Entry is now open for this year’s Bed Industry Awards, with a host of new retail awards up for grabs.
The retailer awards have seen a significant shake-up. New for 2022 is the award for the Outstanding Bed Store/Bed Department of the Year, which has gone the extra mile for its business to make an impact inside and out. Entries can come from single-store or multi-store businesses which are NBF Retail Champions or national retailers whose product offer is at least 50% NBF approved brands, and each retailer may only nominate one store. A shortlist will be produced for a mystery shopping company to visit before the final decision is made.
Also new is the Best Retail Marketing Campaign, open again to NBF Retail Champions and national bed retailers stocking predominantly NBF brands.
The previous NBF Retail Champion of the Year award has been split into the NBF Small Retail Champion of the Year award for retailers up to four stores and the NBF Large Retail Champion of the Year award for retailers with five to 20 stores. These awards are open to all retailers signed up to the NBF’s Retail Champions Scheme, which supports businesses whose product offer is at least 50% NBF approved brands (Retail Champions) and 100% NBF approved brands (Premier Retail Champions).
The National Bed Retailer of the Year award is open to businesses with more than 20 stores, and the Online Bed Retailer of the Year award is open to companies where at least 80% of the sales are via the Internet.
A shortlist of all the retailer awards will be published before The Bed Show at Telford International Centre.
The awards are free to enter, and all entries are submitted online via The Bed Show’s website. The winners will be announced at The Bed Show gala dinner and awards ceremony on 20 September. Deadlines vary depending on the award, starting with 22 July.
