{"id":194512,"date":"2025-10-15T20:42:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T19:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/?p=194512"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:06:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:06:37","slug":"retail-gazette-awards-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/blog\/2025\/10\/retail-gazette-awards-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: Winners of Retail Gazette Awards 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leading figures from across the retail sector gathered tonight (15 October) for the Retail Gazette Awards: The Game Changers 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now in its fourth year, the event was held in central London and was attended by staff from a range of retailers and brands.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_194585\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-194585\" style=\"width: 6000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-194585 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RGAwards-150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RGAwards-150.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RGAwards-150-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RGAwards-150-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-194585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dane Buckley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hosted by comedian and writer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.offthekerb.com\/artist\/dane-buckley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dane Buckley<\/a>, the evening saw finalists in 12 Categories celebrated for their game changing innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currys won both the Supply Chain Game Changer and Sustainability Game Changer awards. Amazon also received a Highly Commended mention in the Supply Chain category.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"rght-related-articles-middle rght-latest-articles mb-4 mt-3\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Related Story<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"rght-middle-related-article-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"rght-middle-related-article-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rght-middle-related-article-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/06\/seasalt-closes-us-stores\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_1814631398.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Seasalt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_1814631398.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_1814631398-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_1814631398-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_1814631398-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/shutterstock_1814631398-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rght-middle-related-article-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/06\/seasalt-closes-us-stores\/\" class=\"rght-articles-content-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Seasalt axes US stores to focus on wholesale<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rght-articles-author-date\"><i class=\"far fa-calendar-alt\"><\/i><span>04\/06\/2026 x 11:03 AM<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wickes.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DIY chain<\/a> Wickes snapped up two awards, taking home the Game Changing Team and Workplace Game Changer prizes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The judges were Andrew Murphy CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetoyshop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Entertainer<\/a>, Paula Bobbett CDO at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boots.com\/shop-online?gclid=5167d3152ae61781c6d6bbfaba4950ec&amp;gclsrc=3p.ds&amp;msclkid=5167d3152ae61781c6d6bbfaba4950ec&amp;utm_source=bing&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=paidsearch_main%20account_boots_mc_brand_exact_pure___pmedia&amp;utm_term=boots&amp;utm_content=B%7CPure%7CEx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boots<\/a>, Maria Hollins CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.annsummers.com\/?msclkid=1d6890f47eee1f63af04f81bee532b8e&amp;utm_source=bing&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=AS%7C%7CBrand%7C%7CExact&amp;utm_term=ann%20summers&amp;utm_content=AS%7C%7CBrand%7C%7CExact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ann Summers<\/a>, Lucy Whittemore SVP for UK advertising at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardlytics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cardlytics<\/a>, Jo Hayward vice president of mobility &amp; convenience retail at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BP,<\/a> David Lancefield vice president North Europe at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zebra.com\/gb\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zebra<\/a> and Patrick Dunne chief procurement officer at <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.sainsburys.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sainsbury&#8217;s<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-194588 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RGAwards-110.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RGAwards-110.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RGAwards-110-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RGAwards-110-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/>Retail Gazette editor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lee-kenny-86059835b\/?originalSubdomain=uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lee Kenny<\/a> said it was a &#8220;fantastic night, and great to see so many talented people recognised\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all know there is amazing work taking place in the retail sector every day, so it was great to be able to celebrate those achievements,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kingfisher took home the Ecommerce Game Changer award, while Holland &amp; Barrett, Cardiff earned the New Store Game Changer award.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/very-group\/\">Online retailer<\/a> The Very Group was named as this year\u2019s Marketing Game Changer, while Rockface also earned a Highly Commended mention in the category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">N Brown came out on top with the Fashion Game Changer award, while Primark won the Own Brand Game Changer prize.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_194584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-194584\" style=\"width: 6000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-194584 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RGAwards-167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RGAwards-167.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RGAwards-167-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RGAwards-167-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-194584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Staff from Currys with their second award of the night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, Co-op scooped up the Grocery Game Changer award, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/blog\/tag\/lidl\/\">discounter<\/a> Lidl was granted a Highly Commended mention in the category.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seasalt was crowned Best Retailer Under \u00a3500m, and Rituals took home the Best Retailer Over \u00a3500m award. Superdrug also gained a Highly Commended mention in the Best Retailer Over \u00a3500m category.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/newsletter-sign-up-retail-gazette?utm_source=Website&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=SignUp\">Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette\u2018s free daily email newsletter<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leading figures from across the retail sector gathered tonight (15 October) for the annual Retail Gazette Awards.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":185,"featured_media":194586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[12647,2865,3818,2635,2627,2657,3507,2642,2620],"tags":[2775,5373,5323,3413,6203,2803,54405,5555,19680,2825],"class_list":["post-194512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discount","category-ecommerce","category-electrical","category-fashion","category-general-retail","category-grocery","category-health-beauty","category-home-diy","category-news","tag-co-op","tag-currys","tag-holland-barrett","tag-kingfisher","tag-n-brown","tag-primark","tag-retail-gazette-awards","tag-seasalt","tag-the-very-group","tag-wickes"],"comment_count":0,"featured_video":false,"extra_images":false,"featured_youtube_video_url":"","featured_image_url":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RGAwards-127-1.jpg","thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RGAwards-127-1-300x200.jpg","views":"2,200","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/185"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194512"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":194591,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194512\/revisions\/194591"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.retailgazette.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}