100 Percent of Net Proceeds Donated to Hope 4 Hope Town’s Abaco Islands Relief Fund; Event Sponsorships Available
Who/What: Approximately 400 guests are expected to attend the second annual South Florida Independent Retailer Awards, which will focus on the exceptional small businesses that make South Florida’s shopping centers unique. The event - which has a mission to bring expanding local independent retailers together with the shopping center community - will feature networking, programming, an awards program with live voting, and a networking lunch. Sponsorships ranging from $1,500 to $10,000 are available. Due to the dire need of assistance in the Abaco Islands after Hurricane Dorian, one hundred percent of the event’s net proceeds will be donated to Hope 4 Hope Town to help those devastated in the Northern Bahamian Islands.
Awards will be presented in 11 categories, with three or four nominees in each. Categories include fitness, medical retail, coffee shop, nail salon, education, athletic retail, and a variety of restaurant categories. All nominees must be a truly independent retailer (not a national chain), with two or more locations and actively expanding. The owner/manager needs to be present for the entire Sept. 19 event.
The South Florida Independent Retailer Awards nominees within the Medical Retail category include: Cano Health, Physical Therapy Now, Total Health Medical Center, and Spine and Orthopedic Centers. Fitness Category nominees include: R Zone Fitness, Rise Nation, Fit4Lyfe and Belfort Fitness. Nail Salon nominees include: Toi Spa, Posh Nail Lounge and Studio Spa. Athletic / Retail Category nominees include: CanesWear, Peter Glenn Ski & Sports, Flying Lizard and True Joy Boutique. Asian Restaurant Category nominees include: Sushi Maki, Ramen Lab Eatery and Go Bistro / Poke Go. Education Category nominees include: Code Ninjas, Preschool Developers, LLC and Home Away From Home. Sit-Down Restaurant Category nominees include: Padrino’s Cuban, Old Lisbon Restaurant, SuViche and Novecento. Mexican Restaurant Category nominees include: La Bamba Restaurant, Taco Rico, Hecho Y Mano Restaurant and Salsa Fiesta. Fast Casual Restaurant Category nominees include: Sanguich De Miami, Amaize Latin Flavours and Rice House of Kebab. Coffee Category nominees include: Aromas Coffee, Macondo Coffee Roasters and He-Brews Coffee. Dessert Category nominees include: Oh My Gosh Brigadeiros, Azucar Ice Cream Company and Yonutz.
The event will offer a separate general and retailer program. Sarah Quinlan, former senior vice president of MasterCard Market Insights, will serve as the keynote speaker. Programming will include round table discussions; a retail master class with Angel Cicerone, retail and restaurant consultant and author; and more. During a retailer “Shark Tank” event, one of last year’s winners will pitch landlords for the opportunity for free rent, construction allowance and other concessions.
The South Florida Independent Retailer Awards “Think Tank” includes Beth Azor, Josee Crosbie and Kara Morabito of Azor Advisory Services; Hue Chen and Alyona Tsutskova of Saglo Development, Andrei Pintilie and Jennifer Houston of Edens, Mike Mogerman of Trinity Commercial Group, JJ Bujalski of RPT Realty, and Jorge Ventura of RK Centers.
Ambassadors, who will be in charge of two retailers each, are Luis Nazario of Saglo Realty, Grace Chance of SiteCenters, Karen Maerovitz of Katz & Associates, Lauren McGee of Archon Commercial, Gabe Gonzalez of RegencyCenters, Robin Robins of FIRM Realty, Cammi Goldberg of Courtelis, Jonah Twist of CBRE, Jonathan Rosen of JLL, Chantal Voss of Newmark Knight Frank, Krystal Rodriguez of Salzman RE, Liz Powers of Windsor Realty, Liz Higgins of Terranova Corp, Daniel Gardner of Weingarten Realty, Edmee Morin of RPT Realty, Karina Garcia and Katrina Garcia of Game Properties, and Sandi Rogacki of Woolbright Development.
Sponsors for the event include: WiFi Sponsor, Comcast Business; Breakfast Sponsor, CoStar Group; Lunch Sponsor, LED Are Us; PR Sponsor, Durée & Company. Additional sponsors include: Saglo Development; ProWaste USA; Terranova Corporation; JLL, Azor Advisory Services, Inc.; Edens; Konover South; Siegfried, Rivera, Learner; Berkowitz Development Group; Fraga Properties; CPM Visit Ready; Woolbright Development, Inc.; Bilzin Sumberg; ProFi Construction & Maintenance; MMG Equity Partners; Gen-X Construction; Lombardi Development LLC; RPT Realty; Nanak’s Landscaping; Master Development Partners; PaveCo; Total Serendipity Permit Expediters; Continental Realty Corporation; The Graham Companies; Courtelis Company; and The Real Deal.
To watch a video highlighting the 2018 event, which attracted over 300 attendees, visit here.
When:
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.: Registration, coffee, networking
8:30 – 11:45 a.m.: Programming
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.: Awards program (live voting)
12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Buffet-style networking lunch
Where:
Signature Grand
6900 State Road 84, Davie, FL 33317
Price:
$129 admission per person pre-registration. $199 admission per person onsite.
For those unable to attend, please consider making a donation to Hope 4 Hope Town’s GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Hope4HopeTown
How: For more information, to register for the event, or to be a sponsor, visit https://tsfira.com/. Email info@TSFIRA.com for more information. Award nominations can be emailed to info@TSFIRA.com.
About the South Florida Independent Retailer Awards
The South Florida Independent Retailer Awards focus on the exceptional small businesses that make South Florida’s shopping centers unique. For more information, visit https://tsfira.com/.
