Retail Awards nominees announced

Supermarket of the year will be between Morrisons, Co-Operative, Asda and Tesco, while there are independent categories for smaller grocers.

The Independent Retailer of the Year award, sponsored by GSK, is split into two sections, stores under 3,000 sq ft and those over this size.

Retailers included in the larger category are Richardson's Village Stores from Hampshire and Warners Budgens, Gloucestershire, along with others.

Those in with a chance in the other division are Shobdon Post Office & Stores in Leominster, alongside Premier Singh in Sheffield.

Organisers have said that the judging panel has been strengthened since 2007 so that the high quality and success of the awards will continue.

Online Retailer of the Year is being sponsored by TalkingRetail.com. All of those nominated are set to congregate for the ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 25 September.

Here is the full list:

Independent Newsagent of the Year sponsored by Shop-Equip

• Shelley's News, Horsham, Sussex (P&H)
• News 'R' Us, Etwall, Derby (Londis)
• Hillsnews Londis, Middleton St George, Co Durham

Independent Entrepreneur of the Year sponsored by Booker

• Mahesh Shah, Milco, Dewsbury, W Yorks
• Guy Warner, Warner's Budgens, Broadway, Worcestershire
• Mark Richardson, Richardson's Village Stores/Budgens, Stabbington, Hampshire
• Peter DuRose, The English Grocer, Buntingford, Hertfordshire

Training Initiative of the Year sponsored by P&G

Multiple:

• Capper & Co, Spar, Pontyclun
• BP Retail
• The Co-operative Group

Independent:

• Sunder Sandher, Londis, Leamington Spa
• Gwen Patterson, Centra Moat Filling Station, Donaghadee
• Terry Philpott, Martin's of Castle Cary/Londis, Somerset
• Jamie O'Flynn, O'flynn's/Budgen, Norwich

Community Retailer of the Year sponsored by Direct Line for Business

• Guy Warner, Warner's Budgens, Gloucestershire
• Jonathan James, James Graven & Sons/Budgens, Cambridgeshire
• Andrew Porter, Creightons of Finaghy, Belfast
• Martin Lovell, Shobdon Post Office & Stores, Leominster

Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year sponsored by Southern Salads

Independent:

• David & Linda Jones, Spar, Stockport
• Susan Annett, Eurospar, Warrenpoint, Co. Down

Multiple:

• The Co-operative Group
• Morrisons
• Sainsbury's

Ind. co owned:

• Budgens
• Stokes
• Tates

Forecourt Retailer of the Year sponsored by Mars Snackfood
Multiple:

• Somerfield
• Henderson Spar

Independent:

• Gwen Patterson, Centra Moat Filling Station, Donaghadee
• Rocky & Alison Leach, Chellow Heights, Service Station, Spar, Bradford
• Jonathan James, James Graven & Sons/Budgens, Cambridgeshire
• Centra Finaghy, Belfast

Independent company owned:

• Henderson Retail, Spar, Millburn, Coleraine
• Henderson Retail, Spar, Castlerock, Coleraine
• G & E Murgatroyd, Spar, Whitby

Convenience Chain of the Year sponsored by Christie & Co

National:

• Mills Group
• The Co-Operative Group
• M&S Simply Food at BP Connect

Regional:

• Tates, Spar
• Henderson Retail, Spar

Store Manager of the Year sponsored by Kelloggs

Multiple:

• Janet Cruse, Tates Spar, Wrexham
• Laura McLean, Spar Greystone, Co. Antrim
• Steve Gale, Morrisons, Newquay
• Sharon McKenna, Henderson Retail, Spar, Cullybackey

Independent:

• Gareth Herron Silverstream/Eurospar, Armagh
• Andrew Porter, Creightons of Finaghy, Belfast

Off-Licence Retailer of the Year sponsored by Coors

Multiple:

• Tesco
• Sainsbury's
• Morrisons
• Bargain Booze

Independent:

• Gareth Herron Silverstream/Eurospar, Armagh
• David & Nicola Heenan, Barbican Supervalu, Newcastle
• Samantha Jackson, Scatchards of Chester

Fresh Flower Supermarket of the Year sponsored by Flower Council of Holland

• Sainsbury's
• Morrisons

Supermarket of the Year sponsored by Gallaher

• Tesco
• Co-operative
• Asda
• Morrisons

Symbol/Fascia Group of the Year sponsored by Coca Cola Enterprises

• Costcutter
• Premier
• Lifestyle Express
• Spar
• Best-one
• Nisa-Today's

Independent Retailer of the Year sponsored by GSK
over 3,000 sq ft:

• Patsy & Mary Trolan, Supervalu, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim
• Jonathan James, James Graven & Sons/Budgens, Cambridgeshire
• Guy Warner, Warners Budgens, Gloucestershire
• Andrew Thornton, The Local Eqicurean Ltd, London
• Mark Richardson, Richardson's Village Stores/Budgens, Stubbington, Hampshire

up to 3,000 sq ft:

• Guy Warner's Budgens, Broadway, Worcs
• Vineet Patel, Kalvin Clark Ltd, Charing Kent
• Martin & Aileen Lovell, Shobdon Post Office & Stores, Leominister
• Frank McPolin, Centra, Banbridge, Co. Down
• Mandeep Singh, Premier Singh, Sheffield

The shortlist for the following categories will be announced shortly on www.retailindustryawards.com

Online Retailer of the Year - sponsored by TalkingRetail.com
Environmental Retailer of the Year - sponsored by Nexus Business Media
Global Convenience Format of the Year - sponsored by Insight NACS
Seafood Retailer of the Year - Multiple - sponsored by Seafish