ENTRY FORM

ENTRY FORM

RETAILER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2017

Award categories You may only enter one of the Retailer of the Year categories according to your business turnover. However you may enter any of the other categories you wish and there is no limit to the number of entries. Please complete one form per entry. All entries submitted into any category will be eligible for the Outstanding Wine Retailer of the Year and Judges’ Choice award at no additional cost. Submitting your entry: Please return your completed entry form to [email protected]. Please ensure you have registered and paid for your entries at www.decanter.com/retailer-awards. The entry deadline is 16 June 2017. Additional supporting materials: Wine list: Please send in a copy of your wine list with your entry form. Video clip: To give the judges a real insight into the look and feel of your wine store, company culture, etc you may wish to send in a video clip recorded on a smartphone. This must be in the MP4 format, minimum 200MB file and maximum 1 minute long. This is not compulsory and judges are not looking for a professionally made film.

CONTACT INFORMATION Company name Year company established Contact first name Contact surname Company email Job title

Company address

Company tel. How did you hear about us? Website URL No. of followers

Facebook Twitter

@

No. of followers

1. RETAILER OF THE YEAR Please tick which you are entering according to your turnover Supermarket of the Year

Medium Size Retailer of the Year – Turnover £1-3 million

Large Retailer of the Year – Turnover £3 million+

Small Retailer of the Year – Turnover £0-1 million

ABOUT YOUR COMPANY WINE SALES Business turnover in wine sales 2016 Please tick one box only £0 - £1 million

£3 - 10 millon

£1 - 3 millon

£10 million +

Supermarket

What is your most important sales channel? Please tick one box only Online

Phone

Shop

Mail

Other (please specify)

How many stores do you have? Can customers purchase wine on your website?

Yes

No

Do you deliver nationally?

Yes

No

If yes, please outline the delivery cost charged to the customer for a UK mainland delivery of a single 9 litre case Number of full time employees (Part time can be added as a decimal ie 1 day a week = 0.2) Is there anything exceptional about your approach to staff wine training? (Max 100 words)

WINE RANGE Bestselling wine in your range Bestselling region in your range Average price per bottle (75cl Duty paid inc VAT) Tell us what you have done to increase quality, value and range over the past 12 months (Max 150 words)

2. ONLINE RETAILER OF THE YEAR ABOUT YOUR COMPANY WINE SALES Business turnover in wine sales 2016 Please tick one box only £0 - £1 million

£3 - 10 millon

£1 - 3 millon

£10 million +

Do you deliver nationally? If yes, please outline the delivery cost charged to the customer for a UK mainland delivery of a single 9 litre case How do you communicate with your customers (Social media, blogs?) How big is your customer database? Please specify numbers

Is there anything exceptional about your approach to staff wine training? (Max 100 words)

WINE RANGE Bestselling wine in your range Bestselling region in your range Average price per bottle (75cl Duty paid inc VAT) Tell us what you have done to increase quality, value and range over the past 12 months (max 150 words)

WHY YOU?

Why do you think you should win a Decanter Retailer Award? Please include evidence of what you have done in the last 12 months that sets you apart (Max 300 words)

Yes

Supermarket

No

3.

SPECIALIST CATEGORIES

You may enter as many specialist categories as you wish. Please duplicate this page if you are entering multiple categories. Depending on the quality of entries the following awards will be considered. SPECIALIST RETAILER OF THE YEAR Please select your chosen region Argentina

Italy

Australia

New Zealand

Austria

Portugal

Bordeaux

Rest of France

Burgundy

South Africa

Central & Eastern Europe

Spain

Champagne

UK

Chile

USA & Canada

Germany

Organic/ biodynamic wine specialist

Greece/ Southern & Eastern Mediterranean

Other- please specify

How many wines do you stock from this region? How many times do you visit each year?

Activity carried out for this region in the last 12 months (Max 150 words)

SUBMITTING YOUR ENTRY Once completed please save your entry as a PDF on your computer and send as an attachment in an email to [email protected]

QUERIES If you have any questions about any aspect of the 2017 Decanter Retailer Awards please contact Clare Malec at [email protected] Good luck.