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Industry Awards Finalists Listed

Who are the outdoors industry's favourite retailers, brands and products? The Go Outdoors Awards finalists reveal the truth...


Posted: 9 March 2005
by Jon

It's the time of year when the outoors industry, in the form of the Outdoors Industry Association (OIA) holds its annual awards for retailer and brands of the year.

It's nice to see the internet get a look in too with the 'Retail Website Of The Year' category and a big thumbs up to Planet Fear for their nomination in the class - good to see a pure internet retailer up alongside the established names. Nice one.

Anyway, we thought you'd like a quick run down of the finalists in each category, so here goes


RETAILER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

SPONSORED BY BERGHAUS, GO OUTDOORS, SGB OUTDOOR


RETAIL STORE OF THE YEAR

Southwest England

  • Great Western Camping, Dorchester
  • Itchy Feet, Bath
  • Penrose Outdoor, Truro

Southeast England

  • Fox's Outdoor Centre, Amersham
  • The Outdoor Shop, Stony Stratford
  • Touchwoods, Oxford

Central England

  • Lockwoods, Leamington Spa
  • Open Air, Cambridge
  • Outside, Hope Valley

Northern England

  • George Fisher, Keswick
  • Needle Sports, Keswick
  • The Climbers' Shop, Ambleside

Scotland

  • Tiso, Edinburgh
  • Tiso, Glasgow
  • West Coast Outdoor Leisure, Fort William

Wales

  • Cotswold Outdoor, Betws-y-coed
  • Ultimate Outdoors, Betws-y-coed
  • V12, Llanberis


RETAIL WEBSITE OF THE YEAR

  • Cotswold Outdoor
  • Field and Trek
  • Planet Fear


RETAIL COMPANY OF THE YEAR

  • Cotswold Outdoor
  • Ellis Brigham
  • Tiso


BRAND OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

SPONSORED BY GO OUTDOORS, SGB OUTDOOR


Outdoor Garment

  • Keela Zenith Jacket
  • Montane Superfly Jacket
  • Mountain Equipment Matrix Jacket


Rucksack

  • Berghaus Crag
  • Berghaus Freeflow II 35 + 8
  • Regatta X-ert II 65-85


Outdoor Accessory

  • Leki Super Makalu
  • Silva Pedometer Plus
  • Therm-A-Rest ProLite 3


Outdoor Footwear

  • Hi-Tec Sierra V Lite
  • Meindl Burma Pro MFS
  • Scarpa Zero G 65


Tent

  • Hilleberg Nallo 2 GT
  • Terra Nova Laser
  • Vango Diablo 600


BRAND WEBSITE OF THE YEAR

  • Berghaus
  • Mountain Equipment
  • The North Face



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Having read the finalist, there are some odd choices. They are (IMO):

Best Retail Company - Ellis Brigham. Has the panel ever visited one of their branches? Over-priced compared to others and no BMC discount.

Brand website of the year - Mountain Equipment. As much as I love the kit, the website is pants. Very basic and rarely updated. Still lists reviews of old models long since unavailable and nothing on the new tents. Come on guys!!!

Posted: 09/03/2005 at 23:23

would second the comment on the ME site its somewhat frustrating


Posted: 09/03/2005 at 23:29

err EB in Bristol gave me BMC discount....it was a while back though (easter time last year)


Posted: 09/03/2005 at 23:29

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