sanrizz, The Maltings

• Wilde about Hair, French Row

• Lush, The Maltings