RX France, the organiser of MAPIC, has revealed the shortlisted projects for this year’s MAPIC Awards, which celebrate excellence, innovation, and creativity in the retail real estate sector. The winners will be announced during a special awards ceremony and gala dinner on 29 November 2023.
The annual awards programme recognises the best retail brand performance and development, the newest innovative and sustainable solutions, and the most significant recent real estate projects and redevelopment.
In keeping with this year’s theme, “The Age of Responsible Growth,” the awards seek to identify iconic initiatives and market leaders that prioritise environmental protection and community well-being. This year, there are thirteen reinvigorated categories, which consist of five new and eight existing categories, designed to recognise the most impactful and innovative concepts, development projects, and regeneration initiatives worldwide.
In terms of the leisure and attractions sector, this year the team received 19 projects in competition for the Leisure Concept of the Year category. This category rewards the best leisure concepts for their originality and exceptional performances over the past 12 months.
Expert judges
The jury panel for MAPIC 2023 is led by Ana Guedes De Oliveira, executive director of
developments at Sonae Sierra in Portugal, and consists of a carefully curated selection of
industry experts.
This includes Pascal Barboni, managing director for Frey; Alain Boutigny, editor in chief of Sites Commerciaux; Eric Decouvelaere, head of retail EMEA at CBRE Investment Management; Valerie Di Nisio, Europe leasing director for Eurocommerical; Lorraine Dieulot, lifestyle business unit director at Saguez & Partners; Jonathan Doughty, non-executive chairman at WhiteSpace Partners Ltd.; Steffen Eric Friedlein, managing director leasing for ECE Marketplaces; Jens Nielsen, global commercial & digital manager at Ingka Centres; Clémentine Pacitti, group head of CSR for Klepierre; Valérie Stern, store development project director at Fast Retailing Group; Fabien Stutz, head of real estate, Peek & Cloppenburg, and Robert Travers, head of EMEA retail & leisure at Cushman & Wakefield.
The finalists
The finalists for the MAPIC Awards 2023 are:
Retail Concept of the Year
- Daiso Japan
- Rituals
- Hugo Boss
Food & Beverage Concept of the Year
- Ulivéo
- I Love Poké
- Doppio Malto
- Tasty by Greggs
Leisure Concept of the Year
- Seven Squares
- Koezio & Lucky Folks
- Adventica
- Zero Latency VR
Best New Retail Concept
- Circuit – submission by Ingka Centres
- I like! The Social Studio – submission by The Retail Agency GmbH & MEC Metro-ECE
Centermanagement GmbH und Co - Alcôv
- Black Pound Day
Best Retail Omnichannel Strategy
- Sportano.pl
- Sports Direct Running Concept
- Hugo Boss
Best Sustainable Initiative – Retail Brands
- nkd Life Movement
- Aranyani
- Actuation for Decathlon – submission by Eficia
Best Sustainable Initiative – Property Players
- The first Emmaüs Village in a shopping centre in France – submission by Nhood
- Westfield Good Festival – submission by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
- Livat One Planet – submission by Ingka Centres
Best Refurbishment and Redevelopment Project
- Grand Plaza 2 – Los Jardines des Grand Plaza – submission by LSGI
- NorteShopping – The Cookbook and Galleria – submission by Sonae Sierra
- Shopville Gran Reno – submission DI Design & Development Consultants (UK) Ltd.
- Garbera Extension- submission by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Best Food Hall & Food Court Project
- Food Town – submission by SFF sp. Jawna
- Topanga Social – submission by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
- Halles d’Issy Biltoki
Best New Development Project
- Galataport Istanbul
- Norblin Factory – submission by Capital Park Group
- Shopping Promenade Cœur Alsace – submission by Frey
Best Urban Regeneration Project
- Battersea Power Station
- Les Ateliers Gaîté – submission by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
- Galataport Istanbul
Best Retail Innovative Solution
- Ariadne – submission by Jones Lang LaSalle
- Flame
- Lastationcolis – submission by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Best Store Design in partnership with Institut Français du Design
- Magasin E.Leclerc – design by Saguez & Partners
- Manufacture des Grands Champs, Alain Ducasse – design by Atelier ÈS
- The Social Market – design by Minale Design
- Valrhona, L’univers du chocolat – design by CBA Design
Earlier this month, it was announced that leisure and food and beverage (F&B) will be the focus of the 2023 event, which is taking place from 28-30 November in Cannes, France. MAPIC 2023 will feature two specialised zones, LeisurUp by MAPIC and The Happetite Forum, where attendees can discover insights from new research and see speakers from leading international brands such as Netflix, Tomorrowland Leisure and Big Mamma Group.
