A Kelowna independently owned store has received an international honour as it has been selected as the best housewares retailer in the world.
Kelowna’s Lakehouse Home Store was awarded at the International Home + Housewares Show awards gala on March 5th in Chicago. Lakehouse competed against 25 outstanding home and housewares retailers from 23 countries around the globe.
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Lakehouse opened its doors five years ago in downtown Kelowna and is owned by husband and wife team Ben and Sue Boschman.
“We’re overjoyed to be recognized on the world stage for what is truly our passion,” said Ben. “We owe a great deal of gratitude to the many people who helped us execute our vision for Lakehouse, including our suppliers and professionals, but in particular our loyal and committed staff, and most of all to our Okanagan clientele who have embraced Lakehouse from the beginning.”
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Also honoured at the awards were Illums Bolighus, Denmark; Kitchen Shop, Malaysia; K’OOK, Netherlands; and Lords, United Kingdom.
Last fall Lakehouse was named Canada’s national winner of the International Housewares Association Global Innovator Award for 2015. The store boasts a showcase of 5,000 home items that are unique and sophisticated. The store combines gourmet kitchenware, furniture, home accents, and giftware all under one roof.
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Lakehouse is located in a 1910 brick-facade building on the 500 block of the revitalized Bernard Avenue in downtown Kelowna.
