IRec - Awards

Recognising Excellence in Indian Retail Awards

What does success look like in 2020?

Setting New Benchmarks in Retail Sales figures and footfalls tell a Retail success story, but they don't tell about the whole nine yards that the retailer has to walk to get there. The people, the brands and the companies recognized at the Indian Retail Awards 2020 will give insights into the strategic advances made by retailers in the past 12 months.

The Awards will recognise the achievements of India's most successful retailers and brands across multiple categories in terms of business performance, customer experience, innovation and leadership in the retail sector.

Winners will be announced in a glittering ceremony on April, 30, 2020 before a room full of the leading names in Indian & world retailing. The Indian Retail Awards is set to be the most prestigious night of the year in the retail calendar, offering 400 of the industry's finest the chance to network with their peers and be recognised for their outstanding performance and innovation.

Award Objectives

The objective of the Indian Retail Awards is to recognize the Retailers who are closing the gap between operational reality and consumer expectations with great retailing practices

To promote and motivate last mile delivery in retail
To add value to those businesses that go beyond their set roles to serve their customers in retail setups
To set benchmarks of consistency in customer service excellence
To highlight New innovation and leadership in Retail

Benefits of Awards

The most esteemed awards recognizing entrepreneurial excellence in eRetail sector will confer national recognition to awardees, as the best businesses in the country. Armed with a trophy / plaque, winners will receive extensive media coverage as well as PR opportunities with prospective partners. Above all, the winner gets a chance to be featured in Retailer magazine, thereby garnering national as well as international recognition.

National Recognition as the best Retailer, manufacturer or supplier in India
Feature story in Retailer magazine
Success stories to be shared with other emerging retail businesses
Access to a vast database of knowledge

Awards Schedule

Nominations Open: January 2020

Nominations Close: 20th April 2020

Awards Ceremony & Cocktail Party: 5th may 2020

Celebrating the Brilliance of eBusiness!

The transformation of online businesses into unicorns has been only possible by the grit and absolute hardwork by the brilliant people behind this grand vision. Indian eRetail Awards 2020 is the new beginning of an era of Entrepreneurs whose collective self-belief is embarking the dawn of eCommerce in India. This exclusive awards show is a tribute to the ones who have been on the edge of challenges and have tamed all the hurdles to propel growth while integrating increased profitability, omni-channel retail strategies, enhanced user experiences are few leading examples of marketing excellence and business dynamism. The arena of virtual marketplaces will be lit forever on this big day that's going to be remembered throughout the worldwide web!

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Benefits of applying for Indian eRetail awards 2020

In order to stimulate the e-commerce & Multichannel retail in India, the Indian Eretail awards to the leading web shops will not only enhance their business value in the eyes of the customers, but also attract the right vendors, investors and partners to the retail enterprise. Armed with a trophy / plaque, winners will receive both an extensive media coverage as well as PR opportunities with prospective partners. Above all, the winner gets a chance to be featured in the Retailer magazine, thereby garnering national as well as international recognition.

National Recognition as the best eretailer, manufacturer or supplier in India
Feature story in Retailer magazine
Success stories to be shared with other emerging retail businesses
Lateral Access to a vast number of business resources

Conquer the eRetail space

Every company has its own DNA, with which it tries to connect to its customers in a multichannel and digital world.The Indian eretail Awards will bring to the forefront the online/mobile channel, multichannel strategies, in which it is the consumer who is dominant, not the channel.

Nomination and Evaluation

Each applicant would be required to fill in a Self-Nomination form and send it to us by 20th April 2020
Any organization / individual from any sector can apply. Each applicant can apply for one or multiple categories, except the ones which states "Jury Nomination"
Self-Nomination forms should be sent along with the prescribed fee to Franchise India. The nominees in each category will be presented to the final jury for determination of winners
Evaluation would be done in two phases: Firstly by jury and then by voting. In select categories, online polling would also be conducted to support the jury's decision.
The Jury's decision is binding on all applicants
Entrepreneur India would be the Process Advisor for the awards
Information received will be treated as confidential and not used for any purpose except for determining the winner of the Awards
Incomplete questionnaire in any manner will disqualify a participant from participating in Awards
Right to permit participation is reserved with Awards Management
Awards Nomination Fee is Non-Refundable