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Port Erin shop window makes final for British award

Picture credit: Mantons, Port Erin

The store has a history for winning numerous awards for shop displays

A shop in the South of the Island is one of eight finalists in the British Independent Retailers Association Christmas Window of the Year awards for 2025.

Mantons is a card and gift shop on Station Road in Port Erin and has been going for nearly 40 years.

Chris Beards, Director of Mantons, says "Investing in the new shopfront was a show of faith in Manx retail and being named as a finalist together with the fantastic reactions we have had from our customers has helped make all the investment and hard work feel worthwhile."

He's been sharing his reaction to the news:

The overall winner will be decided by public vote and you can vote here.

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