Independent judging

2026 JUDGES & ADVISORY BOARD

Leaders from retail, design, visual merchandising and media. The advisory board guides the categories and direction of the awards, keeping them in step with the industry. The judging panel assesses every entry and decides the winners.

Judith Kelly

Head of Retail Design and Delivery, Hammerson

Isabella Fish

Retail Editor, The Times and The Sunday Times

Andrew Busby

Retail industry expert, speaker and writer

Barbara Chapman

Barbara Chapman

Creative VM consultant and stylist

Ian Scott

Retail consultant and public speaker

Jack Stratten

Director, Insider Trends

Matthew Brown

Retail futurist, Echochamber

Tim Nash

Curator, Shop Drop Daily

David Dalziel

Designer, maker, artist and retailer. Former Executive Creative Director at Dalziel & Pow.

Fair and rigorous

How judging works

01.

EVERY ENTRY ASSESSED

Senior experts review each entry against its category criteria. Organisers and sponsors have no influence over the results.

02.

CONFLICTS DECLARED

Judges declare any conflict of interest and take no part in judging the entries concerned.

03.

REVEALED LIVE

The shortlist is published in the summer and the winners are revealed live on stage on the awards night.

Interested in judging?

We welcome senior figures from retail, design and visual merchandising who would like to join the 2027 panel.