Retail Showroom of the Year
Sponsor to be confirmed
Who can enter?
This award will be presented to the Irish kitchen retailer who has created an outstanding setting to showcase kitchens and appliances.
Entry criteria
Their showroom will be interesting, well laid out and captivating to visitors as well as being inspirational to other kitchen retailers. The showroom will be manned by knowledgeable staff able to answer any questions posed,
and demonstrate products or appliances. The showroom will also be able to demonstrate an innovative approach to presentation and be kept updated with new products on the market
How to enter
Entrants are required to register their entry at IKTG.ie/register after May 1, 2025 and answer the following questions (up to 250 words per question.)
In detail, outline the customers journey when they visit your showroom.
What special elements do you have to enhance their experience, including product displays, showroom design and space configuration.
What are your strategies for staff development, what in-house training do you provide and how do you keep your staff informed of any new business or product developments?
Explain how you deliver excellent customer service and what makes ‘The Customer Experience’ you provide unique in the market?
A floor plan that illustrates the showroom both in detail and overall layout needs to be submitted with this entry and if you are a finalist you will expected to provide a tour of the showroom for the judges.
T&Cs
Entries to be submitted online
Only one showroom to be entered per company.
Companies can enter as many categories as they wish
To be considered all entry questions must be answered with a maximum of 250 words per question.
All finalists are required to complete a 10-minute presentation with the judges
As part of the presentation, all finalists in the Retail Showroom of the Year category are required to conduct a tour of their showroom.
Photography
No more than 10 photographs to be submitted with each category.
Entrants in this category are required to submit a floorplan of their showroom in addition to other photography
All photography must be high resolution (over 300dpi).
Entrants to Retail Showroom of the Year and Supplier of the Year are required to submit a floorplan in addition to other photography.
If images are too large to email please send them via WeTransfer or a Dropbox link.
IKTG reserves the right to retain any images submitted and use in print and a multimedia presentation at the Gala Awards Ceremony. Entrants must have permission to use these photographs as stated above before submitting.