INDEPENDENT stores, stockists, charity shops and specialist products – Basingstoke has it all. 

But is there one retailer that stands out above the rest?

Whether it's the customer service, the shopping experience or the stock, now is the time to nominate your favourite shops, and they could be in with a chance of being crowned the Basingstoke Gazette and Andover Advertiser 'Retailer of the Year'.

Nominations, which can be made using the form below, will be open until September 30. You can calso visit basingstokegazette.co.uk/retailer to submit your nominations

We will then publish the top 20 retail stores, as chosen by readers of the Gazette and the Advertiser, along with a voting coupon in the October 14 edition of the paper.