This year’s categories span from Retail Brand of the Year and Best Sustainable Initiative to the newly introduced Best Store Design by French Designers, acknowledging the finest in design innovation.
“The MAPIC Awards celebrate the extraordinary achievements that shape the future of retail real estate,” Francesco Pupillo, Director of MAPIC. “This year’s finalists represent the dynamic transformation of the industry, from digital innovation and sustainability to experiential retail and community engagement.”
RETAIL BRAND OF THE YEAR
This award boosts and recognises established retail brands for their exceptional performances over the past 12 months. This category will consider the increase in global sales and the development of new physical locations.
Finalists:
- Kiko Milano
- New Balance
- Balabala
FOOD & BEVERAGE BRAND OF THE YEAR
This award boosts and recognises established restaurant chains and food & beverage brands for their exceptional performances over the past 12 months. This category will consider the increase in global sales and the development of new units.
Finalists:
- Big Mamma
- Five Guys JV
- Fradiavolo
LEISURE BRAND OF THE YEAR
This category rewards established leisure brands and concepts for their originality and exceptional performances over the past 12 months. This category will consider the increase in global sales and the development of new number of units.
Finalists:
- Zero Latency VR
- Citywave
- HUPALUPA
BEST NEW RETAIL BRAND
This award boosts and recognises new retail brands launched within the past 3 years, for the originality of their concept (product, marketing campaign, innovation, shop fit-out, etc.), their achievements, entrepreneurial spirit and long-term development plans.
Finalists:
- Basketball Emotion
- Kayanee Store Riyadh
- DJ LAB
BEST IN-STORE EXPERIENCE
Reimagining the role of physical stores to enhance the customer experience: this category celebrates retailers having adopted the best in-store strategy to offer a unique experience to their community of clients.
Finalists:
- Big Mamma – Barracuda Ixelles
- Adidas – Home of Sport Paris Champs-Elysées
BEST SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVE BY A RETAIL BRAND
This category looks at the way established retailers are reinventing and working towards a more sustainable future – including cutting carbon emissions, recycling, upcycling, responsible manufacturing – and how effective these initiatives really are.
Finalists:
- Ingka Group, Livat Hammersmith – Sustainability Activations
- CarrefourSA – Greenwise Energy Usage Transition and Reduction
- Ingka Group – Livat Wuxi Main Hub
BEST SUSTAINABLE INITIATIVE BY A PROPERTY PLAYER
This category rewards the most successful refurbishment and expansion of a shopping centre, a retail park, outlet centre or all other retail sites: improvement and enhancement of existing building, transformation for new uses achieving a new economic utilisation of the asset.
Finalists:
- Le SPOT – SCC (top)
- Sevilla Fashion Outlet – Via Outlets (bottom-left)
- Westfield CNIT – Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (bottom-right)
BEST FOOD HALL & FOOD COURT
This category rewards the most original Food Hall or Food Court launched during the past 3 years.
Finalists:
- Saluhall Food Hall – Ingka Centres (top)
- Communale – Frey (bottom-left)
- Ulrich’s Gardens – Ingka Centres (bottom-right)
BEST NEW DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
This category is celebrating new projects arriving in retail real estate market, including assets such as shopping centres, outlets, retail parks and all other retail sites.
Finalists:
- Livat Xi’an – Ingka Centres (top)
- Promenada Craiova – Nepi Rockastle (bottom-left)
- Merlata Bloom Milano – Nhood (bottom-right)
BEST URBAN REGENERATION PROJECT
This category rewards the most successful regeneration of an urban area where Retail has played a significant role.
Finalists:
- Porta a mare Waterfront, Livorno – IGD SIIQ
- Potsdamer Platz – Brookfield Properties
- WaltherPark, Bolzano – Rustioni
BEST RETAIL INNOVATION & AI PROJECT
This award celebrates the most innovative projects featuring the integration of AI and impacting every aspect of retail, from supply chains to the in-store experience.
Finalists:
- NEPI Rockcastle Decarbonization Journey – R8 Technologies
- GeoAI Feature – Targomo
- Greenwise Energy Usage Transition and Reduction for CarrefourSa – Florawise
BEST STORE DESIGN BY FRENCH DESIGNERS
In recognition of the excellence of French creativity in the field of retail, both in France and internationally.
Finalists:
- Flagship Hennessy Shanghai TaikooLi
- Infiniment Chocolat
- Magasin flagship Kiabi Village
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