Drapers Awards 2024 winners revealed

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Now in their 33rd year, Drapers Awards are the "Oscars" of fashion retail, and the glittering presentation ceremony, dinner and party, at the HAC in London on 13 November, is the biggest night in the industry calendar, this year hosted by renowned comedian Josh Widdicombe.

The individuals, teams and companies that win Drapers Awards represent the best of the best in the fashion retail industry, and were celebrated by hundreds of their peers.

A huge thanks to our judges: Nick Beighton, chairman, Secret Sales; Chloe Collins, head of apparel research and analysis, GlobalData; Helen Connolly, CEO, New Look; Richard Cristofoli, chief customer officer, Freemans Grattan Holdings; Wendy Duggan, director of marketing, Primark; Manju Maholtra, non-executive directorships and former CEO, Harvey Nichols; Mary Homer, non-executive directorships and former CEO, The White Company; Mitch Hughes, director of menswear, Marks & Spencer; Richard Hyman, partner, Thought Provoking Consulting; Daniel Peters, founder and director, Fashion Minority Report; Jody Plows, chief executive officer, Nobody's Child; Stephen Robertson, chair, Retail Economics; Sarah Welsh, CEO – retail, N Brown Group; Sam Wright, chief commercial officer, The Very Group; and Paul Wilkinson, group commercial director and deputy group managing director, Barbour.

And congratulations to all our winners:

Best Marketing Campaign (company turnover >£100m)

  • George at Asda: Uniform for the People

Best Marketing Campaign (company turnover <£100m)

  • Weird Fish: The Outsiders

Best Place to Work

Sponsored by ESW

  • Seasalt

Best Store Design

  • Yellow Octopus Circular Solutions x Lululemon Paris Pop-Up Store

Disruptor Award

Sponsored by Tradebyte

  • Positive Retail

Diversity and Inclusion Award

Sponsored by DSV

  • WINNER: Primark: Making Adaptive Fashion More Accessible and Affordable
  • Highly commended: George at Asda: George x Barbie 65 years x The Princes Trust for International Women's Day

Fashion Supplier of the Year

Sponsored by NuOrder

  • Fashion Enter

International Excellence

Sponsored by DSV

  • Secret Sales

Menswear Brand of the Year

Sponsored by Torque

  • Barbour

Pureplay of the Year

Sponsored by DSV

  • Adanola

Retail Star of the Year

  • WINNER: Wendy Duggan, director of marketing, Primark
  • Highly commended: Gillian Forsyth, area manager, AllSaints

Retailer of the Year (£10m-£100m turnover)

Sponsored by Advanced Supply Chain

  • Nobody's Child

Retailer of the Year (>£100m turnover)

Sponsored by GXO

  • Marks & Spencer

Team of the Year

Sponsored by Reconomy

  • Nobody's Child: Ecommerce and Customer Care Team

Tech Innovator of the Year

  • Vaayu: AI driving fashion's impact reduction at scale

Womenswear Brand of the Year

Sponsored by Torque

  • Never Fully Dressed

Retailer of Year – Consumer Choice

Sponsored by Harper Concierge

  • Marks & Spencer

Lifetime Achievement Award

Sponsored by DSV

  • Touker Suleyman, owner, Hawes & Curtis, Ghost and Low Profile Group

Leader of the Year

Sponsored by Yellow Octopus

  • Liz Evans, managing director, George at Asda

And thank you to our sponsors for their support:

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