The 2025 Retail Drinks Industry Awards program is officially underway, with the nomination period open until 31 August 2025.
The award categories for this year include: Liquor Store of the Year, Large Format Liquor Store, Online Liquor Retailer, Liquor Store Owner, Liquor Store Manager, Young Liquor Retailer, Sales Rep of the Year and Supplier of the Year.
Retail Drinks Australia said: “The Retail Drinks Industry Awards are the peak awards for Australia’s retail liquor industry, saluting the year-round efforts made by people and companies in our industry to succeed in business, through superior customer service, product knowledge and professionalism.
“Each award category has been developed to recognise the success and hard work of people and companies in our industry, attracting hundreds of entries, and acting as a platform to boost the profile of individuals, businesses, and partners.”
The timetable for the awards begins with the nomination period throughout August. This is followed by mystery shopper and judging in early September, Award Finalists will then be announced in early October, with finalist interviews and judging taking place in mid-October before the Awards Presentation Dinner in Sydney on Tuesday, 11 November.
More information on the different criteria for each award is on the Retail Drinks website. As well as links to enable you to nominate someone or somewhere for an award.