We were delighted to hear that one of our long-time Amazon repricing customers has been awarded a extremely prestigious award this week.
Rarewaves, who “sell entertainment product to millions of people around the world” has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2018.
The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the UK’s most prestigious business awards, recognising and celebrating business excellence across the UK. This accolade is awarded for Rarewaves’ outstanding international growth and was presented following recommendation to Her Majesty The Queen by the Prime Minister.
The awards were made on Saturday 21st April, the occasion of the Queen’s 92nd birthday. The Lord-Lieutenant of the County, The Queen’s local representative, will present the business with the award at a ceremony later in the year.
“This one is something special”
Rarewaves’ directors, Brad Aspess and Rob Evans, will also attend a reception at Buckingham Palace in June.
Commenting on the award win, Rarewaves Chairman, Brad Aspess, said:
“Winning any award is always fantastic, but this one is something special. It gives the business, our wonderful team and the many stakeholders we work with the recognition they deserve. We never in our wildest dreams thought we would actually win, so we are obviously delighted.”
Rarewaves Business Development Director, Rob Evans, added:
“It’s an unbelievable achievement and we are extremely proud. The whole team has worked tirelessly to get us to this point, and we see this as only the beginning of what this incredible company can achieve.”
On behalf of everyone at RepricerExpress, we’d like to extend our warmest congratulations to Rarewaves on this well-deserved accolade.
Amazon Success Story
In 2015, Rarewaves featured as part of Amazon’s Success Stories series. You can watch the video from the series below.
About Rarewaves
Brad Aspess had the idea for Rarewaves after selling some of his 100,000 vinyl records on eBay and launched the venture in 2005.
Today, Rarewaves are one of the fastest-growing online retailers in the world. They sell music, DVDs, video games, clothing, electronics, gadgets, toys, stationery, office products and much more.
They are no stranger to awards.
In 2012, they were ranked the 19th fastest growing tech companies in the UK in The Sunday Times Tech Track 100. In the same year, they were also named by the London Stock Exchange one of the Top 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain.
In 2017, Rarewaves were a finalist in The Amazon Marketplace Export Champion of the Year and this year, Rarewaves were ranked 66th in The Sunday Times Lloyds SME Export Track 100.
Rarewaves also featured in Web Retailer’s Top 1,000 Amazon Sellers list in 2016.
The Rarewaves Group includes Rarewaves USA, which has growth of over 100% year-on-year. They distribute worldwide from their Hampshire fulfilment centre in the UK and their Chicago fulfilment centre in the USA.
