Six Australian retail businesses have been named among the finalist of the The World Retail Congress 2014 World Retail Awards.
Finalists include Appliances Online, Catch of the Day, Clearly (The General Store), Winning Appliances, and Move, with Appliances Online in the running for two awards.
Appliances online has been recognised in the categories of Customer Experience of the Year and Pure Play Retailer of the Year; Catch of the Day for Pure Play Retailer of the Year; Clearly (The General Store), for Store Design under 12000sqm; Winning Appliances’ Redfern flagship for Store Design over 1200sqm; and Move for Best New Retail Concept.
The General Store, the retail strategy agency responsible for Clearly’s store design, took out the same category in 2013 for its design of the Shoes of Prey store within David Jones, Sydney.
Now in their eighth year, the World Retail Awards are recognised as a showcase for retail excellence and attract entries from hundreds of retailers from more than 50 countries across the world.
Finalist entries will be reviewed on September 28 by a jury of 16 senior retail leaders. Winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony and Gala dinner at Salle Wagram, Paris on September 30.
The shortlist also includes retailers from Albania and Singapore for the first time.
“Once again, we are astounded at the calibre and number of entries to the awards. All the categories attracted an exceptionally high standard of entries from retailers across the globe,” said Ian McGarrigle, World Retail Congress chairman.
“In testament to the global reach of the World Retail Congress and these awards, I am particularly delighted to see an even greater number of entries from many more emerging markets, including retailers from countries such as Nigeria, Albania, India, China and Turkey.
“The finalists are all fantastic representatives for the international retail industry and how retailers continue to adapt and innovate in an increasingly challenging environment. We thank everyone for their entries and look forward to hearing the Grand Jury’s final decisions on the 30th of September.”
The full list of 2014 World Retail Award Finalists is as follows:
CSR Initiative of the Year
Gome – Change tomorrow in seven days
Jumia – 1 Child 1 Book
Kingfisher – Net Positive – Going beyond minimising negative impact to have a positive one
Lotte Shopping – Good Money for keeping the earth, ‘Ecomoney Project’
Megatek – The Professional Olympic Skills of Albania
Migros – Generation M – further development
Woolworths SA – The Good Business Journey
Customer Experience of the Year
Carrefour – Villeneuve la Garenne Store
Harris+Hoole
Harvey Nichols – Harveynichols.com
Lidl – Dill Restaurant
Macrocenter – The Land of More
Sonae – Continente App
Growth Market Retailer of the Year
Azizia Panda United, Saudi Arabia
BİM, Turkey
BreadTalk, China
Karaca, Turkey
Kazar Footwear, Poland
Max Fashions, United Arab Emirates
O Boticário, Brazil
Omni-channel Retailer of the Year
The Entertainer
Godrej Interio
Gome
John Lewis
Mudo
TeknoSA
Tesco
Pure Play Online Retailer of the Year
Retail Advertising Campaign of the Year
Canadian Tire Corporation – We All Play For Canada (North Strategic)
FairPrice Finest – Finest Festival Campaign 2013 (HavasWorldwide)
John Lewis – The Bear & the Hare (Adam & Eve)
Magasin – The one – but not the only one
Marks & Spencer – Leading Ladies (RKCR / Y&R)
Sainsbury’s – Christmas in a Day (AMVBBDO)
Sport Chek – #WhatItTakes (Sid Lee)
Store Design of the Year under 1200sqm
Argos, Old Street, London (Dalziel & Pow)
The Arvind Store, Ahmedebad (Fitch)
Clearly Store, Sydney (The General Store)
Duke Street Emporium, Jigsaw Group, London (Dalziel & Pow)
Mudo Marina, Bodrum
Verizon Destination Store, Mall of America, (AKQA)
Store Design of the Year over 1200sqm
Breuninger Ko-Bogen, Düsseldorf (HMKM)
Galeries Lafayette Beijing (HMKM)
The Galleria Department Store, Seoul (Burdifilek)
Garhammer Fashion House, Waldkirchen (Blocher Blocher Partners)
New Look Retailers, Beijing Glory Mall
Winning Appliances Flagship Redfern Showroom, Sydney
Best New Retail Concept of the Year
Alexander Dr Fleming
Eataly Smeraldo
Level Shoe District
Metro – Casa dell’Horeca
Move
Navabi
Verizon – Destination Store
This year’s judges include: Bernie Brookes, CEO, Myer; Andrew Jennings, non-executive director, Ted Baker; Paul Charron, chairman, Campbell Soup Company; Bijou Kurien, strategic advisor, L Captial (Asia); Rick Darling, executive director, government & public affairs, Li & Fung US; Richard Simonin, executive chairman, Limoni Group.
