Modern Retail Awards

The Modern Retail Awards recognize the companies and campaigns modernizing retail in the digital age. Over the years, these awards have honored industry-leading work from Casper, CVS Pharmacy, SoulCycle and more.

Interested in entering? To access everything you’ll need to join the ranks of our past winners including our entry kit, expert tips on crafting a winning entry and past coverage of this program, click here.

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Key Dates

  • Entries closed: Oct 06, 2023
  • Announcements coming

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Judges

  • Beth Goldstein
    INDUSTRY ANALYST, FOOTWEAR & ACCESSORIES
    CIRCANA
  • Josiah Gordon
    CO-FOUNDER & CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
    DRINKS
  • Wade Tonkin
    DIRECTOR, GLOBAL AFFILIATE MARKETING
    FANATICS, INC.
  • Greg Klingaman
    VP, STRATEGY AND FIELD OPERATIONS EMEA
    ANYROAD
  • Erica Cerulo
    BRAND & RETAIL CONSULTANT
    CLAIRE & ERICA
  • Meghan Hurley
    VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL BRAND MARKETING
    CLAIRE'S
  • Laura Kaplan
    VP, COMMERCE & RETAIL MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS LEAD
    DENTSU

Past Winners

  • 1-800 Contacts
  • 1-800-Flowers.com, Inc.
  • Bombas
  • Brooklinen
  • Casper
  • CVS Pharmacy
  • Eargo
  • eBay Ads
  • Food52
  • Mejuri
  • Rothy's
  • SoulCycle
  • StockX
  • Thrive Market
  • Zulily

Judging Criteria

Judges will be looking for companies or campaigns that can clearly demonstrate success over the past 12 months. Judges are seeking companies or campaigns that have seized challenges and created opportunities and will evaluate entries based on the following criteria: Innovation, Creativity, Consumer Value, Results and Overall.

Judges will require evidence to substantiate all entries. This can include details of financial performance, specific KPIs, creative evidence in the form of a sizzle reel, campaign images, or links to the final project or related sites. The judges will also consider the structure, presentation and clarity of each entry.

Judging Process

Judges will score each entry prompt and consider any supporting materials submitted. After each judge submits their score for the above criteria, the scores of each criteria will then be averaged and then combined to determine overall score for each entry. The highest scoring entries will appear on the shortlist and winner lists.

Confidentiality

All material will remain confidential to the judges. Only the ‘Credits’ section of an entry will be made public via the shortlist/winners announcement. If you win a particular category, our team may summarize the entry for shortlist/winner announcements and winners guides.

Contact

For more information, contact our awards team at awards@modernretail.co.
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