Retailer of the Year Awards 2019

12 awards were presented at our Retailer of the Year awards ceremony,  held on May 30, 2019. Winners were announced at the event and are listed below.

Award Listing

• Overall Retailer of the Year Award Winner: Kelsick Specialty Market
• Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: Norma Dorey (Changes City Spa/Jake’s Place)
• Restaurant Award Winner – Up & Comer (<3 years in biz): Alkaline
• Restaurant Award Winner – Southside: Hummingbird Macarons
• Restaurant Award Winner – Peninsula: Viking Burger
• Retail Award Winner – Up & Comer (<3 years in biz): Hickory Trading Company
• Retail Award Winner – Southside: Mom & Me Boutique
• Retail Award Winner – Peninsula: Smith’s Florist & Gift Shoppe
• Service Award Winner – Up & Comer (<3 years in biz): East Beach Urgent Care
• Service Award Winner – Southside: Beach Gold Assay
• Service Award Winner – Peninsula: Williamsburg Salt Sp
• LOVEVA Award Winner: Perfectly Natural Soap

Previous Award Winners (2018)

• Curvaceous Boutique – Overall Retailer of the Year Award Winner
• Willis Furniture – Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
• Cafe Europa – Restaurant Award Winner – Southside
• 757 Poke’ – Restaurant Award Winner – Up & Comer (<3 years in biz)
• Scratch Bakery – Restaurant Award Winner – Peninsula
• Tidewater Diamond – Retail Award Winner – Southside
• Great Outdoor Provision Co. – Retail Award Winner – Up & Comer (<3 years in biz)
• Yolanda’s – Retail Award Winner – Peninsula
• Escape Room – Service Award Winner – Up & Comer (<3 years in biz)
• TechArk Solutions, LLC – Service Award Winner – Southside
• Chase Roofing, LLC – Service Award Winner – Peninsula
• The Royal Chocolate – LOVEVA Award Winner

Restaurant Peninsula

1. 8 Shires Coloniale Distillery
2. LV’s Restaurant
3. Providence Square Grill
4. Viking Burger

Restaurant Southside

1. 1608 Crafthouse
2. Amazing Glazed
3. Black Pelican Seafood Co. Greenbrier
4. Carib Shack
5. Cinema Café
6. Froggies
7. Hook U Up Gourmet
8. Hummingbird Macarons
9. Jack Browns Beer and Burger Joint
10. Jelly Ball
11. Nothing Bundt Cakes
12. Pacifica Little Bar Bistro
13. Pelon’s Baja Grill
14. Pho 79 Noodles and Grill
15. SilverSpoon Bakery
16. Sweetwater Cuisine
17. The Bold Mariner Brewing Company
18. The Dirty Buffalo
19. Totoy’s Filipino Store, Inc.

Restaurant Up & Comer

1. Alkaline
2. Billsburg Brewery
3. Café Crema
4. California Burrito
5. Capstan Bar Brewing Company
6. Coaster Coffee
7. Island Jerk Hut
8. Stripers Waterside
9. Taqueria Jessy’s

Retail Peninsula

1. 7 Sistas Recycles Jewelry, LLC.
2. Benton-Knight LTD
3. Dodd RV of the Peninsula
4. First Team Hampton Chevrolet
5. Heroes and Villains
6. Jack’s Tile and Carpet
7. Jersey Cards & Comics, LLC.
8. Kelsick Specialty Market
9. Lilac Lane Consignments
10. Shaia Oriental Rugs
11. Smith’s Florist & Gift Shoppe
12. The Good Feet Store
13. The Mariners’ Museum
14. The Virginia Store
15. Three Sisters Boutique
16. Vintage Potential
17. Virginia Gourmet
18. Williamsburg Drug Co.

Retail Southside

1. Ability Center of Virginia
2. Boyers Diamonds
3. Cartridge Man
4. Chrysler Museum of Art
5. Decorum Furniture
6. Esprit Décor Home Furnishings
7. Fairfield Flowers
8. Floors Alive
9. Flutterby Soap Company
10. Great Outdoor Provision Co
11. Heritage Natural Market
12. Kathy Knack Interior Designs
13. M&G Sales Co. Inc.
14. Mary Barnetts
15. MED Emporium
16. Mom and Me Boutique
17. Nancy’s Nook
18. Newton Piano Co, Inc.
19. Norfolk Idea Center
20. Norfolk Mermaid Market
21. Once Upon A Child Chesapeake-Greenbrier
22. Paris Jewelers
23. Piano Showcase
24. Play it Again Sports
25. Portsmouth Armie Navie Store
26. Segal & Co Fine Jewelers
27. Simply Unique Image Enhancement Services
28. Studio Optix of Virginia, LLC
29. The Creative Wedge
30. The Main Event by Emily
31. The Royal Chocolate
32. The Tile Shop
33. The Union Mission
34. Virginia Furniture Co
35. Virginia Leisure
36. Woodfellas
37. Worth the Wait

Retail Up & Comer

1. Dreamsville Inc.
2. Endurance Apparel and Gear
3. Hickory Trading Company
4. Little Shoppes on High
5. Mint Julep Antiques
6. Piccadilly Designs, LLC
7. Rye’s Flooring
8. The Teal Eagle Boutique
9. Vintage Faire LLC
10. Vintage Trixie
11. Worn & Homespun

Service Peninsula

1. Artfully Yours Studio
2. ArtInspired, LLC
3. Burks’ Bookkeeping & Tax Service
4. CuteClickz LLC.
5. Dust Bunnies of Hampton Roads
6. Einsteink9 dog training
7. First Command Financial Planning
8. Heart Felt Touch Massage Therapy, LLC
9. LegalShield
10. Mastertech Auto Care
11. Old Point National Bank
12. Parklawn-Wood Funeral Home and Memorial Park
13. Purrocious Styles and Feline Designs
14. Signs by Tomorrow
15. Sonabank
16. The Krohn Group, Inc
17. The MeowMANOR
18. Tick Tock Around the Clock, LLC
19. Union Bank & Trust
20. Virginia Peninsula Photography, LLC
21. Williamsburg Salt Spa, LLC

Service Southside

1. Beach Gold Assay
2. BizConnect Hampton Roads
3. Changes City Spa
4. Exterior Source
5. Germono Advertising Company
6. Interstate Cash Register
7. Jan Cline Fitness
8. Marketing & Entrepreneurship at Town Center
9. Meme G Home Designs
10. Moms Need Help Too, LLC
11. Ocean View HairColor Studio
12. ProMedia Video Services
13. Tan Media, LLC
14. TechArk Solutions
15. The King’s Daughters
16. Tidewater Arts Outreach
17. Virginia Beach Schools Federal Credit Union
18. VSB Spa and Wellness
19. Womens Workout & Fitness Center
20. Xanadu Salon and Spa

Service Up & Comer

1. 4^th Generation Luxury Mobile Barber Shop
2. Coast DIY bar
3. East Beach Urgent Care
4. Medical Aesthetics of Virginia
5. Norfolk Tour Company
6. Piccadilly Designs, LLC
7. Rebecca, Life Balance Coach
8. Spinal Source Chiropractic
9. Worley’s Home Services

How Were Awards Judged

• Retail  –  Mystery shops + nomination application
• Service – Digital/Telephone mystery shops + nomination application
• Restaurant – “People’s Choice” consumer voting
• LOVEVA – “People’s Choice” consumer voting

Mystery shop judges are certified mystery shoppers and are independent contractors.

The Retailer of the Year event could not be held without the generosity of sponsors. Sponsorship contributions enable us to offer a discounted admission ticket to each nominee and also contributes to the cost of the event, from venue hire and audio/visual, to decorations, trophies and food. Thank you to our 2019 Retailer of the Year sponsors, listed below.

Presenting Sponsor

Lifetime Achievement Award Sponsor

LOVEVA Sponsor

Opal Sponsor

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Catering Sponsor

Bronze Sponsors

Photo Booth Sponsor

Leadership Circle Contributor

Lynnhaven Mall