Retail Rally October 9
Featuring Amanda Brinkman!

The lifetime achievement/outstanding achievement award recognizes a leader committed to knowledge, learning and exceptional leadership, and recognizes an individual who provides the creative spark for past and future growth and development.

The vendor partner of the year award recognizes a retail vendor partner for outstanding relationships, craftsmanship, creativity, product, social responsibility and/or service to retailers.

The retailer of the year award recognizes a retail store or shopping destination for outstanding marketing creativity, supply chain innovation, social responsibility and/or customer experience. This award winner exhibits outstanding leadership and makes significant contributions to the retail industry and the community.

The retail community of the year award recognizes a community or segment of a community for outstanding support of retailers.

The retail employee of the year award recognizes an individual who quietly and humbly makes their retail organization a better place by exhibiting first-class customer service, empathy for fellow colleagues, and always goes the extra mile.

The social responsibility award recognizes an organization dedicated to making the world a smarter, safer, healthier and/or more sustainable place.

The best place to work award recognizes an outstanding employer in retail that cares about employees and creates a culture where employees feel valued and respected.

The retail innovation award recognizes companies and people that bring new, unique ideas to life and change the way we experience retail while creating new ways to reach and engage employees, customers and/or the community.

The customer experience award recognizes a retail organization delivering "wow" factors so powerful that customers develop a strong affinity for the store or brand.

The advocate of the year award recognizes an individual or company that has excelled in grassroots advocacy on behalf of retail, inspiring others to make a difference by engaging their elected officials in discussions and promoting policies that support retail in Minnesota.