Bosses at a Burnham-On-Sea shoe shop are keeping their fingers crossed after their website was this week short-listed for a top online retailing award.
Shickles Shoes in the High Steet launched its website last year and is in the running for an award in the ‘footwear e-tailer of the year’ category at the 2007 Drapers footwear awards.
The event, to be held at the London Hilton on Park Lane on May 16th, brings together the UK and Ireland’s footwear industry to celebrate the best in footwear retailing.
Shickle Shoes, the company behind ‘footwear4you.co.uk’ is making a bold debut at this year’s awards ceremony. It set up its website in May 2006 and in no time was putting a new shine on a long-standing business.
To be eligible for this award entrants have to satisfy the judges not only that their story is one of financial success but also, and more importantly, from a customer perspective that they offer great service.
Director Geoff Shickle told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “I could not be more amazed or delighted. It was my son who first suggested the idea. Looking back at all the hard work we had to put in, I admit there were times though when I blessed him for it – but we’re reaping the benefits now.”
“We’ve kicked off a whole new business. There’s a real buzz in the air and everyone is pulling their weight and more – suppliers, technical support and the great teams we have in the shop and the office. All of us are thrilled to have been short-listed for this award. It would mean a lot to win it.”
Our photo shows director Geoff Shickle with Constance Davis, responsible for the website
