Budgens Impress at Asian Trader Awards
Symbol group Budgens picked up three awards at the Asian Trader Awards, including the flagship award for "Asian Trader of the Year" at a packed ceremony in London on Tuesday night.
The Asian Trader Awards; considered the most significant and high profile independent retail awards ceremony of the year - took place on Tuesday 3rd November at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Over 1000 people attended the event, which not only rewards those who provide an excellent service to their customers but also raises awareness about the issues facing retailers in the current social and economic climate.
The “Asian Trader of the Year” award, which comes with a £10,000 prize, was won by Raj Samani, who runs a Budgens store in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire. Speaking to Asian Trader, he said: This is amazing. I’m incredibly proud and I hope our achievement inspires other independents to realise that we can take on the Tesco Expresses of this world and be successful.
A full list of winners is below
Enterprise Award: Sunny Hundal, Budgens, York
Health & Beauty Retailer of the Year: Kash Jaffar, Budgens, Milton Keynes
Food-to-Go Retailer of the Year: Nizam Patel, Darnall Service Station, Darnall, South Yorkshire
Customer Champion: Sunder Sandher, S&S Londis, Leamington Spa
Newcomer of the Year: Mandeep Singh, Premier, Sheffield
Independent Retailer of the Year: Nilesh Joshi, Cans UK Ltd, Forest Hill, London
Post Office Excellence: Hanif and Noreen Patel, Dewsbury Post Office
Asian Trader Category Champion Award: Rav Garcha, Nisa Local, Shrewsbury
News Retailer of the Year Award: Pratik Sampat, Fosdicks, Penge, London
Healthcare Retailer of the Year Award: Najib Khan, Costcutter, Southwark Bridge Road, Southwark, London
Wholesale Depot of the Year: Booker Sheffield
Spirit of the Community Award: Abdul Majid, Hounslow Service Station Mace, West London
Asian Trader of the Year: Raj Samani, Budgens, Bushey Heath, Herts