Run by the industry body, Liquor Stores Association (LSA) NSW, the annual program honours and acknowledges the year-round efforts of those who go the “extra mile” in liquor retail.
LSA NSW Executive Director Michael Waters said a record number of nominations were received this year.
“255 nominations were received across the various retailer categories, which tells us that our members and stakeholders are taking the annual awards program as seriously as we do”, Waters said.
To select the finalists, each nominated member store was independently mystery shopped, assessing the complete customer shopping experience against key criteria, including the arrival experience and first impressions, store layout and appearance, product ranging and diversification, staff presentation, customer service and sales skills, the sales transaction and responsible service and compliance.
Last year, Camperdown Cellars Parramatta Road was awarded the Top NSW Liquor Store of the Year, while Lucas Allen from Liquorland Fairy Meadow was awarded Liquor Store Manager of the Year and Richard Kelsey and Geoff Huens from Porter's Liquor Artarmon were jointly-awarded Liquor Store Owner of the Year.
The Awards Presentation Dinner is LSA’s final and largest networking event of the year, held on Friday 20th November at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth. Tickets can be purchased online via www.lsansw.com.au/events or by contacting the LSA office – substantial discounts are available for members and awards finalists.
Top 50 Liquor Stores:
ALDI Chisolm Local Liquor Silverdale
Baileys Bottle Shop Mollymook Fine Wines & Ales
Bermagui Cellars Mowbray Road Cellars
Bilambil Cellars Murwillumbah Cellars
Billabong Bottle Shop Pambula Liquor Store
BWS St Clair Panania Cellars
Cellarbrations at Cammeray Pittwater Cellars
Cellarbrations at Tamworth Pitt Town Bottle Shop
Cellarbrations at Wadalba Porter’s Liquor Artarmon
Chambers Cellars Meadowbank Porter’s Liquor Balgowlah
Chambers Cellars Meadowbank Plaza Porter’s Liquor Collaroy Plateau
Chambers Cellars Moorebank Porter’s Liquor Lansvale
Chambers Cellars Narraweena Red Bottle Central
Chambers Cellars Neutral Bay Red Bottle Chinatown
Chambers Cellars Rhodes Red Bottle Elizabeth Street
D’Aquino Liquor Orange Red Bottle Pyrmont
D’Aquino Liquor East Orange Red Bottle Sussex Street
D’Vine Cellars Super Cellars Bomaderry
Dome Cellars Tathra Cellars
Gainsborough Liquor Store Teralba Bottle Shop
Glenbrook Liquor Store The Bottle-O Belconnen
Green Valley Liquor The Bottle-O Gunnedah
Husky Drive In The Old Pub Bottle Shop Woy Woy
Liquor Legends Forest Hill Windang Liquor
Lighthouse Cellars Wingham Cellars
New Liquor Store of the Year:
ALDI Gladesville
Lawson Cellars
Online Liquor Store of the Year:
www.aldiliquor.com.au
www.danmurphys.com.au
www.langtons.com.au
www.shortysliquor.com.au
Liquor Store Owner of the Year:
Daniel Mackie | The Bottle-O Hazelbrook & Lawson Cellars
Paul Cains | Urban Cellars Curtin & Liquor Legends Charnwood
Paul Heilman | Top Cellars Group
Liquor Store Manager of the Year:
Arthur Chronopoulos | BWS Caringbah
Ben Abraham | Cellarbrations at Warilla
Brady Blakey | Liquor Legends Charnwood
Catherine Rothsey | The Bottle-O Hazelbrook
Edgar Parica | Dan Murphy’s Willoughby
Glenn Frow | Liquor Legends Forest Hill
Luke Griffis | Liquor Legends Ashfield Mall
Mark Fowler | Cellarbrations at Newtown
Nick Austin | BWS Kirribilli
Beer Supplier of the Year:
Asahi Premium Beverages Lion
Carlton & United Breweries Phoenix Beers
Coopers Premium Beverages Urban Beverages
Four Pines Beer
Wine Supplier of the Year:
Accolade Wines Pernod Ricard Australia
Casella Wines Samuel Smith & Son
De Bortoli Wines Treasury Wine Estates
McWilliams Wines Tyrrell’s Wines
Spirits Supplier of the Year:
Asahi Premium Beverages Diageo Australia
Bacardi Lion Island2Island Beverage Company
Brown Forman Australia Pernod Ricard Australia
Campari Australia William Grant & Sons
Coca-Cola Amatil
Services Supplier of the Year:
Finn Foster APB Secured by Smith
JB Metro Schweppes Australia
Lidcombe Ice Snack Brands Australia
Manenti Quinlan & Associates Smiths Snackfoods
Banner Group of the Year:
Cellarbrations Local Liquor
Little Bottler Porter’s Liquor
Liquor Legends Super Cellars
Liquor Stax
Liquor Wholesaler of the Year:
Australian Liquor Marketers
Independent Liquor Group
Beer Representative of the Year:
Craig Willocks | Lion
David Paton | Urban Beverages
Greg Sankey | Carlton & United Breweries
Jason Clement | Coopers Premium Beverages
Jason Strong | Lion
Kelly Murphy | Lion
Patricia Hardy | Coopers Premium Beverages
Robert Campanella | Coopers Premium Beverages
Wine Representative of the Year:
David Every-Burns | De Bortoli Wines
John Thomas | Pernod Ricard Australia
Rebecca Larfield | Treasury Wine Estates
Robert Watson | Australian Vintage Limited
Rohin Rabbitts | Samuel Smith & Son
Samantha Maher | Inglewood Wine Merchants
Scott Dorman | Accolade Wines
Stilly Merianos | Accolade Wines
Spirits Representative of the Year:
Ben Rainnie | William Grant & Sons
Ben Reid | Campari Australia
David Harrington | Asahi Premium Beverages
Gary Crawford | Bacardi Lion
James Gilligan | Pernod Ricard Australia
Michael Thomas | Coca-Cola Amatil
Nick Gerard | Island2Island Beverage Company
Paul Codner | Brown Forman Australia
Steve Benson | Brown Forman Australia
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