Mumbai, May 10, 2025: The day 2 of the Phygital Retail Convention in Mumbai, came to a sensational close with the IMAGES Retail Awards acknowledging commendable efforts of brands dedicated to fueling the sector with innovation.
The awards received nominations by brands across 20+ categories competing to take home the trophy. The nominations were evaluated on a series of parameters by the illustrious jury included Anuj Kejriwal (CEO & MD, ANAROCK Retail), Ankur Singh (Partner, Kearney), Ameesha Prabhu (CEO, TRRAIN), Abhishek Sharma (Country Read, Retail, Knight Frank India), Abhiram Bhalerao (Partner, V3 Ventures), Bhimal Sharma (Head – Retail, CBRE South Asia), Deepak Sharma (Principal, Kearney), Govind Shrikhande (Mentor & Independent Director), Jermina Menon (Brand & Marketing Strategist, Bhartiya Urban Pvt. Ltd.), Madhumita Mohanty (Director, CDS Development Centre LLP), Mahadevan Iyyer (Founder & CEO, Maavrus Co), Manish Sapra (Brand & Retail Consultant), Pankaj Karna (Managing Director, Maple Capital Advisors), Sadashiv Nayak (Retail Veteran), Samir Kuckreja (Founder & CEO, Tasanaya Hospitality), Sandeep Ahuja (Former MD & Group CEO, VLCC Group), Sanjeev Rao (Retail Expert), Sharad Nagpal (Head – Retail Consulting & International BD, JLL India), Sharda Uniyal (Marketing Consultant), Shubhranshu Pani (Managing Partner, TRETA Advisory), Vineet Gautam (Industry Veteran, Fashion & Retail Advisor), Viren Razdan (MD, Brand-nomics), Vivek Mathur (Co-founder, Gosolo Advisory Services) and Yogesh Samat (Executive Director, Grauer & Weil (India)
Commenting on the Phygital Retail Convention 2025, Bhavesh Pitroda, Group CEO & Director, IMAGES Group said, “It has indeed been a high-yielding conference! With industry leaders sharing anecdotes, attendees participating with a sense of collective and the forum being focused on joint growth and development, is nothing short of exhilarating. The IMAGES Retail Awards further brought ingenious brands to the centre-stage for their excellence in uplifting the sector.”
List of award winners at the IMAGES Retail Awards 2025:
- IMAGES Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Same Store Sales Growth
Winner – Conscious Mithaiwala, Juhu, Mumbai - IMAGES Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Overall Topline Growth
Winner – Tru Falafel
Winner – Bateel (by AP Group) - IMAGES Most Admired Retailer of the Year: CRM
Winner – Nature’s Basket - IMAGES Most Admired Retailer of the Year: ESG Initiatives
Winner – Madura Fashion & Lifestyle: Pioneering Purpose with Sustainable Leadership - IMAGES Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Retail Design/ Experience
Winner – Allen Solly – Fashion category
Winner – Freshpik – Food retail category
Winner – Haldiram’s – Food service category
Winner – IRTH The Yellow Door – Accessories category
Winner – LoveChild Masaba – Beauty category - IMAGES Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Visual Merchandising
Winner – V-Mart
Special Mention – Mohanlal Sons – “Indian Heritage VM” - IMAGES Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Retail Re-Imagined
Winner – Adrish: Redefining Sustainable Retail Through Zero-Waste & Conscious Living-
Runner-up – Conical Gaufres: Shop-in-shop innovation - IMAGES Most Admired Retail Launch of the Year: Brand Debut
Winner – Rare Rabbit Ones By The House of Rare
Winner – Wow! Kulfi - IMAGES Most Admired Retail Launch of the Year: Concept Store
Winner – 080 Lounge by TFS, Bengaluru Airport – Food service
Winner – Organic Mandya, Whitefield, Bengaluru – Food retail
Winner – United Colors of Benetton, Linking Road, Mumbai – Fashion - IMAGES Most Admired Retail Launch of the Year: New Outlet
Winner – Mitti Cafe, Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi - IMAGES Most Admired Marketing Campaign of the Year: Celebrity Endorsement
Winner – Campus x Vicky Kaushal
Winner – U.S. Polo Assn. Women X Palak Tiwari
Winner – Wow! Momo X Raghav Juyal
Winner – Peter England X Harsha Bhosle - IMAGES Most Admired Marketing Campaign of the Year: Digital Campaign
Winner – Zivame: Museum of Boobs
Winner – Conscious Mithaiwala: Savage Mom v/s Sons - IMAGES Most Admired Marketing Campaign of the Year: Festival Sales
Winner – Lacoste India: Golden Moments with Lacoste – Fashion
Winner – Mad Over Donuts: Frosted with Cheer – Food
Winner – Timezone Entertainment: Christmas Triple Dollar – Entertainment - IMAGES Most Admired Marketing Campaign of the Year: Multimedia
Winner – McDonald’s India (N&E): McCrispy Range – Shordaar Crunnnch - IMAGES Most Admired Retailer of the Year: 360° Market Expansion
Winner – STAR Localmart - IMAGES Most Admired Retailer of the Year: New Market Penetration
Winner – Image Fashion Forever — Fashion
Winner – U.S. Polo Assn. Women — Fashion
Winner – Snackify — Food - IMAGES Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Store Count Augmentation
Winner – Baskin Robbins India - IMAGES Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Trading Area Growth
Winner – Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein - IMAGES Most Admired Retailer of the Year: Employee Practices
Winner – Mohanlal Sons – Excellence Award for Employee practices - IMAGES Tech.NXT Award for Customer Experience Solution
Winner – Casa Retail AI & Unilet - IMAGES Tech.NXT Award for Customer Experience Solution
Winner – Casa Retail AI & Mufti - IMAGES Tech.NXT Award for LOYALTY & CRM Implementation
Winner – Enigmatic Smile & NDTV Big Bonus - IMAGES Tech.NXT Award for Retail Technology Integration
Winner – Wondersoft & Himalaya Wellness