2026 shortlist
Excellence Awards
Congratulations to our finalists, we can’t wait to celebrate with you!
14th October | The Underglobe
- Fashion Retailer of the Year
- Grocer of the Year
- Homeware Retailer of the Year
- Beauty Retailer of the Year
- Retail Excellence Diamond Award
- Lifetime Contribution Award
- Rising Talent Award
- HR Excellence Award
- Marketing Team of the Year
- Brand Partnership of the Year
- Own Brand of the Year
- Supply Chain Initiative of the Year
- New Store of the Year
- Digital Team of the Year
- Digital Initative of the Year
- Sustainable Retailer of the Year
- Women in Leadership Award
- Christmas Ad of the Year
- Physical Activation & Retail Media Award
Fashion Retailer of the Year
Grocer of the Year
Homeware Retailer of the Year
Home Furnishing
Beauty Retailer of the Year
Retail Excellence Diamond Award
Lifetime Contribution Award
David Denton
Director, DB Shoes Limited
Dame Mary Perkins & Doug Perkins CBE
Co-Founders, Specsavers
Sue Lockey
Co-Founder & CEO, The Puppet Company
Sir John Timpson
Director, Timpson
Rising Talent Award
Alexander Emmanuel-Jones
Commerical Director
Helin Tu
Creative Product Strategy & Brand Direction Consultant
Adam Seabrook
Commerical Business Analyst
Martin Snewin
Project Manager
Natalia Narloch
Senior Buyer - Soft Drinks & Crisps
HR Excellence Award
Marketing Team of the Year
Brand Partnership of the Year
JoJo’s Spring Kidswear campaign, “Let Them Roam” with Godstone Farm
Lush and Super Mario Bros
Peppa Pig and Hamleys
The Puppet Company and Hamleys
Krispy Kreme and Caburys
Lidi with Hunsnet and Liberty X
Trafford Centre and JD Sport
Own Brand of the Year
Supply Chain Initiative of the Year
in association with Acopia
Paul Smith x Ingrid
Footaslyum x invent.ai with Zipline
New Store of the Year
in association with Scala
The Black Farmer, White City
B&Q TradePoint, Barking
Harding Retail, Palm Pals
Boots, Fragrance Boutique - East London's Broadgate Central
Decathlon UK, IKEA
WHSmith, Heathrow Airport (Terminal 5)
Sports Direct, Liverpool
Digital Team of the Year
Digital Initative of the Year
Ann Summers x PMC
Paul Smith x Ingrid
Sustainable Retailer of the Year
in association with Daikin
Women in Leadership Award
Billie O'Connor
CFO Mulberry & Founder at NOVA Community
Sonica Beckman
CEO
Simone Oloman
CEO & Founder
Maëlle Gasc
Co-Founder and Deputy CEO
Sue Lockey
Co-Founder & CEO
Kasey Swithenbank
Head of UK & Ireland Retail
Carina Hummel
Managing Director Optics
Carey Pearson
Head of Brand & Integrated Marketing
Victoria Jenkins
CEO/Founder
Christmas Ad of the Year
Physical Activation & Retail Media Award
Nivea Disney Lip Superdrug Unit
SHEINs pop-up retail experience at Future Stores
Life Is For(e)play
Beyond the Bottle
Party Season: From Midnight to Morning Light’