The deadline to enter the Retail Week Awards 2027 is approaching rapidly.
The Retail Week Awards, sponsored by Salesforce, will close for entries on September 21, 2026.
The awards is now accepting entries across a range of categories including Best New Store of the Year, Fashion Retailer of the Year, the Customer Experience Excellence Award, and more.
This year, the awards will celebrate shortlisted finalists and winners in three new categories: the Marketing Excellence Award, the Supply Chain Excellence Award, and Technology Partnership of the Year.
The awards are judged by some of the most important names across the retail industry, with last year’s judging line-up including Morrisons chief executive Rami Baitiéh, John Lewis managing director Peter Ruis and more.
The Awards are free to enter. Winners and finalists will be celebrated at a ceremony on February 25, 2027 at Grosvenor House, London.
Nav Sanghera, SVP industrial, consumer and energy at Salesforce UK and Ireland, said: “The retail industry’s remarkable ability to innovate and adapt continues to set the global standard for resilience. As the sector enters a new agentic era, forward-thinking brands are focusing on scalable, real-world success that empowers the workforce to do what they do best. These upcoming awards will undoubtedly showcase how businesses are using technology to actively shape the future of retail.
“Ahead of celebrating the achievements of this year’s entrants, finalists, and eventual winners, the momentum and operational excellence driving the sector forward are already clear. On behalf of Salesforce, we wish the best of luck to all those entering and look forward to recognising the individuals and businesses making an outstanding impact across the industry.”
The Retail Week Awards 2027 categories
- BEST NEW STORE OF THE YEAR
- BEST RETAILER OVER £250m AWARD
- BEST RETAILER UNDER £250m AWARDCOMMUNITY HEROES OF THE YEAR
- CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE EXCELLENCE AWARD
- DIGITAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
- DISTRIBUTION/DELIVERY HEROES OF THE YEAR
- FASHION RETAILER OF THE YEAR
- GREEN INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
- GROCER OF THE YEAR
- MARKETING EXCELLENCE AWARD – NEW
- RESPONSIBLE RETAILER OF THE YEAR
- SPECIALITY RETAILER OF THE YEAR
- STORE HEROES OF THE YEAR
- SUPPLY CHAIN EXCELLENCE AWARD – NEW
- TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR – NEW
- THE HAPPIEST PLACE TO WORK AWARD IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE RETAIL TRUST


















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