UAE - Lulu Group, Apparel, Centrepoint, ENOC, Splash, Jashanmal, Majid Al Futtaim, Mohammed Alshaya and Aldo win Middle East Retail Awards


(MENAFN- Dubai PR Network) As many as 28 retailers won the prestigious RetailME Awards 2021 held alongside the 10th Middle East Retail Forum in Dubai on Wednesday

 
Date: Dubai, UAE; November 25, 2021

What does Lulu International Group, Apparel Group, Centrepoint, ENOC, Splash, Jashanmal, Majid Al Futtaim, Danube Online, Mohammed Alshaya Group and Aldo have in common? They all won the Images RetailME Awards 2021, held at the Conrad Dubai Hotel on November 24, 2021.

Images RetailME received over 110 nominations under 25+ categories from retailers in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Egypt and more. All nominations were reviewed by a distinguished panel of jury members consisting of Laila Mohammed Suhail, Chief Executive Officer - Strategic Alliances and Partnerships Sector at DTCM; deVere Forster, Chief Commercial Officer of Dubai CommerceCity; Mark Thomson, Retail Industry Director EMEA at Zebra Technologies; Mohammad Iqbal Alawi, Managing Partner and CEO at Real Estate Development Solutions; Phil McArthur, Founder and Chairman at McARTHUR Retail Development Specialists; Kalika Tripathi, Senior Director Marketing Planning and Strategy CEMEA at Visa International; and Amitabh Taneja, Chairman of Images Group. 

Nearly 30 awards were given out on Wednesday night to retail leaders from different companies across the region during the gala ceremony. The awards recognised the achievements of retailers from the region who have had the courage to think out-of-the-box and bring innovative retail concepts and experiences equipped with emerging technologies and data that the world has access to today. 

Welcoming the delegates, Justina Eitzinger, Chief Operating Officer of Images Group Middle East, organiser of the Middle East Retail Forum and RetailME Awards, said,“Held alongside Middle East Retail Forum (MRF), the RetailME Awards recognizes the achievements of retailers from the region who have had the courage to think out-of-the-box to bring innovative retail concepts and experiences equipped with emerging technologies and data that the world has access to today. 

“So many of the retailers have elevated the overall retail experiences for customers, adopted digitization and advanced processes to deliver unimaginable outcomes, and reimagined your values, goals and orientations for the better. 

“And as they say, great work never goes unnoticed. So here we are all set to honour best practices and efforts of the retail fraternity, and give you a little token of our appreciation evangelized as the RetailME Award. It was truly a privilege for me to go through all your nominations along with the jury and watch how your efforts unfolded into tangible results of excellence this year.”

Images RetailME Awards aims to serve as a benchmark in the Middle Eastern retail industry by honouring best practices and efforts of the retail fraternity, which serves as a massive contributor to the overall economy. The categories have been carefully designed to ensure equal opportunities to all verticals across the board.

Participants

Award Category 1 - Most Admired Brand Campaign of the Year

 

ALDO

Awardee

Footwear sub-category

 

Homes R Us

Awardee

Home sub-category

 

Splash

Awardee

Fashion sub-category

 

Red Tag

Excellence Awardee

 

 

Participants

Award Category 2 - Most Admired Collaboration of the Year

 

Baraka Group

Awardee

 

 

Participants

Award Category 3 - Most Admired E-commerce Retailer of the Year

 

6thStreet.com

Awardee

 

 

Participants

Award Category 4 - Most Admired In-Store Innovation of the Year

 

Lulu Hypermarket

Awardee

 

 

Participants

Award Category 5 -Most Admired Omnichannel Retailer of the Year

 

Centrepoint

Awardee

 

 

Participants

Award Category 6 - Most Admired Online Retail Innovation of the Year

 

Danube Online

Awardee

 

 

Participants

Award Category 7 - Most Admired Responsible Retailer of the Year

 

Splash

Awardee

 

 

Participants

Award Category 8 - Most Admired Retail Concept of the Year

 

ENOC

Awardee

 

 

Participants

Award Category 9 - Most Admired Retail Transformation of the Year

 

Jashanmal

Awardee

 

 

Participants

Award Category 10 - Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Beauty & Wellness

 

Izil

Awardee

 

 

Participants

Award Category 11 - Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Children's Wear

 

ThreadsME

Awardee

 

 

Participants

Award Category 12 - Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Fashion

 

Splash

Awardee

 

 

Participants

Award Category 13 - Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Food & Grocery

 

Lulu Hypermarket

Awardee

 

 

Participants

Award Category 14 - Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Food Service

 

Gates Hospitality

Awardee

 

 

Participants

Award Category 15 - Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Footwear & Accessories

 

ALDO

Awardee

 

 

Participants

Award Category 16 - Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Home & Housewares

 

Danube Home

Awardee

Tie

 

Dwell

Awardee

Tie

 

Participants

Award Category 17 - Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Leisure & Entertainment

 

Fabyland

Awardee

 

 

Participants

Award Category 18 - Most Admired Store Design of the Year

 

Sharjah CO-OP Rahmania Mall Hypermarket

Awardee

Food and Grocery sub-category

 

Monoprix iCONIC 2022

Awardee

Leisure and Entertainment sub-category

 

ENOC

Awardee

Forecourt sub-category

 

Nayomi

Awardee

Fashion sub-category

 

Participants

Award Category 19 - Most Admired Store Manager of the Year

 

Ahmed Selima, Faby Land

Awardee

Tie

 

Roma Alipio, Nandos

Awardee

Tie

 

Participants

Award Category 20 - Most Admired Retail Personality of the Year

 

Sima Ganwani Ved

Awardee

 

 


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