A NUMBER of Glasgow businesses have been shortlisted for a top industry award.

Nominations for the 7th annual Scottish Independent Retails Awards have come from all corners of the city.

The ceremony highlights the contribution and value of independent retailers to the communities they operate within as well as the overall economy.

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Paesano Pizza, Grunting Growler, Newlands Home Bakery, The Wilson Street Pantry and Mandors Fabric Store have all been nominated for an award.

Irfan Younis, CEO of Creative Oceanic said: “Now in its seventh year, The Scottish Independent Retail Awards have always been testament to the fact that independent businesses are the very backbone of the country’s economy.

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"We also think that far too often, the hard work of retail owners and workers is disregarded and we hope that the awards ceremony is a platform to show their achievements.”

Check out the full list of nominees - 

Bespoke Retailer of the Year
North

Salka - Gift shop on the Rock (Stornoway)
Precious Sparkle (Perth)
Olly Bobbins (Carnoustie)
The Peacock and The Tortoise (Perth)
Geek Bothy (Aberdeen)
Curated Stories (Aberdeen)
The Old School Beauly (Beauly)
Hardy's Chocolates (Aberdeen)
4eyedimensions (Kirkcaldy)

South
The Gryffe Casting Studio (Bridge of Weir)
IVAD Gifts (Paisley)
SPiRiTO (Glasgow)
Hi Street (Prestwick)
Elba Artisan Gallery (Glasgow)
Pippin Gifts Limited (Edinburgh)
Pretty Pink (Edinburgh)
The Herbary (Troon)
The Pirate and Bluebelle (Gourock)
Mr Wood's Fossils (Edinburgh)

Fashion/Accessories Retailer of the Year
Kartel Scotland (St Andrews)
Missy Magpie (Falkirk)
Pretty Pink (Edinburgh)
The Herbary (Troon)
Bellini Footwear (Glasgow)
William Chambers Millinery (Glasgow)
Fabhatrix (Edinburgh)
Covet (Edinburgh)
Handbag Heaven Exchange (Edinburgh)

Independent Furniture Retailer of the Year
John Dick & Son (Busby)
Laws of Perth (Perth)
Duncan’s of Banchory (Banchory)
Shapes Furniture (Edinburgh)
The Designer Rooms (Wishaw)
Gillies Broughty Ferry (Dundee)
The Top Drawer (Clydebank)
George Tannahill & Sons (Kilmarnock)
Modish Furnishing (Glasgow)
Robinsons Beds (Glasgow)
 
Opticians of the Year
LocalEyes Optometrists (Viewpark)
Hyndsight Optician (Glasgow)
Cameron Optometry (Edinburgh)
Montgomery Optometrists (Tranent)
PLM Optometrists (Kirkcaldy)
Hughes, MacDonald & Davidson (Inverurie)
20 20 Opticians (Glasgow)
Urquhart Opticians (Glasgow)
McGrath Opticians (Glasgow)
 
Dry Cleaners of the Year
Elite Drycleaners (Edinburgh)
Quick Return Cleaners (Stranraer)
LeMe | Dry Cleaning (Edinburgh)
Buccleuch Cleaners (Galashiels)
Majestic Laundrette (Glasgow)
Butler's Linen (Edinburgh)
Fresh & Clean Laundry (Stirling)
Merchiston Dry Cleaners (Edinburgh)
Grossi's Lochee Dry Cleaning Centre (Dundee)
 
Technology Retailer of the Year
JRS Photo Hardware Limited (Perth)
Genio Tech (Dundee)
Laptop & PC Doctor (Glasgow)
Budget Computers (Glasgow)
Revive Lab (Glasgow)
Creative Computing (Glasgow)
Rubadub (Glasgow)
Audio-philia (Edinburgh)
User2 Computers (Edinburgh)
 
Pharmacy of the Year
Monklands Pharmacy & Perfumery (Airdrie)
Willis Pharmacy (Glasgow)
Barnton Pharmacy (Edinburgh)
Abbey Chemists (Glasgow)
Browns Pharmacy Healthcare (Perth)
Hogarth Pharmacy & Travel Clinic (Glasgow)
Davidson's Chemists (Perth)
Alloway Pharmacy (Ayr)
Penney Pharmacy (Glasgow)
Dears Pharmacy & Travel Clinic (Kelty)

Specialist Retailer of the Year
Quality Vitamins & Herbs  (Glasgow)
PekoeTea (Edinburgh)
Cocoa Ooze Ltd (Aberdeen)
Hanover Healthfoods (Edinburgh)
Eteaket (Edinburgh)
Street Stompers (Aberdeen)
Strawberry Fields (Glasgow)
Leith Pram Centre (Leith)
Jan Stewart Pram & Nursery (East Kilbride)

Cycle Retailer of the Year
Gear Bikes (Glasgow)
Easygo Electric Bikes (Linlithgow)
BikeChain Glasgow (Glasgow)
Hooked on Cycling - Cycle Superstore (Bathgate)
Sprockets Cycles (Kilmarnock)
Criterium Cycles (Edinburgh)
Wheels Cycling Centre (Callander)
Spokes Cycles (St Andrews)
Bothy Bikes (Aviemore)
 
Independent Sports Retailer of the Year
Campus Sports (Perth)
Scots-Sport (Bathgate)
Greaves Sports (Glasgow)
PSL Team Sports (Glasgow)
Edinburgh Angling Centre (Edinburgh)
String Sports (Glasgow)
ACA Sports Limited (Kirkcaldy)
Gilmour Sports (Paisley)
Musclebound (Paisley)
Lomo Watersport (Glasgow)
 
Book Shop of the Year
Stirling Books (Stirling)
Far From the Madding Crowd (Linlithgow)
Hyndland Bookshop (Glasgow)
Golden Hare Books (Edinburgh)
The Fruitmarket Gallery Bookshop (Edinburgh)
The Edinburgh Book Shop (Edinburgh)
Voltaire and Rousseau Bookshop (Glasgow)
Lighthouse (Edinburgh)
 
Butcher of the Year
A&I Quality Butchers (Culloden)
Andrew Gordon The Lean Butcher (Aberdeen)
Macbeth's (Forres)
Patricks of Camelon (Falkirk)
Aitken J & W (Alloa)
David Bennett & Son (Dunblane)
Boghall Butchers (Bathgate)
John Lawson Butchers (Uphall)
John Hill Butchers (Dunblane)
James Campbell Butchers (Glasgow)

Fresh Produce Provider of the Year
Dig-in Bruntsfield (Edinburgh)
Blairgowrie Farm Shop (Blairgowrie)
Billingtons of Lenzie (Glasgow)
Fraser’s Fruit & Veg (Dundee)
Real Foods (Edinburgh)
Macauley's Fruit & Veg Merchant (Burntisland)
Grants Fruit Shop (Prestwick)
Locavore (Glasgow)
Craigie's Farm Deli and Cafe (Edinburgh)

Fishmonger of the Year
Aberdeen Fish Shop (Aberdeen)
Blackstair's Fish Shop (Highland)
Gazeley's Delicatessen & Fish (Dundee)
Fish In Crieff (Crieff)
J. Pieroni & Sons (Ayr)
Wilsons Catch of the Day (Glasgow)
Armstrong's of Stockbridge (Edinburgh)
Eddie's Seafood Market (Edinburgh)
Clark Bros (Edinburgh)

Convenience Retailer of the Year
Ardgay Stores & Highland Cafe (Ardgay)
Costcutter (Grangemouth)
Premier Smeaton Stores (Kirkcaldy)
Spar Store Errol (Perth)
Spar Woodilee (Kirkintilloch)
Ardeer Services (Stevenston)
 
Independent Pet Supplies Store of the Year
The Pet Shop (Fife)
Bishopbriggs Pet & Aquatic Centre (Bishopbriggs)
Creature Comforts (Glasgow)
Proexotics (Paisley)
Tropical Fish Scotland (Dundee)
All 4 Pets (East Kilbride)
Alan's Pet Shop (Dundee)
The Pet Empawrium (East Kilbride)
Troon Pets & Aquaria (Troon)

Independent Jewellery Store of the Year
SH Jewellery (Edinburgh)
Rosie Brown Jewellery (Edinburgh)
Joseph Bonnar Jewellers (Edinburgh)
Helen Swan Designer Jewellery (Glasgow)
Clarksons Fine Jewellery Makers of Edinburgh (Edinburgh)
Tiso &Gerard (Hamilton)
Kevan Scott Goldsmiths Ltd (Clarkston)
Eric N Smith Ltd (Glasgow)
Hannah Zakari (Edinburgh)
 
Automobile Accessories Provider of the Year
Turner Autosport Ltd (Strathaven)
Dunlop's Auto Shop (Glasgow)
Auto Cruisers Superstores (Glasgow)
GSF Car Parts (Glasgow)
Livingston Auto Parts Ltd (Livingston)
Autosave Components (Aberdeen)
Pentland Component Parts Ltd (Leith)
Smart Alloy Edinburgh (Edinburgh)
J&S Accessories Ltd (Glasgow)
Saltire Motorcycles Ltd (Edinburgh)

Menswear Retailer of the Year
Nautica (Bathgate)
Brooks Menswear (Lanark)
A Hume Country Clothing (Kelso)
Kafka (Aberdeen)
Paul Smith Menswear (Glasgow)
Walker Slater (Edinburgh)
Signature Menswear (Aberdeen)
Fat Buddha (Glasgow)
Houston Kiltmakers (Paisley)
 
Soft Furnishing Supplier of the Year
ANTA Scotland (Ross-shire)
Sula Furnishing (Callander)
The Fabric Shop (Dundee)
Mandors Fabric Store (Glasgow)
The Curtain Agency (Edinburgh)
Chantillie House (Moffat)
Edinburgh Curtains & Co (Edinburgh)
Bryce Mckenzie Interior Designs (Edinburgh)
Ideal Textiles (Glasgow)
Interiors Scotland Ltd (Edinburgh)

Flooring Retailer of the Year
Glenearn Flooring of Perth (Perth)
First Floors Glasgow (Giffnock)
Jem Carpets (Larkhall)
Perthshire Flooring (Perth)
McDonald Flooring (Glasgow)
Allfloors (Glasgow)
Spruce Carpets (Glasgow)
Surface Plus (Glasgow)
Victoria Road Carpets (Glasgow)
Prestige Floors (Paisley)

Women's Fashion Boutique of the Year
Ella’s of Dunkeld (Dunkeld)
Maggie & Suzi (Inverness)
Envy Gowns (Falkirk)
Tiger Lily Boutique (Aberdeen)
Frox of Falkirk Ltd (Falkirk)
Epitome (Edinburgh)
Sisters Boutique (Falkirk)
Bear Necessities Fashion (Perthshire)
L Occasionwear (Ayr)
Runway Boutique (Falkirk)
 
Coffee Shop of the Year
North

Glencoe Cafe (Ballachulish)
The Rendezvous Cafe (Inverness)
Books and Beans Aberdeen (Aberdeen)
So Coco (Inverness)
The Long Dog Café (Aberdeen)
Caoldair Pottery Coffee Shop (Newtonmore)
Boogie Woogie (Keith)

Central
The Cafe at Number 16 (Aberdour)
Nicola's Cupcake Cafe (Kinghorn)
The Burgh Coffeehouse (Stirling)
Willows Coffee Shop (Perth)
Pots (Falkirk)
Robertson’s Coffee Shop (Kirkcaldy)
 
South West
Rawlings Love To Eat (Glasgow)
Billington's Coffee House (Glasgow)
Blend Coffee Lounge (Paisley)
The Wilson Street Pantry (Glasgow)
Hunter House Coffee Shop (East Kilbride)
Bullands Coffee House (Milngavie)
D'Nisi (Hamilton)

South East
T-4-2 (Galashiels)
Steampunk Coffee (North Berwick)
The Milkman (Edinburgh)
Graze Coffee & Chocolate House (Dunbar)
Castello Coffee Co (Edinburgh)
La Barantine Victoria (Edinburgh)
Lowdown Coffee (Edinburgh)
 
Eatery of the Year
North

Cool Gourmet (Stonehaven)
FreshMex (Aberdeen)
Lochleven Seafood Café (Fort William)
Terroir Delicatessens (Aberdeen)
Borsalino (Peterculter)
The Little Bay Cafe (Oban)
The Sanddollar Cafe & Bistro (Aberdeen)
 
Central
Amodo Mio (Falkirk)
Grill 48 (Dunfermline)
Mae Ping Thai Dining (Perth)
Little’s Restaurant (Blairgowrie)
Koku Shi (Kirkcaldy)
Rankin’s Cafe & Deli (Queensferry)

South West
The Chapterhouse Cafe (Bothwell)
Aroma Coffee & Kitchen (Wishaw)
Windmills Cafe (Motherwell)
Scoffs Cafe (Motherwell)
Tea House on the Loch (Glasgow)
Number 16 Restaurant (Glasgow)
Paesano Pizza (Glasgow)

South East
Leo's Beanery (Edinburgh)
The Edinburgh Larder (Edinburgh)
The Treehouse Cafe (Edinburgh)
Cafe St Honorė (Edinburgh)
Coletti & Co (Edinburgh)
Filmhouse Cafe Bar (Edinburgh)
 
Hair & Beauty Salon of the Year
North

Beautylicious Aberdeen (Aberdeen)
Ruby Tuesday Hair and Beauty (Aberdeen)
Essence Hair and Beauty Studio (Aberdeen)
Bodycare and Hairworks (Inverness)
Fusion Hairdressing (Stonehaven)
Angel Beauty Salon (Inverness)
 
Central
Avalon Hair & Beauty (Oban)
Cutsahead Ltd (Falkirk)
Cabelo Arte (Alloa)
Jeff Buchan Hair & Beauty (Stirling)
The Colour Lounge (Alloa)
Lory Lous Hairdressing (Glenrothes)
Amore Hairdressing (Oban)

South West
Brow Envy Glasgow (Glasgow)
Fuss Salon (Milngavie)
Lifestyle Face & Bodycare (Johnstone)
Absolut Hair & Beauty (Glasgow)
Simply Hair & Beauty (Troon)
Beautiful Bodies (Troon)
George Square Hair & Beauty (Greenock)
 
South East
Paterson (Edinburgh)
Anna Mather, Colour Specialist, Hair & Beauty (Haddington)
Sanctuary Hair & Beauty (Dunfermline)
Ivy Natural Health & Beauty (Edinburgh)
Modello Hair Salon & Spa (Bonnyrigg)
Victoria's (Dunbar)
Nickie's Hair & Beauty (Musselburgh)
 
Florist of the Year
North

The Flower Box (Grantown-On-Spey)
Williamson Design Florist (Pitlochry)
Something Special Flowers (Blairgowrie)
The Flower Shop London House (Ross-Shire)
The Flower Company (Inverness)
Aberdeen Flowers (Aberdeen)
 
Central
Ann Baff Flowers (Falkirk)
Flowers by Arrangement (Alloa)
Fleur de lis Florist (Stirling)
Petals of Oban (Oban)
Forever Flowers (Denny)
Irene's Florist (Falkirk)

South West
Lavender Blue Glasgow Limited (Glasgow)
Kirstie's Flowers (Troon)
Flowers by Karen (Kilmarnock)
Blooms UK Limited (Glasgow)
Wallaces For Flowers (Cardonald)
Hello Petal Florist (Glasgow)

South East
Rose & Ammi Flowers (Edinburgh)
The Queensferry Flower Company (Queensferry)
Daisy Chain (Dalkeith)
Floral Ambitions (Edinburgh)
Scent Flowers in Galashiels (Galashiels)
Flowers by Arrangement (Musselburgh)
Flowers by Lindsey (Penicuik)


 

 
Bakery of the Year
North

Rockin Robyn's Bakery (Aberdeen)
Cupcakes by Jo (Aberdeen)
The Highlanders Bakehouse (Ballater)
The Bakery (Inverness)
The Bread Maker (Aberdeen)
Keptie Bakery Limited (Aberdeen)
Thain's Bakery (Aberdeen)

Central
Murrays the Bakers (Perth)
Truly Scrumptious Designer Cakes (Linlithgow)
Campbell's Bakery (Crieff)
The Madhouse Bakery (Glenrothes)
Aran Bakery (Dunkeld)
Voseba (Falkirk)
Pantry Deli & Bakery (Falkirk)

South West
Brownings The Bakers (Kilmarnock)
Cottonrake Bakery (Glasgow)
Liggy's Cake Company (Glasgow)
My Home Bakery (Glasgow)
Buon Giorno Bakery (Renfrew)
The Earth's Crust Bakery Limited (Castle Douglas)
Newlands Home Bakery (Glasgow)

South East
Oliphant Bakers (Linlithgow)
Bakery Andante (Edinburgh)
Dalgetty Bakers (Galashiels)
Falko Konditormeister (Edinburgh)
Mimi's Bakehouse (Edinburgh)
Cuckoo's Bakery (Edinburgh)
Edinburgh Bakehouse (Edinburgh)
 

Off License of the Year
North

Fountainhall Wines (Aberdeen)
Hop Shop Aberdeen (Aberdeen)
Aberdeen Whisky Shop (Aberdeen)
The Carnegie Whisky Cellars (Dornoch)
Logie Whisky & Wine (Forres)
Tomlinsons Beer Shop (Inverness)
Borsalino Bottle Shop (Aberdeen)

Central
The Scottish Gantry (Stirling)
Aitken Wines (Dundee)
Stirling Whisky Shop (Stirling)
Canton Colli Euganei (Falkirk)
Oban Whisky & Fine Wines (Oban)
Woodwinters Wines & Whiskies (Bridge of Allan)
Ellies Cellar (Dollar)

South West
The Cave (Glasgow)
Grunting Growler (Glasgow)
The Good Spirits Co. (Glasgow)
Valhalla's Goat (Glasgow)
Billingtons of Lenzie (Glasgow)
Canape Wines (Bothwell)

South East
Bottle Baron (Edinburgh)
The Fine Wine Company (Edinburgh)
Vino Wines (Edinburgh)
Cadenhead's Whisky Shop (Edinburgh)
Reuben's Wine Store (Dunfermline)
Cornelius Beer and Wine (Edinburgh)