October 22nd. 2014
For 17th consecutive year, the City council of Barcelona has recognised the best commercial initiatives of the 2013 through the Prizes Barcelona, the Best Shop of the World, and Casa Piera, on the street Cardinal Casañas, have received of hands of the authorities the prize to the best commercial shop.
These awards recognise publicly the commercial model of the city, but also bet for the innovation, the sustainability, the social cohesion and the cultural development of the city.
A new modalitat reward the accessibility
This year the guardons have incorporated a new category that distinguishes the establishment that contributes to improve the attention of the customer.
The winner has been the Optician Segarra, a shop with tradition that in the conception of the new venue to the neighbourhood of Saint Antoni has taken into account the needs of the people users of chairs of wheels.
All the rewarded
The prizes feature of thirst *modalitats and the awarded are:
Prize to the best commercial initiative of the year: Future Ore
Prize to the best initiative grouped of commercial dinamitation: Association of Independent Booksellers of the Vila of Gracia and Association of Sellers of the Market of the Charms of Saint Antoni
Prize Albert González to the task of contribution and knowledge of the trade of the city: Carme Izquierdo Ruiz, president during 20 years of Cor Eixample
Prize to the best commercial establishment: House Piera, Arts, with a special recognition to the Drogueria Rovira
Prize to the model of sustainable trade: René+than appliances for his environmental commitment, and Coopmercat-Door to Door for his social commitment.
Prize to the cultural trade of vicinity: it Falls It of in Paff, with special call to Discos Castelló.
Prize Barcelona, the best markets of the world: Menuts Rosa (Prize to the best individual initiative) and Association of Sellers of the Market of Sarrià (menció special).