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Skillsmart Retail Rising Star Awards extends entry deadline

The entry deadline for this year’s Skillsmart Retail Rising Star Awards has been extended to June 11 owing to popular demand.

Entries have been flooding in from across the UK to celebrate the best young retail talent in 14 categories, from topnotch apprentices to star buyers.

Anne Seaman, chief executive of Skillsmart Retail, the Sector Skills Council sponsoring the event, said: “The deadline extension gives retailers that final chance to put forward their top retail talent for these awards, which are recognised across the industry. Competitions like this show retail in the best light and are a great way to unearth the future stars of the industry.”

The Skillsmart Retail Rising Stars Awards 2010 categories are:

  • Buyer / Merchandiser of the Year
  • Store Support Manager of the Year
  • Head Office Support Team
  • Supply Chain Professional of the Year (team / individual)
  • Online Team / Individual of the Year
  • Marketing Professional of the Year
  • HR / Training Professional of the Year
  • Store Manager of the Year
  • Area Manager of the Year
  • Skillsmart Retail Apprentice of the Year
  • Visual Merchandiser of the Year
  • National Skills Academy for Retail Learner of the Year
  • National Skills Academy for Retail Trainer of the Year
  • National Skills Academy for Retail Ambassador of the Year

Short-listed contestants will attend a glitzy awards ceremony in London this September. They will be joined by big names in retail, including Theo Paphitis, the Dragons’ Den star and chairman of Ryman Stationery.

Ms Seaman adds: “The competition is open to retailers of all sizes and in all areas of the sector, from family-run convenience stores to famous high street department stores. With three million people working in retail in the UK, we know the talent is out there, so get your applications in before the 11th of June.”

Jason Rainbow

(Pictured: Anne Seaman, chief executive of Skillsmart Retail)
 

For more information and how to enter, visit: www.skillsmartretail.com/risingstarsawards
 


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