Congratulations to everyone who has made it into our countdown of the top 30 inspiring independents. We’ve long known at Retail Jeweller that we had an enviable list of superb shops and brilliant business people in this industry, and now we’ve discovered that you agree.
Our list was voted for by the industry, and because our sector is made up of a brilliant – but also tough and discerning – set of people, to come anywhere in this list is a massive achievement and we congratulate you. In fact, a bottle of champagne is already winging its way to you. But to be highly placed is praise indeed. And our huge congratulations to anyone who appears in the loftier positions of this list. Your colleagues and competitors think you are pretty good at what you do. As do we. 
I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank DMJ for its sponsorship of this supplement. Its support enables us to bring this impressive list to you. 
Even if you aren’t listed, there’s always next year, and the quotes and ideas that are provided in this line-up should suggest some good concepts to help take you to the top of 2011’s list. Happy reading.
Jenni Middleton, Editor-in-chief Retail Jeweller Magazine

Take a look at the retailers who made it into our top 30 list of Inspiring Independents.

1. Boodles, Lord Street, Liverpool
2. Cottrills, Wilmslow, Cheshire 
3. Kabiri, Covent Garden, London
4. Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh
5. Brazen Studios, Glasgow
6. Steffans, Northampton
7. Pykes the Jewellers, Birkenhead
8. Little 15, London
9. Weir & Sons, Dublin
10. Prestons of Bolton, Bolton
11. Baroque Jewellery, Brighton
12. Forum, Broadstone, Dorset
13. Mallory, Bath
14. Astley Clarke, London
15. Wakefields, Horsham, West Sussex
16. Matthew Stephens, Limerick
17. Robert Gatward Jewellers, Reading
18. Charles Fish, Canary Wharf, London
19. Ec One, Clerkenwell, London
20. Swag, Kingston-Upon-Thames
21. Diana Porter, Bristol
22. A Hartmann and Son, Galway
23. Peter Jackson the Jeweller, Preston
24. Nicholas James, London
25. Justice, Bath
26. Piggotts the Jewellers, St Ives, Cambridgeshire
27. Michel Jewellers, Cork, Ireland
28. Wave the Jewellers, Manchester
29. Parkhouse the Jeweller, Cardiff
30. Equinox, Fleet, Hampshire