Congratulations to all our 2027 finalists! Don't forget to book your tickets and join us on 25 February 2027, where the winners will be revealed.

ALIXPARTNERS BEST RETAILER OVER £250m AWARD

• B&Q
• Currys
• EE
• Furniture Village
• Halfords
• Primark
• Screwfix
• Specsavers
• Superdrug
• Tesco
• Wickes

BEST RETAILER UNDER £250m AWARD

• Austen & Blake
• Bedkingdom
• Charlies
• DUSK
• Jollyes Pets
• Nobody's Child
• Seasalt Cornwall

BEST NEW LARGE STORE OF THE YEAR

• B&Q TradePoint, Barking, London
• Matalan, Wyvern Retail Park, Derby
• New Look, Metro Centre, Gateshead
• Sports Direct, Church Street, Liverpool
• Superdrug, Merry Hill, Brierley Hill
• Waitrose, Oxford Road, Newbury
• wed2b, Royal Victoria Dock, London

BEST NEW SMALL/MEDIUM STORE OF THE YEAR

• Boots Fragrance Boutique, Broadgate Central, London
• Boots Opticians, Wigmore Street, London
• BP Merrow SF Connect, Merrow, Guildford
• Centra, Newcastle, County Down
• Loaf, Springfield Road, Chelmsford
• Pandora, Oxford Street, London
• Space NK, Southgate Place, Bath
• Toolstation, Battersea, London

COMMUNITY HEROES OF THE YEAR

• Huntley home shopping team - Asda
• James Martin, support administrator at Coulsdon Customer Fulfilment Centre - Waitrose & Partners
• Jemma Nisbet, store manager, Inverness - The Entertainer
• Life sciences and clinical trials team - Boots UK
• Newark repair centre team - Currys
• Nithiy Ganesamoorthy, store manager, Wandsworth - BP
• Rekha Sandhu, store leader, Nuneaton - EE
• Rob Sandell, store manager, Chatham - Wickes
• Steve Thornton, store manager and the Wrexham store team - Pets at Home
• The Fairer Futures Programme team - OurCoop

STORE HEROES OF THE YEAR

• Cathy Eaglen, team leader - William Hill, St Ninian's LBO, Stirling
• Crystal Furniss, store manager - Austen & Blake, Sheffield
• Glasgow team - Furniture Village, Glasgow
• Goran Kostelac, retail store manager, P&O Arvia - Harding+
• Josh Tyler, store manager - Halfords, Cribbs Causeway
• Mumbles store team - Seasalt Cornwall
• Sonya Massey, store manager - Bensons for Beds, Leeds Birstall
• Spar Malone Road team - Spar Malone Road, Belfast
• Steve Morris, store manager - Screwfix, Melksham
• Stuart Doherty, regional manager, West Scotland - Currys
• Harlow store team - The Entertainer

FASHION RETAILER OF THE YEAR

• GARAGE
• George at Asda
• Matalan
• Primark
• Superdry & Co
• UNIQLO

GROCER OF THE YEAR

• Lidl GB
• Ocado Retail
• Tesco

SPECIALITY RETAILER OF THE YEAR

• Bensons for Beds
• Dreams
• Harding+
• Holland & Barrett
• Jollyes Pets
• Majestic Wine
• Menkind
• OKA
• The Entertainer
• Tiger Modular

RESPONSIBLE RETAILER OF THE YEAR

• B&Q
• Boots
• Currys
• FatFace
• Lidl
• Matalan
• Seasalt Cornwall

GREEN INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

• B&Q - Cheltenham sustainability showcase store
• British Heart Foundation - Transforming returns into a circular economy success story
• Currys - Cash for Trash
• eBay - M&S' resale service
• FatFace - FatFace x Marine Conservation Society partnership
• OurCoop - Green energy project
• Screwfix - Green store initiative
• Tesco - Low carbon concept farms

DIGITAL EXCELLENCE AWARD

• Argos
• Debenhams Group
• Dr. Martens
• Harding+
• Lidl GB
• Lush
• Sainsbury's
• The Very Group
• Waitrose & Partners

MARKETING EXCELLENCE AWARD

• Ann Summers
• Argos
• Fortnum & Mason
• Ocado Retail
• Pandora
• Screwfix
• Seasalt Cornwall
• Space NK
• Specsavers
• The Very Group
• TK Maxx
• Toolstation

SALESFORCE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE EXCELLENCE AWARD

• CareCo - Voice of the Customer
• Clarendon Fine Art - Art Without Boundaries
• Dr. Martens - Global service transformation
• ELEMIS - Project NOVA
• Must Have Ideas - SPARK
• Ocado Retail - Ocado.com
• Pets at Home - Pet Pals
• Richer Sounds - Customer installation
• Sainsbury's - SmartShop

EV CARGO SUPPLY CHAIN EXCELLENCE AWARD

• Bensons for Beds
• Currys
• Harding+
• Holland & Barrett
• Specsavers
• Waitrose & Partners
• Wickes

TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR

• Argos with Mirakl
• Bensons for Beds with WorkJam
• Boots Opticians with Astound Digital
• Boots with Auror
• Dr. Martens with OSF Digital & Salesforce
• Iceland with SAI Group
• JD Sports with Zebra Technologies
• Kavanagh's Belsize Park with Vusion
• The Paper Store with Akeneo
• The Very Group with Apply Digital
• Victoria Beckham with DRESSX
• Waitrose with Satalia

THE HAPPIEST PLACE TO WORK AWARD IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE RETAIL TRUST

• Aldi UK
• FatFace
• George at Asda
• Must Have Ideas
• Screwfix
• Tesco
• The Very Group

PRIDE OF RETAIL

To be announced on the night…The Pride of Retail recognises a remarkable individual working on the frontline of retail. It celebrates those whose dedication, kindness and impact may often go unrecognised, but whose contribution makes a real difference to the lives of customers, colleagues and communities.

SALESFORCE RETAIL LEADER OF THE YEAR

To be announced on the night… Chosen by our judges, this accolade sets a benchmark for excellence, and celebrates a CEO or senior leader who has transformed their business through outstanding strategic vision, strong leadership and impressive commercial achievement.