The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) is encouraging retailers to get working on their submissions for the 2014 ARA Australian Retail Awards as all submissions must be received by Friday, May 16.
Winners will be announced at the ARA Australian Retail Awards Breakfast on Tuesday, July 15 at the Grand Hyatt, Melbourne.
Russell Zimmerman, executive director of the ARA, said the 2014 ARA Awards are shaping up to be bigger and better than ever before.
“Since it was reinvigorated in 2008, the ARA Awards program has broughtsuccessful retail players from the shop floor to the national stage. As Australia’s only national retail award program, the ARA Awards have played a hand in helping many recipients achieve greater success.
“The range of today’s coveted awards also highlights how far the awards program has come from its humble beginnings in the 1970s – there’s something on offer for everyone including HR practitioners, retail graduates, individual retail professionals and businesses boasting impressive store upgrades and renovations. Of course, we’re also looking forward to seeing who will be named the Australian Retailer of the Year!
“The ARA Awards Breakfast is not only a fantastic platform for award winners to gain recognition amongst their peers and in the media, but also a great opportunity for all involved in the retail industry to enjoy a morning of valuable insights and networking with some of retail’s finest.”
Derek Dyson, Specsavers global retail director, has been named as the keynote speaker at this year’s Awards Breakfast.
Award categories include Australian Retailer of the Year, Australian Retail Employer of the Year, Australian Independent Retailer of the Year, Australian Retail Innovator of the Year, Australian Retail Graduate of the Year, Australian Multi-channel Retailer of the Year, Retail HR Practitioner of the Year, Individual Retailer of the Year – male and female, Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Retailer of the Year, and the Victorian Government’s Victorian Retailer of the Year.
For more information, visit www.australianretailawards.com.au.
