If the first Retailer Awards was any indication as to the outcome of the year, then LG and its retail partners are definitely on an upward momentum. The night kicked-off at the Grand Hyatt Hotel with the usual pleasantries and a welcome speech by President of LG Electronics, GULF Mr. D.Y. Kim. He expressed appreciation for the dedication of retailers and encouraged greater collaboration and success for the year ahead.
The award ceremony was attended by hundreds of guests and LG retailers from the UAE and was followed by a sumptuous dinner to conclude the occasion. The nomination process included 300 retailers throughout the country, operating in various business segments including Home Appliance, IT, TV/AV, Air Conditioning and Energy Solutions and GSM. Twenty five awards were presented to the winning retailers within the categories listed below:
TV/AV Category
Star Sales Performance Award TV: LULU
Star Sales Performance Award AV: Carrefour
Star Best Performance Award TV /AV: Carrefour
Excellence Best In- Store Display Award TV: Plug Ins
Excellence Best In- Store Display Award in Power Retailers AV: Sharaf DG
Excellence contribution towards TV/AV in independent retailers: Metro Deluxe
Consistency Best Supportive Retailer Award TV is: Sharaf DG
Consistency Best Supportive Retailer Award AV: LULU
Consistency Best Supportive Retailer Award TV /AV: Emax, Jacky’s & Mashka Electronics
MC Category
Star Sales Performance Award: Carrefour
Excellence Best –In Store Display Award: Plug-ins
Consistency Best Supportive Retailer Award: Emax
Home Appliances Category
Star Sales Performance Award: Carrefour
Excellence Best –In Store Display Award: Emax
Consistency Best Supportive Retailer Award: Sharaf DG &Plug-ins
Air Conditioner Category
Star Sales Performance Award: Iqbal Electronics
Excellence Best –In Store Display Award: Costless
Consistency Best Supportive Retailer Award: Jacky`s Electronics, LULU
IT Category
Star sales Performance Award: Jumbo
Excellence Best In Store Award: Sharaf DG, Plug-ins
Consistency Best Supportive Retailer Award: Emax
We’d like to thank all those who participated at our first award ceremony, wish all retailers great success and look forward to seeing you all again next year.
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