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		<title>Why the judges matter – prestigious adjudication panel deepens the merits and legitimacy of the V&amp;A Waterfront Neighbourhood Awards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 15:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Driving entries is one aspect of the build-up to the 2025 V&#38;A Waterfront Neighbourhood Awards, an annual awards programme that is open to all retail tenants at this vibrant and dynamic Cape Town waterfront property. Another important facet is the quality and variety of the judging panel, the trusted few who get to hone in on the winners from the slew of entries received. ‘We have a large assortment of tenants, from large multinationals to small independents, servicing a range of consumer needs and wants, which is why it is important to have a diverse group of judges, selected from media, business, retail and tourism, to choose our winners,’ says the V&#38;A Waterfront’s retail executive Alex Kabalin. This year 33 judges will weigh in, with both internal and external experts evaluating the entries in the various categories, with five judges per category.The V&#38;A Waterfront has compiled a sterling internal team comprising 14 participating senior staff members drawn from different areas of the property’s management needs, spanning sustainability, marketing, leasing, communications, events, project management, and retail, and including visionary CEO David Green. The judging panel that is external to the V&#38;A Waterfront comprises a host of trusted suppliers and industry representatives [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winners of the 2024 V&amp;A Waterfront Neighbourhood Retail Awards announced!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 14:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AAFRICAA_Inspired Visual Merchandising Award, Store Manager of the Year, Retail Service Star Award The winners of the inaugural V&#38;A Waterfront Neighbourhood Retail Awards have been announced. Honourees were named on 25 September 2024 at a gala event MC’d by popular public figure and radio presenter Carl Wastie. Newly-opened Spyced restaurant, in the Silo District of Cape Town’s renowned destination, hosted the evening. There were 17 awards across 8 categories as decided by a prestigious panel of judges, with two additional People&#8217;s Choice Awards voted for by members of the public. Over and above the awards decided by the judging panel and the public, the V&#38;A’s CEO David Green personally selected his own winner for the CEO Award. Born out of the V&#38;A’s previous tenant awards, the reimagined Neighbourhood Awards acknowledge brands and persons that have achieved best-in-class in retail within today’s competitive and challenging commercial environment. CEO Award_Oranjezicht City Farm Market_David Green, the CEO of the Waterfront,Sheryl Ozinsky,OCFM, Tinyiko Mageza, Executive Head of Marketing The individual award-winners within each category are as follows: Purpose-led Strategy  Empowerment Impact Award: ONEOFEACH Social Impact Award: Den Anker Our Better Nature Sustainability Award: Sealand Gear Brand Design and Innovation  Top Activation Accolade: HintHunt Marketing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seeking excellence beyond customer service alone, the new V&amp;A Waterfront Neighbourhood Awards have just launched</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2024 10:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cape Town’s V&#38;A Waterfront continues to power ahead with full occupancy of its shopping centres, as well as rising sales and substantial growth, despite reports of online shopping upending traditional bricks and mortar. Retail sales were up more than 70% at the end of May 2024 compared to 2019 pre-Covid levels. New brands are visible, keeping the tenant mix up-to-the-minute and relevant, while longstanding tenants are investing in fresh shopfronts and fitouts. Clearly, many retailers continue to see the physical store, staffed by knowledgeable teams that engage customers around products, as critical to success – along with a superb location in a world-renowned mixed-use destination that is simply unlike any other: the V&#38;A Waterfront champions art and design, supports entrepreneurship and innovation, and leads the charge around sustainable business practice. All these elements are woven into the reimagined Tenant Service Excellence Awards, relaunched as the V&#38;A Waterfront Neighbourhood Awards in June 2024, and aimed at recognising and promoting excellence in different spheres – the kind that attracts new and returning visitors. ‘We’ve moved towards a much more holistic awards programme, as we’ve realised it’s not just about customer service; it’s about so much more, and retailers need to provide the [...]]]></description>
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