Shared Earth finalists for the Great Gift Retailer Awards 2008!
Shared Earth was delighted to discover that they have been short listed for the Best Multiple Retailer Award 2008 by the prestigious Greats Awards which are to be held in London on 22nd May.
The Greats Awards set out to recognise not only the top independent and multiple gift retailers regionally and nationally but highlight many of the finest retailers in the UK.
“I am extremely pleased to be nominated as one of the 5 finalists for the Best Multiple Retailer Gifts category. I see this as recognition not just for Shared Earth, but for our staff and producers in over 30 countries. We strive endlessly to improve the lives of so many people and establish community programs world-wide. It is good to know that our efforts are also rewarded and recognised in this professional way,” comments Jeremy Piercy, founder of Shared Earth.
Shared Earth also campaigns heavily for the reduced use of plastic bags and currently offer a selection of reusable jute bags in a variety of colours with different slogans including ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’, ‘Use me till me bottom wears out’ and ‘Say No to Plastic Bags’. They also backed the Daily Mail’s Banish the Bag campaign recently.
“We have always aimed to address the imbalance of wealth, working together with people from different cultures,” explains Jeremy who founded Shared Earth 1986 to increase the sales of fairly traded goods.
As well as being the UK’s largest independent retailer of non-food Fair Trade products, Shared Earth offer the best selection of recycled products, including bags made from crisp packets in bangladesh, toy cars made from tin cans in Madagascar, office stationery from computer boards in the UK, wall hangings from old saris in India and jewellery from recycled glass in Chile.
Late last year, Shared Earth also launched the first Fair Trade franchise in the UK which is capable of doubling the sales of independent non-food Fair Trade products sold nationally. This is an exciting development which has opened up the industry with a wealth of new opportunities for many individuals who wish to work for themselves in a fairly traded retail environment.
Visit www.sharedearth.co.uk for more information or go to http://www.max-publishing.co.uk/awards-home-page.html to find out more about the awards categories and entries.
