An independent brunch and coffee business based in Derby has beaten off competition from major brands to win a prestigious national retail award.
BEAR, which serves speciality coffee, brunch, cocktails and craft beer from morning until evening, was crowned a winner at the recently held Revo Gold Awards for the 海角视频 retail industry.
It secured the Re:tale award for its recent strategic partnership with the Intu Derby shopping centre. It was selected ahead of fellow nominees Primark, IKEA and JD Sports.
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For the Re:tale category, jury members considered examples of strategic partnerships between occupiers (retailers, food, beverage and wider leisure operators) and owners, which were delivering “innovative customer first approaches benefiting stake-holders or occupiers, having demonstrated continuous innovation and delivering an outstanding and differentiated customer proposition”.
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Earlier this year, BEAR, which is based in Iron Gate, Derby, opened a brand new outlet in Intu Derby, as part of campaign by the shopping centre to add more independent retailers to its offering.
Craig Bunting, who co-founded BEAR with Michael Thorley, said: “We’re inconceivably proud to not only be recognised for such a prestigious award but to actually win against such front-runners in the retail industry.
“It feels surreal but also like a huge leap forward for BEAR and for the whole indie business community.
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“We are committed to the authenticity of our spaces, teams and products. Through our partnership with Intu, we wanted to focus on bringing that familiar, comforting high street character to what can sometimes feel like quite a stark shopping experience.”
BEAR currently operates five sites, including two in Derby, an outlet in Uttoxeter, as branches in Stone, in Staffordshire and Soho, London. Early next year it will open its sixth site - at Barons Quay, in Northwich, Cheshire.
The firm has ambitions to open up to 30 sites over the next five years and become a high street challenger brand to the likes of Costa and Starbucks.