UK firms are eyeing glory on a global level at the Modern Retail Awards.
Scaleup Dropit, which ranked highly on our RetailTech 50 this year, joins fellow tech firms Travelport, Antavo Enterprise Loyalty Cloud and AWA digital as a finalist alongside the likes of Intuit Mailchimp and Best Buy.
Dropit, founded by CEO Karin Cabili (pictured), will go up against Reel Paper: Fueling Omnichannel Scale with Flowspace in the Best Fulfilment Strategy category.
Travelport is nominated for Best Launch Campaign; Antavo for Best Subscription Strategy; and AWA digital/Woolworths for Best Transformation. British firm The Body Shop is also nominated in the Most Responsible Retailer category.
New York-based Modern Retail said the focus of many of the finalists at this year’s awards is on elevating the customer experience through personalisation and technology – both online and in-store.
It added that the judges’ nominations illustrate how brands and retailers are reshaping the retail industry through engaging and seamless omnichannel experiences.
The complete list of finalists
Best Back-End E-Commerce Technology
Archive+Hanna Andersson
DRINKS
GroupBy
Kargo and Snapchat
Pattern
PriceSpider
Best Brand Collaboration
Albertsons & Apple
Bokksu & Sanrio
Break the Love x Walmart
Mejuri and Don’t Ban Equality
Best Community Building Strategy
BUBBLE
Kendra Scott
Mad Rabbit
poppi
Saltbox
Whatnot
Best Customer Insight Strategy
Albertsons
Pistola Taps and Stitch Fix
Woolworths & AWA digital
Best Customer Service Experience
Allstate Protection Plans
fatty15
Best E-Commerce Experience
Antavo Enterprise Loyalty Cloud
Intellias & Travis Perkins
Natori & Firework
Pattern & SLTWTR
Whatnot
Work & Co and FreshDirect
Best Fulfilment Strategy
Dropit
Reel Paper: Fueling Omnichannel Scale with Flowspace
Best Influencer Collaboration
Glam Bag X Bailey Sarian
Best Launch Campaign
Albertsons
Dagne Dover
Jean Dousset
SmartyPants Vitamins
Tinuiti + Sony
Travelport
Best Omnichannel Experience
Bolt
Function of Beauty
Instacart and Schnucks
Kizik Hands-Free Footwear
Saatva.com
U.S. Polo Assn.
Vince & NewStore
Best Personalization Strategy
EyeBuyDirect
Fetch
Intuit Mailchimp + PERC Coffee
IPSY
Marks & Spencer + Persado
Work & Co and Gatorade
Best Retailer/Agency Collaboration
Dollar General and Goodway Group
Work & Co & Good American
Best Subscription Strategy
Antavo Enterprise Loyalty Cloud
Athletic Greens
Coterie
fatty15
Smarty
Best Transformation
Bed Bath & Beyond and Brand3P
Best Buy
HearUSA
Michaels
Sparkfly & Bojangles
Woolworths & AWA digital
Best Use of Emerging Technology
Best Buy
Bob’s Discount Furniture
Lowe’s
Mashgin
Trove
ZERO10 & Coach
Best Use of Instagram
Sundays Furniture
Best Use of Shoppable Content
Perion&Kroger
TalkShopLive & Walmart
Best Use of Technology
7-Eleven
FFFACE.ME & Bershka Collaboration
Firstleaf
Mammoth & Casa Azul
Siman Group and SML RFID
Simbe & SpartanNash
Best Use of TikTok
Educational Insights
Pearpop & Microsoft
poppi
E-Commerce Executive of the Year
Ben Eachus, co-founder and CEO, Flowspace
Dirk Hoerig – CEO and Founder, commercetools
Lee Anne Grant, CGO, Babylist
Founder of the Year
Dagne Dover – Melissa Mash, Deepa Gandhi, Jessy Dover
Mad Rabbit – Selom Agbitor
poppi – Allison Ellsworth
Most Innovative Retail Model
Bookshop.org
Good American
ŌURA x Best Buy
Poshmark
Thirteen Lune
Ulta Beauty
Most Responsible Retailer
Boll & Branch
Nisolo
The Body Shop
Thrive Market
Vitamin A
Winmark
Retail Startup of the Year
Dagne Dover
Freestyle
Little Spoon
RetailNext
Swap
TalkShopLive