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Shop of the Year competition
The shop of the year contest was launched to boost the retail sector as part of The Press’s York Means Business campaign, which aims to support and promote local businesses through the global recession.
We asked readers to nominate their favourite shop – and also shopkeepers to nominate their own business – because of the exceptional quality of service.
The winners will enjoy the fabulous prize of a luxury night for two at York’s Dean Court Hotel. This will be followed by a champagne breakfast, and then a stretch limo trip up to York Racecourse with White Stretch Limousines to attend The Press Family Raceday on Sunday September 6, where the shop owners can be joined by members of their staff.
Barnitts, in York, win The Press Shop Of The Year 2009 competition
9:48am Saturday 29th August 2009
MANY dozens of shops – from local butchers and city centre food outlets to suburban delis and remote village stores – were nominated for The Press Shop Of The Year award.
Nomination: Sunnyside farm shop
1:12pm Tuesday 25th August 2009
A CUSTOMER of a York farm shop that has only been open for three months has nominated the business for The Press Shop Of The Year award.
Nomination: Andrea Bainbridge bridal wear
1:11pm Tuesday 25th August 2009
Bridal wear retailer Andrea Bambridge is also in the running to win the award.
Nomination: Home Farm at Beningbrough
1:07pm Tuesday 25th August 2009
A farm shop in contention is Home Farm at Beningbrough, near York.
Nomination: Mila Brides
10:40am Saturday 22nd August 2009
A BRIDE-TO-BE has nominated the bridal shop from which she bought her wedding dress for The Press’s Shop Of The Year award.
Nomination: S & A Barkers
10:39am Saturday 22nd August 2009
VILLAGERS are always assured of a warm greeting when visiting S & A Barkers, in Nether Poppleton, says customer Nigel Peacock.
Nomination: One
9:52am Friday 21st August 2009
YORK is very lucky to have a “real gem” like One, says customer Carrie Geddes.
Nomination: Jessops
9:53am Friday 21st August 2009
A CAMERA shop has been nominated for the Shop Of The Year award by a local politician in recognition of its manager’s hard work – and its willingness to give him a job when he was unemployed and desperate for work.
Nomination: Ken Spelman Books
9:54am Friday 21st August 2009
AN ANTIQUARIAN and rare book shop – described as one of the best in Britain – has been nominated for The Press Shop of the Year award.
Nomination: Pextons
11:48am Thursday 20th August 2009
A YORK hardware store described as the “hub of the community” has also been nominated for the Shop Of The Year award.
Nomination: Burgins
11:48am Thursday 20th August 2009
A PERFUMERY where staff can spend up to 20 minutes ensuring customers get the right fragrance is another business to be nominated for the Shop Of The Year award.
Nomination: Krumbs Café
11:47am Thursday 20th August 2009
IT provides not only delicious food but also training and work experience for adults with learning disabilities.
Nomination: Quartz Travel of Heworth
12:00pm Wednesday 19th August 2009
A TRAVEL agency has been hailed for saving the holiday of two York families after they were stranded at an airport.
Nomination: The Butchers Block
9:17am Tuesday 18th August 2009
A BUTCHER’S shop which has been trading for less than two years has been nominated for The Press’ Shop Of The Year Award.
Nomination: Expressions
9:23am Monday 17th August 2009
A VINTAGE and retro store which started life on York Market has been nominated for The Press’s Shop Of The Year Award.
Nomination: Martin Richardson Butchers and Deli
11:05am Friday 14th August 2009
AS WELL as providing “the most wonderful selection of locally-produced meat”, the latest competitor for The Press Shop Of The Year title is described as recreating “the essence of days gone by” by happy customers.
Nomination: Get Your Frocks Off
11:17am Thursday 13th August 2009
THE latest contender for The Press Shop Of The Year award has been described as a “little slice of heaven that is shaking up the perception that second hand clothes are cheap and nasty.”
Nomination: Circles Café
1:28pm Wednesday 12th August 2009
A RECESSION-BUSTING coffee house where the staff have become like a close-knit family is today’s contender for The Press Shop Of The Year award.
Nomination: Foxwood Newsagents
12:06pm Tuesday 11th August 2009
IT’S the kind of shop where staff go “that extra mile” for their customers – and now Foxwood Newsagents has been nominated for The Press Shop Of The Year award.
Nomination: Pavers
9:01am Saturday 8th August 2009
ABOUT 30 years ago, Cathy Paver opened a shoe shop in York. Today, there are dozens of Pavers stores across the British Isles and although Mrs Paver, who is now in her 80s, has officially retired she still keeps a hand in the business, going to the company’s head office every day.
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