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Retail Industry Awards 2023: Cast your votes for product and supplier awards

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Voting is now open for the 2023 Retail Industry Awards Product Launch of the Year and Supplier categories and independent retailers are invited to vote for the launches, teams and initiatives they consider to be the best. This year, there are 27 nominated products in the Product Launch of the Year categories and 8 teams …

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