Welcome
The Retailers' Retailer of the Year Awards - for the industry, by the 
industry
M&C Report, the leading business journal for the restaurant and bar industry, is very pleased to announce the launch of its prestigious annual awards programme, celebrating the best concepts, companies and individuals in the industry.
The Retailers' Retailer of the Year Awards, in their 11th year, take their name because they identify retailing excellence in the eating and drinking-out market.
Market positioning, attention to detail and flawless execution are the hallmarks of past and present winners.
These awards are highly credible - and really matter - because they are voted for by business leaders from the marketplace itself. They are the only industry awards, voted for by the industry itself.
How the awards work
Before voting can begin, nominations must be gathered from the M&C Report Academy, a bank of 700 specially selected industry experts, senior individuals from operating companies, and suppliers.
This nominations process is now underway. It will run until 16 January 2009.
Once nominations have been gathered in each of the nine categories, a shortlist will be drawn up, comprising the six most popular Academy choices. The Academy will once more be invited to vote, to determine the winning concepts, companies and individuals.
The voting will begin in January 2009, running through to the beginning of February.
The Winners
The winners of The Retailers' Retailer of the Year will be unveiled at a prestigious Awards dinner and celebration at The Dorchester Hotel on London's Park Lane on the evening of Wednesday, 4 March, 2009.
