12. Most Admired Retailer of the Year Children’s wear: This award will recognise an outstanding home-grown or international retail chain in the Middle East dealing in children’s wear that has shown remarkable success in the profitable expansion of its retail operations and winning customer confidence.
13. Most Admired Retailer of the Year Beauty & Personal Care Products: This award will recognise an outstanding home-grown or international retail chain in the Middle East dealing in cosmetics & personal care products that have shown remarkable success in the profitable expansion of its retail operations and winning customer confidence.
14. Most Admired Retailer of the Year Pharmacy & Healthcare: This award will recognise an outstanding home-grown or international chain in the Middle East offering pharmacy and healthcare services and has shown remarkable success in the profitable expansion of its retail operations and winning customer confidence.
15. Most Admired Retailer of the Year Home & Housewares*: This award will recognise an outstanding home- grown or international retail chain in the Middle East dealing in home & housewares that has shown remarkable success in the profitable expansion of its retail operations and winning customer confidence.• Winner/finalist of ‘Most Admired Retailer of the Year – Home & Housewares gets a nomination to the 2018 -19 Global Innovation Award (gia) at the International Home & Houseware show (March 3-5, 2019) organised by International Housewares Association (IHA), Chicago
16. Most Admired Retailer of the Year Consumer Electronics: This award will recognise an outstanding home-grown or international retail chain in the Middle East dealing in consumer electronics that has shown remarkable success in the profitable expansion of its retail operations and winning customer confidence.
17. Most Admired Retailer of the Year Food and Grocery: This award will recognise an outstanding home-grown or international retail chain (convenience store/s, supermarket/s, hypermarket/s) in the Middle East dealing in food and grocery that has shown remarkable success in the profitable expansion of its retail operations and winning customer confidence.
18. Most Admired Retailer of the Year Leisure & Entertainment: This award will recognise an outstanding home-grown or international operator in the Middle East (FECs, cinema, themed indoor and outdoor centres) that have shown remarkable success in the profitable expansion of its retail operations and winning customer confidence.
19. Most Admired Retailer of the Year Food Service: This award will recognise an outstanding home-grown or international restaurant in the Middle East that has shown remarkable success in the profitable expansion of its retail operations and winning customer confidence.
20. Most Admired Retailer of the Year Luxury: This award will recognise an outstanding store/brand that retails premium lifestyle products (fashion, footwear, designer accessories, high-end and niche electronic gadgets and luxury goods) in the Middle East that has shown remarkable success in the profitable expansion of its retail operations and winning customer confidence
21. Most Admired Rising Star Retailer of the Year: New ideas are the lifeblood of retail, and this category seeks to highlight them. As such, this award recognises the entrepreneurial spirit, achievements and long-term ambitions of smaller retail businesses.
22. Most Admired Middle East Retailer of the Year : Our jury panel will select the nominees and the winner for this category, based on assessment and pulse of the industry. No direct entries accepted. Judges will review nominations against the below criteria:
Home-grown retailers that are expanding the market and garnering a significant share of consumer expenditure by offering unique products and retail models with overall great experience to customers. This award aims to recognise a retailer headquartered in the Middle East having shown remarkable performance.
23. Most Admired Retail Personality of the Year : Our jury panel will select the nominees and the winner for this category, based on assessment and pulse of the industry. No direct entries accepted. Judges will review nominations against the below criteria:
How s/he led the business to a successful year, in performance, profits and reputation. How his/her status and that of the company enhanced during the 12-month period of assessment, to what extent has this individual demonstrated an understanding of how to position the business for the complex challenges facing region’s retail during the assessment period to exploit the opportunities going forward.