The Ashley Centre celebrated its eclectic and impressive mix of shops and facilities - as well as the brilliant people who work in them - at the annual Retailer Awards ceremony.

Votes were cast by the general public as shoppers named those who gave the best service possible and who they thought deserved recognition for going that extra mile.

And the 2017 winners are:

Best Retail Presentation: The White Stuff

Best Customer Service: Monsoon

Best Marketing: Hatty’s Sweet Shop

Operational Excellence: New Look

Best Independent Retailer: Quest

Mall Person of the Year: Sonia Polido

Overall best retailer 2017: Waitrose

General manager David Beddows said: “We would like to thank shoppers for taking the trouble to vote for the retailers they believed deserved to win an award.

“We were delighted to congratulate so many of them at our annual awards and the fact that results were chosen by public vote makes winning even more special.”

He added: “This event couldn’t happen without our sponsors Sedgwick Properties, Electroco, Quasar, Big Footfall, Whats On In Epsom, The Flower Smith, Waitrose and Quest and we are very grateful for their support.”

The event was held at Epsom Downs Racecourse on Saturday, October 14.