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The Ukrainian Retail Association awarded the winners of the “Retailer of the Year” and “Best SEC/Shopping Center Awards” contests at the Retail & Development Business Awards ceremony.
On September 14, the second ceremony of rewarding the best retailers and developers of Ukraine – Retail & Development Business Awards – took place in Kyiv at the CEC Parkovyi. The Ukrainian Retail Association is the event organizer.
The best retail companies competed for the victory in 14 nominations. “Retailer of the Year” award was awarded in 14 nominations within the framework of the Retail & Development Business Awards 2018; also the largest online-stores was compete in the 6 nominations for the victory. The special prize was given to the most successful person from the retail industry: “Person of the Year in Retail”.
The winners were determined by the vote of the Retail & Development Business Awards Expert Council and the open voting of market participants. The full methodology of the study is available on the link.
Retailer of the year in drogerie
Boutique retailer of the year in cosmetics and perfumery
Retailer of the year in the segment of technology, electronics and gadgets
Retailer of the year in jewelry
Retailer of the year in the segment of goods for children
Supermarket of the year in FMCG
FMCG hypermarket of the year
Retailer of the year in the sportswear and footwear segment
Retailer of the year in the segment of goods for home and comfort
National fashion operator of the year
International fashion operator of the year
Anchor fashion-tenant of the year
Multichannel retailer of the year
Best shop-concept of the year
E-commerce-retailer of the year in the segment of health, beauty and care products
E-commerce-retailer of the year in the segment of technology, electronics and gadgets
E-commerce-retailer of the year in fashion
E-commerce – retailer of the year in jewelry
E-commerce-retailer of the year in the segment of goods for children
E-commerce-retailer of the year in the segment of sportswear and footwear
In the nomination “Person of the Year in Retail”,won Vladyslav Chechyotkin, owner of Rozetka.ua
Shopping centers, recognized by the participant’s survey and market experts results as the best in one of the 4 nominations, received the “Best SEC/Shopping Center Awards”. A special prize was given to the most successful person from the commercial real estate development sphere: “Person of the Year in Development”.
The winners were determined by the vote of the Retail & Development Business Awards Expert Council and the open voting of market participants. The full methodology of the study is available on the link.
Best small SEC
The best average SEC
Best large shopping center
Best outlet center
In the nomination “Person of the Year in Development”,won Maksym Gavryushyn, commercial director at Budhouse Group
The awarding second ceremony partners for the best retailers and SEC of Ukraine are:
The Ukrainian Retail Association thanks the Expert Council members and market players who took part in the determination of the best companies in the trade sphere and the best SEC of Ukraine, all guests of the Retail & Development Business Awards and invites all to Retail & Development Business Summit, which will be held on 6, December in Kiev at the CEC Parkovy. We are waiting for you at the main event of the year in the Ukrainian retail – Retail & Development Business Summit.
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