Online music retailer Rarewaves.com wins coveted Queen's Award for Enterprise

23 April 2018 - Press release

Rarewaves.com wins coveted Queen's Award for Enterprise

Rarewaves.com, the leading online retailer of physical music, has earned the highest accolade for UK business after being awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category. The awards recognise business success in the UK and the winners were announced by Her Majesty the Queen on Saturday 21st April. 

The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are highly competitive and awarded to businesses for outstanding achievement in four categories including International Trade, Innovation, Sustainable Development and Promoting Opportunity, which recognises businesses that promote social mobility in their local community.

The award marks an incredible three years for Rarewaves.com, which saw their growth in international revenues increase by over 120%. Directors Brad Aspess and Rob Evans will attend a reception at Buckingham Palace in June. The accolade will be presented to the Rarewaves team at a ceremony by the Lord-Lieutenant of the County, The Queen's local representative, later in the year. 

Commenting on the 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."

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."

Rarewaves.com, members of the Entertainment Retailers Association, is a leading online retailer of entertainment based products, including music, video, books, video games, electronics and apparel. They partner with some of the largest retail brands around the world including Amazon, eBay, Fnac, Rakuten and GAME.