As physical retail evolves, design and experience have become more powerful tools than ever. The Creative Retail Awards have recognised the very best in retail, leisure, and hospitality design & display since 2018. With categories including sustainability, omni-channel, technology, VM schemes, POP/POS, shopfitting, store design, experience, and innovation, the Awards recognise talent across the full spectrum the industry.
The 2022 Judging Panel independently shortlisted and selected the Winning and Highly Commended entries submitted by suppliers, designers and retailers from across the globe.
The big night took place at Proud Embankment on the 22nd of September, with the Creative Retail Awards’ unique take on a ceremony that blends networking with an informal party atmosphere celebrating the diversity in our industry. Shunning the traditional gala dinner format, the Awards ceremony was interspersed with enthralling live acts, finishing with a live band and DJ into the small hours.
Each Award category gave the shortlisted entrants a chance to walk away with a Highly Commended or Winner’s trophy in front of a supportive crowd of industry peers. Winners this year included projects from retailers such as AT&T, Bonadea, Chanel, Coach, Nestlé, and Woolworths South Africa. Store Design of the Year was won by Sports Direct with their new Oxford Street store, with the Retail Experience Award going to Chanel and Harrods for their Door Nº 5 in celebration of 100 years of Chanel Nº5. The ceremony closed with the announcement of the Judges’ Choice Award, which this year went to Portuguese tinned goods store Comur Coimbra, from Grupo O Valor do Tempo.
WINNERS BROCHURE:
The 2022 winners can be viewed below:
Sustainable Display:
Sponsored by Antalis
Ethical Gold – Chopard with L’Atelier Five Doing Good Feels Super – Superdrug in collaboration with local artists – HIGHLY COMMENDED
Baubles of Hope – Woolworths South Africa with Essay Gift (NPO), VM Central, and Woolworths In-House Agency
Underwater Holiday Fun! – Woolworths South Africa with VM Central, Bad Weather and Woolworths In-House Agency
The Zoo Project – Crew Clothing with Stylo
WINNER: Underwater Holiday Fun! – Woolworths South Africa with VM Central, Bad Weather and Woolworths In-House Agency
POP/POS Concept
Sponsored by Retail Focus
Maggi’s Singing Soup Pot – Nestlé with Tokinomo
Heineken Birra Moretti Ape Vehicle – Super Valu (MRPI) with Indicia Worldwide
Colart – Winsor & Newton with Stamp Design Consultancy Ltd – HIGHLY COMMENDED
Chanel No 5 Spaceship, Heathrow Terminal 5 – Chanel with Dufry, JCDecaux and Heathrow Airport
SIS Royal Canin Universe – Crown Pet Foods with arken Pop Ltd
WINNER: Maggi’s Singing Soup Pot – Nestlé with Tokinomo
Seasonal or Temporary Display:
Sponsored by British Display Society
Van Cleef and Arpels Microcosmos – Millington Associates Ltd
AT&T Dream in Black Future Makers Series – Twenty Four 7 and Temi Coker
John Smedley Christmas – Mega Creative
MZ Skin Fenwick – Mega Creative
Baubles of Hope – Woolworths South Africa in with Essay Gift (NPO), VM Central, and Woolworths In-House Agency – HIGHLY COMMENDED
WINNER: Van Cleef and Arpels Microcosmos – Millington Associates Ltd
Bar and Restaurant Design
Sponsored by Hammerson
Monarchy – AB InBev with YourStudio – HIGHLY COMMENDED
Boo, Fosse Park Food Central – Office Twelve
Museu da Cerveja – Grupo O Valor Do Tempo
The Lofts and The Hustle – Astley
TOCA Social @ The O2 – Gensler
WINNER: TOCA Social @ The O2 – Gensler
Graphics, Signage and Wayfinding:
Sponsored by CDDC
AT&T Dream in Black Future Makers Series – Twenty Four 7 and Temi Coker
Nike Own the Floor – Seen Displays
Nike X Billie J – The One Off – HIGHLY COMMENDED
Lotus Cars Corporate Signage Programme – Meda
The Lofts and The Hustle – Astley
WINNER: AT&T Dream in Black Future Makers Series – Twenty Four 7 and Temi Coker
Surfaces & Finishes:
Sponsored by HAL.NEWS
Bally London Regent Street Flagship – Seen Displays
Country Road High Street Armadale Boutique Concept – Place Agency Design (PAD) Ltd
Sustainable Window Campaign for Environment Day – Arçelik Global with Gravity Design & Consultancy
Finishes fit for a Goddess – Bonadea with Studio Clementine – HIGHLY COMMENDED
Raeburn Marshall Street London – Mega Creative
WINNER: Country Road High Street Armadale Boutique Concept – Place Agency Design (PAD) Ltd
VM Scheme:
Sponsored by Morplan
“Give A Little Love” – Coach
Joalharia do Carmo – Grupo O Valor Do Tempo – HIGHLY COMMENDED
John Smedley Christmas – Mega Creative with One Big Company
Panda Pagoda Shop – Zoo Atlanta with Event Network
Underwater Holiday Fun! – Woolworths South Africa with VM Central, Bad Weather, and Woolworths In-House Agency
WINNER: “Give A Little Love” – Coach
Innovative Display Product:
Sponsored by Arken POP
Bestway Wholesale Tobacco Focus Bays – Imperial Tobacco with Insight – HIGHLY COMMENDED
Rogue Your Own Way – Coach
Coach Forever, iAPM Mall, Shanghai – Coach
Maggi’s Singing Soup Pot – Nestlé with Tokinomo
Microsoft Experience Centre, London – Stylo with Spark Brighter Thinking
WINNER: Maggi’s Singing Soup Pot – Nestlé with Tokinomo
Omni-channel Experience:
Arçelik Live Expert
AT&T Dream in Black Future Makers Series – Twenty Four 7 with Temi Coker
Coach x Basquiat Genting
Ribble Cycles
Sports Bra – Sports Direct with The One Off – HIGHLY COMMENDED
WINNER: Ribble Cycles
Lighting Design:
Sponsored by VM & Display Show
Mundo Fantástico de Sardinha Portuguesa Lóios Store – Grupo O Valor Do Tempo
Manchester International Airport T2 Walk Through Duty Free and Associated Retail – Dufry with JPLD
Playhouse by Smartech – Smartech Retail Group – HIGHLY COMMENDED
Schuh Twenty Twenty Store Concept – Unibox with Briggs Hillier Design
Van Cleef and Arpels Microcosmos – Millington Associates Ltd
WINNER: Manchester International Airport T2 Walk Through Duty Free and Associated Retail – Dufry with JPLD
Best Shopfitting/Fit Out:
Sponsored by National Association of Shopfitters
Dermalogica Meadowhall Kiosk – Dalziel & Pow with Lime Blue, P&J Retail, and Gem Interiors
Situ Live – Bearded Kitten
Joalharia do Carmo – Grupo O Valor Do Tempo
Theodore’s Collection – Farid Karim Design
Raeburn, Marshall Street London – Mega Creative – Highly Commended
WINNER: Situ Live – Bearded Kitten
Technology:
Sponsored by 365 Retail
Playhouse by Smartech – Smartech Retail Group
Ribble Cycles
Cannabotech – Design4Retail Ltd – HIGHLY COMMENDED
AT&T Flagship Experience : HBO Max Orbit x 5G – Twenty Four 7 with Hush Studios
Coach x Basquiat Genting
WINNER: AT&T Flagship Experience : HBO Max Orbit x 5G – Twenty Four 7 with Hush Studios
Pop-Up Store:
Sponsored by SOOK
Stan Smith Sustainable Zone – Adidas with Gravity Design & Consultancy
Bowie75 Pop Up – David Bowie Estate with Factory 360
Dermalogica Meadowhall Kiosk – Dalziel & Pow with Lime Blue, P&J Retail, Gem Interiors
Creative Meanwhile – Not My Beautiful House with Studio KT1, Kingston School of Art and Union of Kingston Students
Panthère de Cartier – L’Atelier Five – HIGHLY COMMENDED
WINNER: Bowie75 Pop Up – David Bowie Estate with Factory 360
Store-in-store or Concession:
Sponsored by Quadrant Design
AHC UK Launch – arken Pop Ltd
ASDA Craft on Draft Partnership
Chanel No 5 Spaceship, Heathrow Terminal 5 – Chanel with Dufry, JCDecaux and Heathrow Airport
MZ Skin Fenwick – Mega Creative
Playhouse by Smartech – Smartech Retail Group – HIGHLY COMMENDED
WINNER: ASDA Craft on Draft Partnership
Food, Beverage & Supermarket Design:
Sponsored by Insight
Bierwinkelier Branding – Yellow Dress Retail – HIGHLY COMMENDED
F&F at Christmas – F&F at Tesco
SuperValu Brand Rejuvenation, Knocklyon Store – Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland with Household and TAP CREATIVE
WINNER: SuperValu Brand Rejuvenation, Knocklyon Store – Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland with Household and TAP CREATIVE
Independent Store:
Sponsored by Save the High Street
Joalharia do Carmo – Grupo O Valor Do Tempo
Lotus Retail Identity Experience Programme – Meda
Nolii, Boxpark Shoreditch – Seen Displays
Nous and Body Activation Ltd – Panellinios Agora Games IKE with Wharton Neuroscience Initiative and Grande Ecole des Ponts – HIGHLY COMMENDED
Theodore’s Collection – Farid Karim Design
WINNER: Theodore’s Collection – Farid Karim Design
Retail Experience:
Sponsored by Graphica Display
Panthère de Cartier – L’Atelier Five
A Celebration of 100 Years of Nº5/Chanel x Harrods Door Nº5 – Chanel Ltd and Harrods
Stan Smith Sustainable Zone – Adidas with Gravity Design & Consultancy
Ribble Cycles
Coach x Indigo Living, Shanghai, Anfu Road – HIGHLY COMMENDED
WINNER: A Celebration of 100 Years of Nº5/Chanel x Harrods Door Nº5 – Chanel Ltd and Harrods
Overall Store Collaboration:
Sponsored by H.O.L Group
Bonadea – Studio Clementine – HIGHLY COMMENDED
Baubles of Hope – Woolworths South Africa with Essay Gift (NPO), VM Central, and Woolworths In-House Agency
Schuh Twenty Twenty Store Concept – Unibox with Briggs Hillier Design
Westfield London, Sky Glass Launch – Sky with The One Off
Leek United Building Society – Resolution Interiors with Field
WINNER: Westfield London, Sky Glass Launch – Sky with The One Off
Store Design of the Year:
Sponsored by SDEA
Brown Thomas, Dundrum Town Centre Mall – Cardy Papa
Watches of Switzerland Broadgate Circle – Quadrant Design
Comur Coimbra – Grupo O Valor Do Tempo
Westfield London, Sky Glass Launch – Sky with The One Off – HIGHLY COMMENDED
Sports Direct Oxford Street – The One Off
WINNER: Sports Direct Oxford Street – The One Off
Judges’ Choice
Comur Coimbra – GRUPO O VALOR DO TEMPO
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