NICHE Top Retailer Awards

2009 Top Retail Award Winners

Retailer of the Year

Maddi's Gallery, Charlotte, NC

Top Retailers (listed alphabetically)

Artisans Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
Avalon Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
Circle Arts, Tobermory, ON
Crescent Moon at the Cotton Exchange, Wilmington, NC
Don Drumm Studios & Gallery, Akron, OH
Don Muller Gallery, Northampton, MA
Down Creek Gallery, Ocracoke, NC
The Escape Fine Crafts & Gifts, Georgetown, TX
Fire Opal, Brookline, MA
From Our Hands, Des Moines, IA
Handworks Gallery of American Crafts, Acton, MA
Hillyer House, Ocean Springs, MS
Iris at the Basin Park, Eureka Springs, AR
Langman Gallery, Willow Grove, PA
The Laughing Dog Gallery, Vero Beach, FL
Luma Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO
Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR
Max’s, St. Louis Park, MN
The Muse, Frederick, MD
Petroff Gallery, Toronto, ON
Pinnacle Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Sedoni Gallery, Huntington, NY
Spectrum Art & Jewelry, Wilmington, NC
Timothy’s Gallery, Winter Park, FL

Best Advertising/Direct Mail Campaign

The Village Artisans Gallery, Boiling Springs, PA

Best Arts Nonprofit

Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Museum Store, Madison, WI

Best Customer Newsletter

Hanson Galleries, Houston, TX

Best Guild Store

Allanstand Craft Shop, Asheville, NC

Best In-Store Event

Mary Lou Zeek Gallery, Salem, OR

Best Community Outreach

The Muse, Frederick, MD

Best Visual Merchandising

Poppy, Columbia, MO

Best Museum Store (tie)

Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, CA
Alternatives Museum Shop, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE

Best New Store

Craftsman House Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL

Best Website

Spectrum Art & Jewelry, Wilmington, NC