KESSLERS LONDON — HEADLINE SPONSOR Kesslers London designs and delivers retail environments, displays and in-store experiences from its East London base. Combining creative design, engineering, manufacturing, project management and installation, the team provides end-to-end solutions for retailers and brands, with extensive production capabilities housed within its London facility. www.kesslers.com NORTHBANKS DESIGN — PREMIER PARTNER Northbanks is a global retail and brand experience agency helping brands build stronger connections with their audiences. From retail formats and fixtures to pop-ups, activations and immersive experiences, the team combines customer insight, creative thinking and practical delivery to create engaging environments designed to perform in the real world. www.northbanks.co.uk PARDGROUP — PREMIER PARTNER Pardgroup is a multinational retail services and field marketing agency supporting brands from concept through to the point of sale. Its capabilities span design, production, shopfitting, installation, merchandising and promotional support, combining local expertise with global coordination to deliver complex retail projects across international markets. www. pardgroup.com ARKEN POP — CATEGORY PARTNER Arken specialises in the design, development and manufacture of point-of-purchase and graphic display solutions. With more than 75 years of experience and an extensive manufacturing facility in Newmarket, Suffolk, the company works with brands and retailers to create bespoke displays and in-store solutions across a wide range of retail environments. www.arken-pop.com ANTALIS — CATEGORY PARTNER Antalis is a leading distributor of paper, packaging and visual communication products and solutions. Its extensive range supports printers, designers, brands, retailers and display specialists with materials, equipment and technical expertise, covering applications from large-format graphics and signage to packaging and paper-based communication. www. antalis.co.uk B_RD — CATEGORY PARTNER B_RD is an integrated design and production agency specialising in retail and experiential projects. Its team works across design, production, logistics and installation, supporting brands and creative agencies with window displays, in-store environments, pop-ups, visual merchandising, experiential activations, graphics, fabrication and large-scale retail roll-outs. www.wearebrd.com CANDEE.BIO — CATEGORY PARTNER Candee.bio develops plant-based material alternatives to conventional oil-based plastics. Designed for existing manufacturing processes, its technology can be used across applications including retail, fashion, printing and packaging, with the material developed to biodegrade into biomass, water and carbon dioxide rather than persistent microplastics. www. candee.bio GENESIS MANNEQUINS — CATEGORY PARTNER Genesis Mannequins designs and manufactures mannequins and visual merchandising solutions for brands and retailers. With a strong emphasis on custom-made products, craftsmanship and sustainability, the company develops distinctive display figures designed to reflect individual brand identities while continuing to explore innovative materials and production processes. www. genesismannequins.com GRAPHICA DISPLAY — CATEGORY PARTNER Graphica Display creates graphics, signage and visual display solutions for retail, commercial interiors, exhibitions and events. Working across design, print, production and installation, the team supports clients with everything from window graphics and signage to large-format displays and wider promotional roll-outs for physical environments. www. graphicadisplay.co.uk
HAMMERSON PLC — CATEGORY PARTNER Hammerson owns, manages and invests in landmark retail-led destinations across the UK, France and Ireland. Its portfolio brings together retail, leisure and community spaces in major urban locations, working with brands and occupiers to create evolving destinations designed around changing customer needs and experiences. www. hammerson.com H.O.L GROUP — CATEGORY PARTNER H.O.L Group brings together creative businesses specialising in retail and hospitality. Its services span shopfitting, visual merchandising, clothes hangers, design, operational equipment, project management and installation, supported by manufacturing capabilities across the UK, Europe and the Far East and relationships with both international brands and growing businesses. www. hol-group.com ISI GLOBAL — CATEGORY PARTNER ISI Global is a retail design and brand experience agency creating physical and digital experiences across the customer journey. Combining strategy, creativity, technical expertise and delivery, the business works with brands to develop engaging retail solutions across online, instore and wider consumer touchpoints. www. isiglobal.com MEGA CREATIVE — CATEGORY PARTNER Mega Creative develops, manages and installs visually distinctive projects for retail and related environments. Working with a network of artists, builders, freelancers and printers across the UK, the team brings together creative development, project management and practical delivery to produce bespoke solutions tailored to individual spaces, brands and briefs. www.megacreative.co.uk MORPLAN — CATEGORY PARTNER Morplan has supplied the UK retail and fashion industries since 1845, offering thousands of products for stores and businesses. Its range covers shopfittings, showcases, mannequins, hangers, packaging, ticketing and everyday retail equipment, alongside services and sourcing support for businesses requiring more individual solutions. www.morplan.com PROPORTION LONDON — CATEGORY PARTNER Proportion London specialises in mannequins, bust forms and display figures, combining traditional craftsmanship with contemporary production techniques. Drawing on an extensive archive of original shapes and moulds, the company works with high-street and luxury brands, museums and visitor attractions while continuing to explore new and more sustainable materials. www.proportionlondon.com ROOMLY — CATEGORY PARTNER roomly designs and manufactures modular shelving, furniture and spatial systems for retail, office, hospitality and residential environments. With more than 30 years of experience, the company combines design, engineering and craftsmanship to create flexible European-made systems that can be adapted and reconfigured as spaces and requirements evolve. www.my-roomly.com VAST — CATEGORY PARTNER VAST specialises in audiovisual technology for retail environments, brand activations and events. Working with major brands and design agencies across the UK and Europe, the company provides digital displays, bespoke AV installations, technical expertise and ongoing support, helping translate creative concepts into technology-led physical experiences. www.vastuk.com
For 2026, the Creative Retail Awards were held at The Clapham Grand, bringing the industry’s biggest night to one of London’s most distinctive and historic entertainment venues. First opened in 1900 as the New Grand Theatre of Varieties, The Clapham Grand has been entertaining London audiences for more than 125 years. One of the capital’s surviving Victorian music halls, its history has taken it from music hall and variety performances to cinema, live music and major events, with performers including Charlie Chaplin, Oasis and Muse passing through its doors. Its spectacular interior, balconies, dramatic architecture and unmistakable character provided a fitting setting for the Creative Retail Awards — an event built around originality, experience and visual impact. There was a natural connection. Great retail environments do more than simply look good; they create atmosphere, tell stories, surprise audiences and leave lasting impressions. The Clapham Grand has been doing exactly that for generations. On 15 October 2026, the venue welcomed leading retailers, brands, designers, agencies, suppliers and creative talent from across the industry for an evening of awards, entertainment, networking and celebration. A venue with more than a century of spectacle behind it. A night celebrating the creativity shaping retail today.
Independent judging is central to the credibility of the Creative Retail Awards. The organisers have no involvement in scoring or deciding the winners, with every result determined solely by an independent panel of respected industry professionals. The 2026 panel brings together Ian Scott, Retail Consultant & Public Speaker; David Dalziel, Former Executive Creative Director; Andrew Busby, Retail Industry Expert, Speaker & Writer; Judith Kelly, Head of Retail Design and Delivery at Hammerson; Matthew Brown, Retail Futurist at Echochamber; Barbara Chapman, Creative VM Consultant & Stylist; Jack Stratten, Director at Insider Trends; Tim Nash, Shop Drop Daily Curator; and Isabella Fish, Retail Editor at The Times & The Sunday Times. Crucially, judging takes place face to face in London, allowing the panel to discuss, debate and challenge different perspectives before reaching their decisions. It is a process built around genuine industry scrutiny, with the final results resting entirely with the judges. That face-to-face approach also means entries are not considered in isolation. Judges can bring different areas of expertise to the discussion, question assumptions and look more closely at the thinking, execution and impact behind each project. It is this independence, rigour and peer-led assessment that has helped make a Creative Retail Award the most highly respected accolade in the creative retail industry.
CREATIVE COLLABORATION HIGHLY COMMENDED
B&Q x Dominika Karc Wandsworth Local Mural
BOSS x Beckham London Retail Corner
Coach Selfridges Oxford Street x It’s Bagels
B&Q
Pardgroup
Coach
New Era x MLB Subway Series
London St. Pancras x Powered by Dreams
Whiteroom
London St. Pancras Highspeed
ST. PANCRAS INTERNATIONAL LONDON ST. PANCRAS HIGHSPEED POWERED BY DREAMS
CREATIVE LIGHTING HIGHLY COMMENDED
Coach Ginza
Davines Colour World UK
De Beers Raffles Event
Coach
Mega Creative
Mega Creative
RH Paris - The Gallery on the Champs-Élysées
Selfridges Beauty Hall
Foundry
Nulty
RH PARIS THE GALLERY ON THE CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES
FESTIVE DISPLAY
Aspinal Regent Street Flagship
Brunello Cucinelli x Harrods Christmas 2025 Take Over
Coach Winter Forest
B_RD
Pardgroup
Coach
Fortnum & Mason Enchanted Christmas
Hackett London Regent Street Flagship
Walker’s Andy Murray Xmas Window
Fortnum & Mason
B_RD
Etch
HIGHLY COMMENDED
BRUNELLO CUCINELLI X HARRODS CHRISTMAS 2025 TAKE OVER
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GRAPHICS
Charlotte Tilbury Flawless Foundation Launch
END. Clothing Holiday windows
L’Oréal Boots Showcase event
Kesslers London
B_RD
Kesslers London
New Era Cap MLB, Subway Series
White Stuff 40th Birthday Summer Tour
YO! Sushi
Whiteroom
Northbanks
Graphica Display
HIGHLY COMMENDED
#CRA2019
WHITE STUFF 40TH BIRTHDAY SUMMER TOUR
HOSPITALITY
The Coach Restaurant Singapore at Jewel Changi Airport
Guinness Open Gate Brewery Covent Garden, London
Japan Center Tokyo Onigiri Pop Up
Coach
Guinness
Mega Creative
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Nespresso Covent Garden Flagship
RH Paris The Gallery on the Champs-Élysées
Nespresso
Foundry
THE COACH RESTAURANT JEWEL CHANGI AIRPORT, SINGAPORE
INDEPENDENT STORE (UK)
Dinny Hall, Leeds County Arcade
John Smedley Carnaby Street
Métier
Northbanks
Genesis
Nathan Ward
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Mount Street Printers
Sir Tom Baker
Nathan Ward
Morplan Limited
MÉTIER LONDON FLAGSHIP
IN-STORE VM SCHEME HIGHLY COMMENDED
Armani x Kith Topping Rose House, NYC
Casablanca Paris LA Boutique
Harrods x Christian Louboutin
Pardgroup
B_RD
B_RD
Neal’s Yard Covent Garden
Rick Owens Temple of Love
Woolworths South Africa Tiger Lily in Tygervalley
Etch
Proportion London
Woolworths South Africa
#CRA2019
WOOLWORTHS SOUTH AFRICA TIGER LILY IN TYGERVALLEY
LEISURE, VISITOR OR EXHIBITION ATTRACTION HIGHLY COMMENDED
Armani x Kith Topping Rose House, NYC
Davines Colour World UK
Design Museum Wes Anderson Exhibit
Pardgroup
Mega Creative
Proportion London
L’Oréal Boots Showcase event
Pandora The Garden Museum for LFW
Kesslers London
B_RD
PANDORA THE GARDEN MUSEUM FOR LONDON FASHION WEEK
LEICESTERSHIRE, UK NEW YORK, US AMSTERDAM, EU
MULTI-SITE ROLLOUT
De Beers Windows
Giant Bicycles
IQOS Multi-Site Rollout Retail 2.0
Mega Creative
Whiteroom
PMI Global Studio
JD Gyms
Marshall Heston bespoke displays
Pets at Home VETS for PETS
Briggs Hillier
ISI Global
Briggs Hillier Kesslers London
HIGHLY COMMENDED
GIANT BICYCLES
OMNI-CHANNEL EXPERIENCE
Brooks Running Ghost 17
Fanatics, Flagship Store London
IKEA
ISI Global
we.are.sdi
IKEA
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Mamas & Papas
Under Armour Total Footwork Experiential Zone
Mamas & Papas
Design4Retail
FANATICS FLAGSHIP STORE, LONDON
POP/POS HIGHLY COMMENDED
Byoma Bauble for Boots
Coca Cola Share a Coke Campaign
Footjoy Pro XL Launch
Impact Retail
Link Worldwide
Kesslers London
Schweppes Bubbles Activation
Trouble Maker Superdrug
Waitrose Dalstons Soda
Link Worldwide
Arken POP International Ltd
Print & Display Ltd
WAITROSE DALSTONS SODA
POP-UP OR TEMPORARY HIGHLY COMMENDED
The Coach Tabby Shop Sydney
Davines Colour World UK
Design Museum Wes Anderson Exhibit
Coach
Mega Creative
Proportion London
Japan Center Tokyo Onigiri Pop Up
Porsche NOW Liverpool
The Ordinary Unlocked Shoreditch
Mega Creative
Porsche Cars GB
StudioXAG
THE ORDINARY UNLOCKED SHOREDITCH
RETAIL EXPERIENCE
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Coach Play Osaka
Crocs Icon Store, SoHo, New York
Davines Colour World UK
Coach
Briggs Hillier
Mega Creative
Dr. Martens Soho Beacon Store
Fanatics Flagship Store, London
Dr. Martens
we.are.sdi
COACH COACH PLAY OSAKA
RETAIL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION HIGHLY COMMENDED
Adidas x Sports Direct Experiential Takeover
IKEA LED window façade and Immersive Live Studio
IQOS i House Korea
Design4Retail
d&b solutions
PMI Global Studio
Motion Mapping Experience Centre
Under Armour Total Footwork Experiential Zone
Motion Mapping
Design4Retail
IKEA, OXFORD STREET LED WINDOW FAÇADE AND IMMERSIVE LIVE STUDIO
SHOPFITTING HIGHLY COMMENDED
Dinny Hall, Leeds County Arcade
IQOS i House Korea
Neal’s Yard Covent Garden
Northbanks
PMI Global Studio
Etch
Portugal Jewels Rua Áurea 157 Store
Solus Birmingham Showroom and workspace
Portugal Jewels
Solus
IQOS i HOUSE KOREA
SHOP-IN-SHOP OR CONCESSION
Bulgari Diva’s Dream Solitaire, Ryadh
FP Movement x Barry’s Bootcamp at Selfridges
M&S Cribbs Causeway
Pardgroup
Pardgroup
we.are.sdi
HIGHLY COMMENDED
New Era x MLB Subway Series
White Fox Boots Event Site
Whiteroom
Impact Retail
M&S CRIBBS CAUSEWAY
SUPERMARKET OR GROCERY
Hotel Chocolat Manchester Cross Street
Shinsegae Twelve at House of Shinsegae Cheongdam
T2 Melbourne Central
Hotel Chocolat
Design Theory Collective
T2
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Waitrose Newbury
Whole Foods Market King’s Road, London
Waitrose
Whole Foods Market
SHINSEGAE TWELVE AT HOUSE OF SHINSEGAE CHEONGDAM
SURFACES, MATERIALS & FINISHES HIGHLY COMMENDED
Amouage Niche Perfumery
Christy Wimbledon Pop up
The Coach Restaurant Jewel Changi Airport Singapore
Pardgroup
Mega Creative
Coach
Diesel Denim Salling and ILLUM Stores
Qima Café Covent Garden Flagship
Mega Creative
Qima Café
DIESEL DENIM SALLING AND ILLUM STORES
Creating Developing Managing Installing
Selfridges Jan 2026
SUSTAINABLE DISPLAY
Davines Colour World UK
Diesel Denim Salling and ILLUM Stores
Fortnum & Mason Resourceful Nature
Mega Creative
Mega Creative
Fortnum & Mason
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Métier London Flagship SS25
Sainsbury’s Ecoform
Woolworths South Africa The World’s Most Sustainable Christmas Tree
Nathan Ward
Kesslers London
Woolworths South Africa
FORTNUM & MASON RESOURCEFUL NATURE
WINDOW DISPLAY
Etro Etro Holiday 2025
Fortnum & Mason A Perfect Spring Day
Fortnum & Mason Fresh Tea Infusion
Pardgroup
Fortnum & Mason
Fortnum & Mason
Hackett Regent Street - SS25
Selfridges Disney Christmas Windows
SMEG SMEG Black Friday
B_RD
Propability
Pardgroup
HIGHLY COMMENDED
FORTNUM & MASON A PERFECT SPRING DAY
STORE DESIGN OF THE YEAR
Dr. Martens Soho Beacon Store
Holland & Barrett Experience Store Cardiff
Neal’s Yard Covent Garden
Dr. Martens
Holland & Barrett
Etch
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Nespresso Covent Garden Flagship
Portugal Jewels Rua Áurea 157 Store
Nespresso
Portugal Jewels
DR. MARTENS SOHO BEACON STORE
SDD SPOTLIGHT AWARD The Shop Drop Spotlight Award celebrates 10 standout UK retail projects featured by Shop Drop Daily over the past 12 months. Curated by Shop Drop Daily’s Tim Nash, the shortlist brought together projects that generated some of the strongest engagement, conversation and interest across the platform. Recognising the creativity, innovation and talent shaping physical retail and brand experiences, the award shines a spotlight on the retailers, brands, agencies and suppliers behind some of the year’s most memorable projects. The final decision was placed in the hands of the public, with a record number of votes cast across the Creative Retail Awards and Shop Drop Daily voting portals.
Adidas Hybrid Hotel
Blank Street Post Room
Dr. Martens The Art of Comfort Experience
Hoka Run Stop Corner Shop
Laneige & Space NK Activation
Loewe Perfumes The Crafted Garden Pop-Up
L’Oréal Paris’ IWD Café & Cinema
Marc Jacobs Daisy Wild Eau So Intense
Nike Women Store Kings Road
Prada and Miu Miu Takeover
DR. MARTENS THE ART OF COMFORT EXPERIENCE
The Judges’ Choice Award is a special recognition reserved for a project that truly stood out to the Creative Retail Awards judging panel. Unlike the main award categories, there is no separate entry process or predetermined shortlist. Instead, the award is selected from the projects entered into the Creative Retail Awards, giving the judges the opportunity to recognise an entry they collectively feel deserves additional acknowledgement beyond its original category. For 2026, that project was Holland & Barrett’s Cardiff Experience Store. The judges recognised the store as a significant evolution of the traditional health and wellness retail format, bringing together design, technology, expertise, services and experience within one carefully considered environment. Rather than simply creating a new store, Holland & Barrett has rethought what a physical retail space can offer. Personalised wellness discovery, health services, consultation areas, interactive features and a dedicated wellbeing studio sit alongside the core retail offer, creating a customer journey centred on engagement, education and meaningful interaction. What particularly impressed the judges was the ambition behind the format and the way that vision has been translated into a cohesive experience. Every element has a clear purpose, from the layout and service proposition to the way customers are encouraged to explore, discover and engage with their own wellbeing. The Cardiff store demonstrates how an established high street brand can evolve its physical presence while retaining a strong sense of identity and commercial purpose. It looks beyond the transaction, positioning the store as a place for discovery, expertise, community and experience. It was this combination of ambition, innovation and considered execution that made the project stand out to the judging panel and led them to believe it deserved recognition beyond the established award categories.
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The Design Agency of the Year Award recognises an agency that demonstrates exceptional creativity, consistency and capability, alongside a clear understanding of how brands connect with customers through physical retail and experience. For 2026, that agency is B_RD. What stood out in B_RD’s submission was the strength of its integrated approach. Bringing strategy, design, production, logistics and installation together in-house allows the agency to maintain creative continuity from the earliest idea through to final delivery, while responding effectively to the individual demands of each brief. Its portfolio demonstrated considerable versatility across windows, in-store activations, popups, experiential campaigns and events. Rather than applying a recognisable house style, the work responds to each brand, location and audience, combining strong creative thinking with detailed production and technical execution. The judges also recognised the thinking behind how B_RD works. Its approach brings together creativity, production and data-led effectiveness, supported by close collaboration with clients throughout the process. Responsible working practices are also evident within the submission, with sustainability considerations incorporated into projects and examples of repurposed materials being used as part of finished installations. Importantly, these elements do not sit separately from the creative work. They form part of an approach centred on finding the right solution for the brand while balancing visual impact, practical delivery and responsible decision-making. It is this combination of creativity, technical capability, collaboration and considered working practices that made B_RD stand out. For its ability to transform ideas into distinctive, thoughtfully executed brand experiences, B_RD is the 2026 Creative Retail Awards Design Agency of the Year.
Etch is Highly Commended in the 2026 Design Agency of the Year category for the strength and consistency of its work across retail design, windows, activations and visual merchandising.
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The Trailblazer of the Year Award recognises a retailer whose work, influence and approach to physical retail has made an exceptional impression on the Creative Retail Awards. This is not a predetermined award, nor is there a set shortlist. It exists to recognise a business that demonstrates the ambition, imagination and continual evolution that defines truly progressive retail. For 2026, that retailer is Fortnum & Mason. With a history stretching back more than three centuries, Fortnum & Mason could easily rely on heritage alone. Instead, it continues to show how an established and instantly recognisable retailer can evolve, experiment and remain creatively relevant without losing the identity that makes it distinctive. Its famous Piccadilly windows remain an important part of London’s visual retail landscape, combining storytelling, craftsmanship and theatrical visual merchandising to create moments that extend far beyond traditional product display. Inside the store, the same thinking continues through carefully considered interiors, hospitality, experiential concepts and spaces designed to encourage discovery, interaction and dwell time. Beyond Piccadilly, the business has also continued to expand its physical presence, taking its distinctive identity into new formats and locations while retaining the character of the brand. What makes Fortnum & Mason particularly notable is the consistency running through everything it does. Windows, interiors, hospitality, product and customer experience are not treated as separate disciplines, but as part of one recognisable retail world. That approach has been reflected across this year’s Creative Retail Awards, where Fortnum & Mason has walked away with recognition across the awards. But Trailblazer of the Year looks beyond any single project or category. It recognises a retailer that continues to raise expectations of what physical retail can be: a destination, an experience and a platform for exceptional creativity. For its continued investment in physical retail, commitment to craft and creativity, and ability to continually evolve one of Britain’s most recognisable retail brands, Fortnum & Mason is the 2026 Creative Retail Awards Trailblazer of the Year.
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