Portugal Jewels won Store Design of the Year, StudioXAG is Design Agency of the Year and Coach received the first Retail Trailblazer Award, the pick of more than 500 entries.
Thursday 25 September 2025, Emerald Theatre, London
Store Design of the Year and the three special awards. All were decided by the judges, apart from the Shop Drop Daily Concept of the Year, which went to a public vote.
It topped a shortlist that included Asteri with Dalziel and Pow, M&S Battersea with Kesslers London, Renuar’s flagship store with designThat and Wayfair Chicago with Gensler.
Highly commended Flannels Leeds, with Argent Design
Retail Trailblazer
Coach
New for 2025, for a brand, organisation or individual setting the benchmark in retail design and customer experience. Coach’s UK team collected the first award, and Giovanni Zaccariello, SVP Global Visual Experience & Store Design, joined them from New York with a recorded message on the venue’s screens.
Design Agency of the Year
StudioXAG
The judges said StudioXAG “consistently push retail environments beyond functional display into immersive storytelling”. It also won Pop-Up Store, for Ikea’s Hus of Frakta.
Highly commended Design4Retail
Shop Drop Daily Concept of the Year
Fenty Hair
Mane Street, Selfridges Corner Shop
Chosen by public vote from the ten most-viewed concepts on Shop Drop Daily.
SDEA members among the winners
Five Winners Awards and 11 Highly Commended Awards for SDEA member companies.
PardgroupWinner: Shopfitting / Fit Out of the Year, for Jeanne Lanvin, CannesWinner: Store-in-Store or Concession, for Loewe x On RunningWinner: Surfaces & Finishes, for PomellatoHighly commended: Store-in-Store or Concession, for La Roca VillageHighly commended: Surfaces & Finishes, for ValentinoHighly commended: Technology, for Loewe x On Running
B_RDWinner: Graphics, for Bicester VillageHighly commended: Creative Collaboration, for Off White x FlannelsHighly commended: Instore Scheme, for Off White x Flannels
PropabilityWinner: Festive Display, for SelfridgesHighly commended: Window Scheme Non-Festive, for Selfridges
Design4RetailHighly commended: Design Agency of the Year
Mega CreativeHighly commended: Graphics, for Persona 3 x Yokocho
MorplanHighly commended: Sustainable Display, for British Heart Foundation
Northbanks DesignHighly commended: POP/POS, for All Saints fragrance
Proportion LondonHighly commended: Leisure, Visitor or Exhibition Attraction, for The Design Museum
Every category
The winner of each category, in category order, with the highly commended entry.
Use the arrows to turn the pages, or open the guide full screen.
The night
Showgirls greeted guests at the drinks reception, Aidan Sadler returned as host by popular demand, and acrobats and burlesque performers took to the stage before a live band and a DJ carried on into the early hours.
The Coach UK team on stage for the first Retail Trailblazer Award, with a video message from New York on screenArriving at the Emerald TheatreA winning team celebrates on stageWinners on stage with the performersGlow sticks up as the band takes over
There is no sit-down dinner at the Creative Retail Awards: the night is built to match an industry that thrives on experience. The judging behind it is done face to face, over a full day in London, with every entry assessed in detail and debated openly.
“Gone are the days of traditional, formal award dinners,” said Design4Retail. “The Creative Retail Awards delivered a vibrant, spectacular event.”
“The Creative Retail Awards 2025 wasn’t just about the trophies. It was a powerful reflection of the innovation, passion and progress driving the retail industry forward. Congratulations to every Winner, Highly Commended and Shortlistee for inspiring us all.”
Antony BehielsCo-organiser of the Creative Retail Awards and Director of the SDEA
Judges and partners
Every result was decided by an independent panel of industry judges, at a full day of in-person judging in London.
The judges
Andrew BusbyRetail Industry Expert, Speaker & Writer
Barbara ChapmanCreative VM Consultant & Stylist
Isabella FishRetail Editor, The Times & The Sunday Times
Judith KellyHead of Retail Design and Delivery at Hammerson
Jack StrattenDirector, Insider Trends
Ian ScottRetail Consultant & Public Speaker
Matthew BrownRetail Futurist, Echochamber
Tim NashCurator of Shop Drop Daily
On the night
Kesslers LondonHeadline partner
Aidan SadlerHost
Shop Drop DailyConcept of the Year, by public vote
Entries open on 1 November 2026, and the awards return to The Clapham Grand in September 2027. SDEA members enter free, with up to five entries per category.