Voting for The High Street Hero Awards have officially opened! Voting has now opened for this year’s High Street Hero Awards, that will showcase the very best independent retailers and high streets across Northern Ireland. You can nominate your favourite business from today, July 1, until July 31, 2024. It is the perfect opportunity to recognise the independent retailers who are going above and beyond to serve the community and ensure our local high streets are still thriving places to shop and socialise.
Whether your High Street Hero is your favourite butcher, baker, or barista, they will all be showcased across 13 different categories including convenience store, deli, butcher, off licence and more, with the business who receives the most votes also named Overall Independent Retailer. A record 12,000 votes were cast last year to determine who was crowned Northern Ireland’s retail elite last year. The Co Antrim town of Ballymoney was named High Street of The Year for 2023 in a tight race with Belfast’s Shankill Road and Newtownards .
You can vote for one or as many of the categories as you'd like. All you have to do to vote for a business is fill in the form below: Voting closes at 11:59pm on July 31 2024. Commenting as voting opened for 2024, Glyn Roberts, Retail NI Chief Executive, said:“Independent retail is the lifeblood of communities right across Northern Ireland and our annual High Street Heroes NI campaign represents the biggest celebration of our thriving lo.