Aussie Retailers Shortlisted for World Retail Awards

The 2016 World Retail Awards shortlist has been announced, with a number of Australian retailers getting the nod.

Myer, Shoes of Prey, Stylerunner, The Good Guys and Kikki.K have all been shortlisted for awards. The 2016 World Retail Awards will be announced on 14 April at the 2016 World Retail Congress in Dubai.

The Good Guys

Whitegoods and appliance retailer The Good Guys has been nominated for Responsible Retailer of the Year. The Good Guys has a strong community focus demonstrated through its various outreach programs. The company partnered with Jamie Oliver to bring Jamie’s Ministry of Food to Australia in 2010. The program educates people on health and diet issues and reaches out to disadvantaged and vulnerable groups. The company also created the Super Hero Academy, which is designed to help children aged six to 12.

“We’re truly honoured to have been recognised in the World Retail Awards 2016 as a finalist in the Responsible Retailer of the Year category,” said Andrew Muir, Executive Chairman of The Good Guys.

“The program for which we have been made a finalist in the World Retail Awards 2016 is our Super Hero Academy — an innovative program we launched in 2015 designed to help improve the mental and physical wellbeing of primary school-aged children by empowering them to discover their inner super hero strengths and capabilities.

“Since launching in September, The Good Guys Super Hero Academy has visited four states, delivered 118 workshops and 240 hours of super hero fun to 4,190 children.

“Further to The Good Guys Super Hero Academy, we also donate more than a million dollars each year through our Local Giving Program to charities that deliver essential programs, services and grass-roots projects in the local communities in which we operate. We are proud to support Jamie’s Ministry of Food Australia, Orange Sky Laundry and over 100 other local charities around Australia.

Power Retail would like to offer hearty congratulations to all the retailers shortlisted for the awards.

(Excerpt originally posted on Power Retail, 2016 Apr 4th, by Julian Thumm)