Morrisons wins Retailer of the Year for second year running

It was the second successive year that the grocer claimed the top prize, which was presented in a ceremony at London's Grosvenor House hotel hosted by comedian Jimmy Carr.

Morrisons chief executive Marc Bolland thanked Retail Week for the accolade and told the audience that the team momentum was high and winning the award was a great tribute to all their hard work.

Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King was named Retail Leader of the Year, and Sainbury’s also took the award for best store design of the year.

Sir Geoff Mulcahy collected a special award for outstanding contribution to retail. He was given the award by Retail Week launch editor Patience Wheatcroft, who recalled Mulcahy's many headlines during his years in retail, and how he built up Woolworths and Kingfisher.

The full list of winners are:

• Retail Advertising Campaign of the Year
  Boots
  Highly commended: Sainsbury’s

• Product Innovation of the Year
  The Co-operative Group
  Highly commended: Boots

• The BT Customer Service Initiative of the Year
  Pets at Home

• Retail Technology Initiative of the Year
  Argos

• Shopping location of the Year
  Liverpool One
  Highly commended: Westfield

• The Land Securities Store Design of the Year
  Sainsbury's

• The American Express Store Manager of the Year
  Clare Weaver, Body Shop.
  Highly Commended: Dean Theobald,Tesco.

• The Anthony Gregg Partnership Innovative Employer of the Year
  Asda

• The Boxwood Responsible Retailer Award of the Year
  The Co-operative Group

• Emerging Retailer of the Year
  Steamer Trading Cookshop

• Online Retailer of the Year
  Argos

• The Wipro Speciality Retailer of the Year
  Game
  Highly commended: HMV

• International Retailer of the Year
  Apple

• The Consumers’ Favourite Retailer of the Year
  Tesco

• The Heidrick and Struggles Retail Leader of the Year
  Justin King

• The Oracle Retailer of the Year
  Morrisons