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THE RETAIL VM & DISPLAY AWARDS 2026 WINNERS GUIDE

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This evening’s host

Johnny Doyle

WELCOME A very warm welcome to the

Retail VM and Display Awards.

After the success of the 2025 Awards, we are thrilled to be returning to our luxurious venue, The Royal Lancaster London Hotel with by popular demand, Johnny Doyle as the host for the evening, accompanied by some fabulous musical entertainment.

BEST INSTORE VM SOLUTION BEST SUSTAINABLE/ECO PRODUCT/SCHEME BEST NON FASHION RETAIL CONCEPT BEST FESTIVE/CHRISTMAS WINDOW/S IN A MULTIPLE MOST OUTSTANDING FEATURE/PROP BY A MULTIPLE BEST USE OF INSTORE GRAPHIC/SIGNAGE BEST POP UP STORE/INSTORE BEST FESTIVE/CHRISTMAS INTERIOR MOST OUTSTANDING FEATURE/PROP BY AN INDEPENDENT/DEPARTMENT STORE BEST VISUALLY ENHANCED EVENT BEST USE OF MANNEQUINS IN A MULTIPLE BEST INSTORE PROMOTIONAL/THEME BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY WINDOW/INSTORE

For years, the Retail VM and Display Awards have been highlighting the skills and commitment of professionals who work tirelessly to promote the brand, image, products, and services of retailers and while inspiring and attracting customers.

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to our panel of judges and Awards sponsors, without whom this event would not be possible.

Please join us in congratulating and celebrating this year’s nominees and winners, as well as the entire Retail VM and Display Industry for their unwavering hard work, passion and dedication.

We are honoured to recognise the outstanding achievements of this talented industry. Thank you for joining us, and we look forward to a memorable evening.

Andrew Colclough Director of the VM and Display Awards www.vmanddisplayawards.com

BEST WINDOW GRAPHIC BEST INSTORE CONCESSION BEST INTERNATIONAL WINDOW/S BEST DUTY FREE/TRAVEL SCHEME BEST WINDOW/S IN A MULTIPLE BEST POP/POS BEST CUSTOMER BRAND EXPERIENCE BEST FESTIVE/CHRISTMAS WINDOW/S IN AN INDEPENDENT/DEPARTMENT STORE BEST USE OF MANNEQUINS IN AN INDEPENDENT/DEPARTMENT STORE BEST WINDOW/S IN AN INDEPENDENT/DEPARTMENT STORE MOST INNOVATIVE PERSON WITHIN VM

JUDGING PANEL 2026

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1 GIOVANNI ZACCARIELLO - SVP GLOBAL VISUAL EXPERIENCE AT COACH 2 HOWARD SAUNDERS - RETAIL FUTURIST 3 IAN SCOTT - RETAIL CONSULTANT AND PUBLIC SPEAKER 4 MELISSA MOORE – RETAIL ADVISOR & HOST OF THE RETAIL TEA BREAK PODCAST 5 ABBIE ROSSINGTON - EDITOR A1 MAGAZINE 6 CATHERINE SCRIVENER - DIRECTOR OF CS PHOTOGRAPHY 7 JAMES SHEPPARD - RETAIL DESIGN EXPERIENCE DIRECTOR, PORTAS AGENCY 8 VM AND DISPLAY AWARDS ORGANISER 9 ADRIAN BRIGGS - CO-FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR, BRIGGS HILLIER

The Awards are judged by the above panel whose impartial selections are based on their own fields of expertise and non affiliation to the projects or winners. If any judge was involved in a scheme or project they abstained from voting on that category. All judges were also unaware of the origins of the submissions. In addition the evening’s sponsors have no influence on the results or selection process.

BEST INSTORE VM SOLUTION

HARVEY NICHOLS – 125 In collaboration with Universal Display FINALIST Barbour - John Lewis in collaboration with Collide

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Diesel - Denim in collaboration with MEGA Creative

FINALIST Hamleys - Market Place and Souvenir Shop in collaboration with Propability

FINALIST Marks & Spencer 16 Arlington in collaboration with Blacks Visual, IDW and VAST

BEST SUSTAINABLE/ ECO PRODUCT/SCHEME

FORTNUM & MASON - RESOURCEFUL NATURE In collaboration with various artists including Metal Vision, Amy & Rod Holt, David Farrer, Billie Achilleos Michelle Reader, Josh Gluckstein, Barbara Franc FINALIST Diesel - Denim in collaboration with MEGA Creative

Award Sponsor

FINALIST ExhiBox in collaboration with Antalis and Imageco

FINALIST Metier in collaboration with Nathan Ward

FINALIST Peter Jones - Chelsea in Bloom in collaboration with Blacks Visual and Sarah Feather Design

BEST NON FASHION RETAIL CONCEPT

DUALIT - JOHN LEWIS In collaboration with Blacks Visual FINALIST Dinny Hall - Bicester Village in collaboration with with Northbanks

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Mount St Printers in collaboration with Nathan Ward

FINALIST Selfridges – Obsessions in collaboration with Propability

FINALIST Sothebys Pauline Karpidas in collaboration with Replica

BEST FESTIVE/CHRISTMAS WINDOW/S IN A MULTIPLE

HACKETT In collaboration with B_RD FINALIST Astrid & Miyu in collaboration with Universal Display

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Kurt Geiger in collaboration with B_RD

FINALIST Michael Kors In collaboration with Harlequin

FINALIST Next in collaboration with Sarah Feather Design and 19 Ltd

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MOST OUTSTANDING FEATURE/PROP BY A MULTIPLE

COACH – REXY In collaboration with Studio XAG FINALIST Astrid & Miyu in collaboration with Universal Display

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Coach - Tabby Shop in collaboration with Axis Group

FINALIST Diesel – Denim in collaboration with MEGA Creative

FINALIST Polene Merino in collaboration with Blacks Visual

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BEST USE OF INSTORE GRAPHIC/SIGNAGE

PRIMARK - STRANGER THINGS – ACTIVATION In collaboration with Blue Kangaroo, IDW and Rare Basic

FINALIST Barbour - John Lewis In collaboration with Collide

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Harvey Nichols Stride Into In collaboration with The Graphical Tree

FINALIST Selfridges – Holiday In collaboration with Hello Flamingo

FINALIST Space NK Brand Spaces In collaboration with Because Creative

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BEST POP UP STORE/INSTORE

COACH - TABBY SHOP In collaboration with Jack Morton and Tokyo Lamington

FINALIST Blank St Coffee - Post Room in collaboration with Backlash

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Clarins - Sweet Spot in collaboration with Backlash

FINALIST Moncler in collaboration with Pardgroup

FINALIST Prada - Beauty in collaboration with Instore 360

BEST FESTIVE/ CHRISTMAS INTERIOR

PETER JONES - ATRIUM TREE In collaboration with Sarah Feather Design FINALIST Charlotte Tilbury and Space NK Wonderland of Beauty Wishes in collaboration with Backlash

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Christian Dior in collaboration with In House Display Team

FINALIST Harvey Nichols With Love in collaboration with Universal Display

FINALIST Liberty - The Making of Christmas in collaboration with Studio XAG

FINALIST Natural History Museum in collaboration with KGK Genix

MOST OUTSTANDING FEATURE/PROP BY AN INDEPENDENT/DEPARTMENT STORE

ACNE STUDIOS - UNROLLING OF THE BOW in collaboration with Studio XAG FINALIST Dr Barbara Sturm – Ceramide in collaboration with Etch

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Dyson - John Lewis in collaboration with Sarah Feather Design

FINALIST Fortnum & Mason - Summer Glory in collaboration with Aden Hynes, & Mojo Creative

Liberty - The Making of Christmas in collaboration with Studio XAG

FINALIST Sothebys - Pauline Karpidas in collaboration with Replica

BEST VISUALLY ENHANCED EVENT

WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP In collaboration with Service Graphics FINALIST Great Ormond Street Christmas Tree St Pancras in collaboration with Plunge Creations

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Natural History Museum in collaboration with KGK Genix

FINALIST Sothebys - Pauline Karpidas in collaboration with Replica

FINALIST SXSW in collaboration with Wild VC

BEST USE OF MANNEQUINS IN A MULTIPLE

HACKETT - SPRING/SUMMER In collaboration with B_RD FINALIST Canada Goose - Fall in collaboration with Blacks Visual

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Charles Tyrwhitt La Dolce Vita in collaboration with Forming Reality and The Creative Key

FINALIST Kurt Geiger - Motel in collaboration with B_RD

FINALIST Michael Kors Fall Interior in collaboration with Harlequin

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BEST INSTORE PROMOTIONAL/THEME

SELFRIDGES - SUMMER OF SOUND ATRIUM In collaboration with Propability FINALIST Maison Francis Kurkdijan Heli Deck – Harrods in collaboration with Harlequin

Award Sponsor

FINALIST The British Museum – Bastet in collaboration with Planarama and Skew

FINALIST The White Company – Summer at Harrods in collaboration with Display Logic

FINALIST V&A Museum - Marie Antoinette Style Shop in collaboration with Displayways

BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY WINDOW / INSTORE

LIBERTY - 150TH ANNIVERSARY In collaboration with Studio XAG and VAST FINALIST Boss - Aston Martin Apple Vision in collaboration with Pardgroup

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Canada Goose - Fall in collaboration with Blacks Visual

FINALIST Charlotte Tilbury - Beauty Wonderland in collaboration with Backlash and VAST

FINALIST Saucony in collaboration with Display Innovations

BEST WINDOW GRAPHIC

AUERBACH & STEELE - FRAMES In collaboration with Matt Wingfield Studios FINALIST Cotswold Outdoor Holographic in collaboration with ITG

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Diesel - Duck in collaboration with MEGA Creative

FINALIST Harvey Nichols - Jacky Blue in collaboration with Jacky Blue

FINALIST Lacoste - END in collaboration with Collide

BEST INSTORE CONCESSION

GHD BOOTS In collaboration with Impact Retail FINALIST Barbour - John Lewis in collaboration with Collide

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Camilla - Harrods in collaboration with Hello Flamingo

FINALIST Chanel - Photo Booth in collaboration with Emerald House Associates and Visual Projects

FINALIST Harvey Nichols Granado Beauty in collaboration with The Graphical Tree

BEST INTERNATIONAL WINDOW/S

DIESEL - REHAB DENIM In collaboration with MEGA Creative FINALIST Brown Thomas in collaboration with Peluca Studio

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Macy's - Pandora in collaboration with B_RD

FINALIST Montblanc - Voyage of Panorama in collaboration with Edina’s Paper

FINALIST TSUM - Kaleidoscope of an Era in collaboration with The In-House Display Team

BEST DUTY FREE/ TRAVEL SCHEME

PENHALIGONS – HEATHROW In collaboration with Collide FINALIST Charlotte Tilbury – Heathrow in collaboration with Dale Studios and Etch

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Coty – Boss in collaboration with Emerald House Associates

FINALIST IQOS - Retail 2.0 in collaboration with PMI Global Studio

FINALIST Prada - Picnic – Avolta in collaboration with Beechwood Studios

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BEST WINDOW/S IN A MULTIPLE

COACH - REXY In collaboration with Studio XAG FINALIST Canada Goose - Fall in collaboration with Blacks Visual

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Cotswold Outdoor Holographic in collaboration with ITG

FINALIST Dr Martens - Celestial Moth in collaboration with Formd, Imageco and Syn

FINALIST Kurt Geiger - Road Trip in collaboration with B_RD

BEST POP/POS

COTY – BURBERRY GODDESS In collaboration with Emerald House Associates FINALIST Charlotte Tilbury - Holiday Roadshow – Selfridges in collaboration with Kesslers London

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Marks & Spencer Percy Pig and Colin the Caterpillar in collaboration with Quagga Design

FINALIST Space NK - The Fragrance Library in collaboration with Made Up

FINALIST Waitrose - Vita Coco in collaboration with Print & Display

BEST CUSTOMER BRAND EXPERIENCE

ADIDAS - EXPERIENTIAL FOOTBALL ZONE SPORTS DIRECT In collaboration with Design4Retail FINALIST Blank St Coffee - Post Room in collaboration with Backlash

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Chanel - Chance Street in collaboration with Blacks Visual

FINALIST Coach - Selfridges - It's Bagels in collaboration with Andy Knight and Max Belhurst

FINALIST Primark - Stranger Things Activation in collaboration with Blue Kangaroo, IDW and Rare Basic

BEST FESTIVE/CHRISTMAS WINDOW/S IN AN INDEPENDENT/ DEPARTMENT STORE

SELFRIDGES - DISNEY In collaboration with Propability FINALIST Barkers Northallerton in collaboration with The In-House Display Team

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Fortnum & Mason in collaboration with Mojo Creative

FINALIST John Lewis in collaboration with Blacks Visual

FINALIST Liberty - The Making of Christmas in collaboration with Studio XAG

BEST USE OF MANNEQUINS IN AN INDEPENDENT/DEPARTMENT STORE

MARKS & SPENCER 16 ARLINGTON In collaboration with Blacks Visual, IDW and VAST

FINALIST Casablanca Ski – Harrods in collaboration with B_RD

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Selfridges - Disney A Most Magical Christmas in collaboration with Peluca Studio

FINALIST The Design Museum Splash! in collaboration with Proportion London

FINALIST V&A - Marie Antoinette – Exhibition in collaboration with Proportion London

BEST WINDOW/S IN AN INDEPENDENT/DEPARTMENT STORE

FORTNUM & MASON - RESOURCEFUL NATURE In collaboration with various artists including Metal Vision, Amy & Rod Holt, David Farrer, Billie Achilleos Michelle Reader, Josh Gluckstein, Barbara Franc FINALIST Fortnum & Mason Favourites in collaboration with Edina’s Paper

Award Sponsor

FINALIST Peter Jones - Chelsea in Bloom in collaboration with Blacks Visual and Sarah Feather

FINALIST Selfridges - Obsessions in collaboration with Propability

FINALIST Sheep Inc in collaboration with B_RD

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MOST INNOVATIVE PERSON WITHIN VM

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FINALISTS Simon Hampton - Harrods Sian Roberts - John Lewis Natasha Middleton-Ellis - Marks and Spencer Ben Ogle - Michael Kors Paul Chambers - Ralph Lauren Jess Reed - Selfridges

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