The nominees for the MAPIC Awards 2006 selected

The international jury for the MAPIC Awards has finalized its selection of nominated retailers for the 2006 competition. The MAPIC Awards honour retailers who have shown the most dynamic international growth over the previous year, and this in 6 categories.

Presided by Sharon Fernandez Cavada King, Director of Retail Department, DTZ Asesores Inmobiliarios Internacionales, this year's jury is comprised of:

- Alain Boutigny, Chief Editor, Sites Commerciaux, France
- Olav Line, CEO, Steen & Strom, Norway
- Stephen Pragnell, General Manager, APSYS Polska SP. Z.O.O., Poland
- Shahram Shamsaee, Vice President of Leasing, Majid Al Futtaim Investments, United Arab Emirates
- John A Strachan, International Managing Partner, Cushman & Wakefield, United Kingdom
- Klaus Striebich, Managing Director Leasing, ECE Projectmanagement, Germany

The selected retailers in the 6 categories are:

Clothing & Fashion Accessories
- Jack & Jones
- Okaïdi
- Geox
- Quicksilver
- Stradivarius
- Tally Weijl
- Timberland

Household & Electrical Goods
- Iittala
- The White Company
- Zara Home
- Leroy-Merlin
- Bo Concept

Leisure
- Game France
- Game Spain
- Go Sport
- Smyk

Catering Outlets
- Burger King
- Costa Coffee
- Starbucks Coffee
- Istanbul Döner Kebap
- Mammamia

Services
- 5àsec
- Fortis – Credit4me
- Thomas Cook Al Rostamani
Exchange Co.

Health & Beauty
- Bottega Verde
- The Body Shop
- Rituals
- L'Occitane


The jury will meet in Cannes to select the winning retailer for each of the six categories. The awards ceremony will take place on November 16th at 7 pm in the Palais des Festivals of Cannes. It will be followed by a party at the Martinez Hotel at 10 pm.

For more information please go to: www.mapic.com

Source: MAPIC

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