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The Diamond Awards debuted for the first time at Distree this year, where vendors were rewarded for their efforts in the industry.
The winners were determined using on-site live voting feedback from channel partners at the event.
The awards ceremony was held at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club in Monaco, on February 26th.
Farouk Hemraj, director and co-founder at Distree Events, said: “Distree events feature hundreds of great brands with innovative products and go-to-market strategies that appeal to participating channel partners.
“The Distree Diamond Awards enable channel partners to reward the brands that impressed them most at each event.”
The full list of winners for the Vendor category were:
Audio Diamond Award winner: Nyne
Business Solutions Diamond Award winner: Ricoh
Cases and Bags Diamond Award winner: Port Designs
Connectivity Diamond Award winner: IC Intracom
Flash Memory Diamond Award winner: Adata Technology
Game Changer Diamond Award winner: Parrot
Gaming Accessories Diamond Award winner: Thrustmaster
Headphones Diamond Award winner: Soul Electronics
Mobile Accessories Diamond Award winner: Sandberg
Mobile Protection Diamond Award winner: IBDL
Multicategory Diamond Award winner: Esperanza
PC Gaming Components Diamond Award winner: AMD
Professional Accessories Diamond Award winner: I.R.I.S
Smart Home Diamond Award winner: Trendnet
Smartphones Diamond Award winner: Tonino Lamborghini
Storage Diamond Award winner: WD
Tablets Diamond Award winner: Modecom
The full list of winners for the Distributor category were:
Africa distributor of the year winner: Mitsumi
Middle East and North Africa distributor of the year winner: Redington
Central and Eastern Europe distributor of the year winner: Action
Russia and CIS distributor of the year winner: Marvel
South East Europe distributor of the year winner: Arena
Southern Europe distributor of the year winner: Ingram Micro
Northern Europe distributor of the year winner: EET Group
DUCH distributor of the year winner: Also Group
France distributor of the year winner: Ingram Micro
Benelux distributor of the year winner: Five 4 U
UK and Ireland distributor of the year winner: Ingram Micro
Outstanding distributor of the year winner: EET Group
The full list of winners for the Retailer category were:
Africa retailer of the year winner: Jumia
Middle East and North Africa retailer of the year winner: Carrefour
Central and Eastern Europe retailer of the year winner: Komputronik
Russia and CIS retailer of the year winner: Eldorado
South East Europe retailer of the year winner: Mediamarkt
Southern Europe retailer of the year winner: Euronics
Northern Europe retailer of the year winner: Elkjop
DUCH retailer of the year winner: Euronics
France retailer of the year winner: Darty
Benelux retailer of the year winner: Coolblue
UK and Ireland retailer of the year winner: Amazon
Outstanding retailer of the year winner: Lick
