The 2010 edition of India Retail Forum, organised by IMAGES Group at The Renaissance hotel in Mumbai, culminated on September 29 with the announcement of IMAGES Retail Awards – the most eagerly awaited awards of the modern retail industry in India. While a number of retailers emerged winners in different categories, the biggest winner was Retail (the sector) itself.
Here’s a complete list of Retail Winners in various categories:
1. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Fashion & Lifestyle – BENETTON
2. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Food & Grocery – FOOD BAZAAR
3. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Foodservice – KFC
4. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Consumer Electronics – CROMA
5. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Leisure – CROSSWORD
6. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Multiplex – PVR
7. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Mobile & Telecom – THE MOBILE STORE
8. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Beauty & Wellness – THE BODY SHOP
9. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Pharmacy & Healthcare – GUARDIAN
10. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Home & Interiors – HOME CENTRE
11. Most Admired Regional Retailer of the Year – KAPSONS
– RMKV
12. Most Admired Retail Launch of the Year – CINEPOLIS
– EDITIONS BY ODYSSEY
13. Most Admired Innovative Concept of the Year – CINEDINER BY BIG CINEMAS
14. IMAGES Award for Excellence in Retailing – KISAN SEVA KENDRA
– HOME SHOP 18
15. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Department Store – SHOPPERS STOP
16. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Hypermarket – BIG BAZAAR
17. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Customer Relations – SHOPPERS STOP
18. Most Admired Retail Face of the Year – THOMAS VARGHESE
19. Most Admired Retail Group of the Year – FUTURE GROUP
IRA 2010 – Categories and Nominees:
1. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Fashion & Lifestyle
Nominees: Bata, Titan, Levi’s, Van Heusen, Tanishq, Louis Philippe, Benetton, Reebok
2. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Food & Grocery
Nominees: More, Easyday, Food Bazaar, Reliance Fresh, Spencer’s
3. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Foodservice
Nominees: Café Coffee Day, Mainland China, Haldiram’s, McDonald’s, Domino’s Pizza, Pizza Hut, KFC
4. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Consumer Electronics
Nominees: Croma, Next, Reliance Digital, eZone, Reliance iStore
5. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Leisure
Nominees: Crossword, Reliance Timeout, Odyssey, Landmark, Planet M
6. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Multiplex
Nominees: Big Cinemas, INOX, PVR, Fun Multiplex, Cinemax, Fame Cinemas
7. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Mobile & Telecom
Nominees: Uninor, Spice Hotspot, Reliance Webstore, The Mobile Store
8. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Beauty & Wellness
Nominees: VLCC, Kaya Skin Clinic, The Body Shop, NewU, M.A.C
9. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Pharmacy & Healthcare
Nominees: Apollo Pharmacy, Guardian, Religare Wellness, 98.4
10. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Home & Interiors
Nominees:Home Centre , TTK Prestige, Rosebys, Home Town, @home, Home Stop
11. Most Admired Regional Retailer of the Year
Nominees: Kapsons, Ritu Wears, Jade Blue, Sohum Shoppe, Total, Le Marche, RMKV, MK Retail
12. Most Admired Retail Launch of the Year
Nominees: Sports XS, Titan GoldPlus, Golfworx, Head Quarters, Cinepolis, Editions
13. Most Admired Innovative Concept of the Year
Nominees: Moms Lounge, Spencer’s Patisserie, Cinediner – Big Cinemas, Colours, The Collective, William Penn, Presto Wonders
14. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Department Store
Nominees: Lifestyle, Pantaloons, Shoppers Stop, Reliance Trends, Westside, Central
15. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Hypermarket
Nominees: Spencer’s Hyper, Hypercity, MORE Megastore, SPAR Hypermarket, Big Bazaar, Reliance Mart, Star Bazaar
16. Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Customer Relations
Nominees: Lifestyle, Shoppers Stop, Van Heusen, SPAR, Apollo, Guardian, Pantaloons
17. Most Admired Retail Face of the Year
Nominees: Raj Jain, Kabir Lumba, Bijou Kurien, Thomas Varghese, Govind Shrikhande, Rakesh Biyani, Vineet Kapila
18. Most Admired Retail Group of the Year
Nominees: Future Group, Landmark Group, Reliance Retail , K Raheja Corp, RPG Group, Tata Group, Aditya Birla Group
— IndiaRetailing Bureau
