Creative Retail Awards 2023

The 2023 winners

The Creative Retail Awards 2023 were presented on 21 September 2023 at Proud Embankment, London. Here are the winners and highly commended projects in all 20 categories, with the Judges’ Choice.

The FLANNELS Liverpool flagship lit up at dusk

Store Design of the Year

FLANNELS – Liverpool Flagship

Frasers Group, EB Designs and The One Off

Highly commended: Victorinox – London Flagship, Dalziel and Pow

A car in the Pit Pass service bay at Discount Tire

Judges’ Choice

Pit Pass – Discount Tire

ChangeUp

Pit Pass also won Retail Experience.

All the winners

In category order, each with its highly commended project.

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Gaucho Liverpool

Bar and Restaurant

Gaucho Liverpool

DesignLSM

Highly commended

  • EL&N London – Riyadh Front, Quadrant Design / JLL
Jeronimo Martins - Recheio Cascais

Food, Beverage & Supermarket

Jeronimo Martins – Recheio Cascais

CADA Design

Highly commended

  • Wenzel’s the Bakers, Practical Minds Ltd
Beauty Pie - Warehouse of Dreams

Graphics, Signage and Wayfinding

Beauty Pie – Warehouse of Dreams

Backlash

Highly commended

  • AT&T – Black Future Makers 22, Twenty Four 7
Cast Jewelry - Flagship Store

Independent Store

Cast Jewelry – Flagship Store

Grow Marketing

Highly commended

  • Eat Sleep Cycle – Girona Apparel Store, Eat Sleep Cycle
Lick Home - 65 Northcote Road

Innovative Display

Lick Home – 65 Northcote Road

Lick Home

Highly commended

  • Mars – Colourworks 2.0, Displayplan
Trafford Centre / Game - Pokemon Art Through the Ages

Leisure and Visitor Attraction

Trafford Centre / Game – Pokémon Art Through the Ages

Once Upon A Time

Highly commended

  • STACKT Market, Stackt Properties LP
Illuminated Flooring - The Ivy Asia Restaurants

Lighting Design

Illuminated Flooring – The Ivy Asia Restaurants

Unibox

Highly commended

  • Watches of Switzerland – Battersea Power Station, Quadrant Design
Karl Lagerfeld - Cara Loves Karl

Omni-channel Experience

Karl Lagerfeld – Cara Loves Karl

StudioXAG

Highly commended

  • Office x Ugg – Besties for Life, IPOS Design
Tessuti - Liverpool Flagship

Overall Store Collaboration

Tessuti – Liverpool Flagship

Counterfeit Studio

Highly commended

  • Marks & Spencer – new concept store, Stevenage, Dalziel and Pow
Mars - Colourworks 2.0

POP/POS Concept

Mars – Colourworks 2.0

Displayplan

Highly commended

Coach - Tomorrow's Vintage

Pop-up Store

Coach – Tomorrow’s Vintage

StudioXAG

Highly commended

  • Beauty Pie – Warehouse of Dreams, Backlash
Pit Pass - Discount Tire

Retail Experience

Pit Pass – Discount Tire

ChangeUp

Highly commended

  • Nike – Air Force 1 Dance Studio, Seen Studios
Dior Parfum - Harrods

Seasonal or Temporary Display

Dior Parfum – Harrods

Practical Minds Ltd

Highly commended

  • Currys – Light Up Futures This Christmas, Team ITG
Tessuti - Liverpool Flagship

Shopfitting / Fit Out

Tessuti – Liverpool Flagship

Counterfeit Studio

Highly commended

  • FLANNELS – Liverpool Flagship, Frasers Group, EB Designs and The One Off
FLANNELS - Liverpool Flagship

Store Design of the Year

FLANNELS – Liverpool Flagship

Frasers Group, EB Designs and The One Off

Highly commended

  • Victorinox – London Flagship, Dalziel and Pow
Haibike - High-Impact Experience Centre

Store-in-store or Concession

Haibike – High-Impact Experience Centre

Design4Retail

Highly commended

Illuminated Flooring - The Ivy Asia Restaurants

Surfaces & Finishes

Illuminated Flooring – The Ivy Asia Restaurants

Unibox

Highly commended

  • Myriam K, Dubai, Formroom
LK Bennett - Biodegradable Mannequins

Sustainable Display

LK Bennett – Biodegradable Mannequins

Morplan

Highly commended

  • Woolworths South Africa – Under African Sky
IKEA - Workspace Area

Technology

IKEA – Workspace Area

Motion Mapping

Highly commended

  • H&M – Regent Street Generative Artwork, Hirsch & Mann
Bloomingdales - Best Holiday Ever

VM Scheme

Bloomingdales – Best Holiday Ever

Peluca Studio

Highly commended

The judges

  • Matthew ValentineRetail journalist
  • Judith KellyHead of Retail Design and Delivery, Hammerson
  • Nathan HicksCommercial and Creative Director
  • Angela BuckleySenior Retail Manager, Landsec
  • John AbbateBritish Display Society and SaveTheHighStreet

The Creative Retail Awards 2026

The 2026 winners were announced on Thursday 15 October 2026 at The Clapham Grand, London. Entries for 2027 are open now, and SDEA members enter free.

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