Achievers in Retail get felicitated by super achiever Kamal Haasan, veteran actor at India Retail Excellence Awards 2019 in Chennai

• India Retail Excellence Awards 2019, supported by the Retailers Association of India(RAI), were held on August 8, 2019 at Hotel ITC Grand Chola, Chennai.
• India Retail Excellence Awards (IREA) recogniseachievers in the retail industry every year.

Chennai, August 8, 2019: The RAI ‘Chennai Retail Summit 2019’culminated into a gala evening of the ‘India Retail Excellence Awards’ that celebrate the outstanding achievers of the Indian Retail Industry. Gracing the evening as the Guest of Honour was veteran actor Padma Bhushan Shri Kamal Haasan.

(L to R) Veteran actor Padma Bhushan Shri Kamal Haasan, Kumar Rajagopalan – Chief Executive Officer, Retailers Association of India

Speaking about the awards, Shri. Kumar Rajagopalan – Chief Executive Officer, Retailers Association of India, said, “The India Retail Excellence Awards (IREA) have been instituted to shine the spotlight on the stars of retail who have shone bright despite all odds. It is a recognition of their efforts, focus and hard work and salute to their indomitable spirit to constantly stay relevant to the times, the customers and the industry.”

India Retail Excellence Awards 2019 recognised achievers across all formats of the retail such as Ethnic Wear, Electronics, Grocery, Jewellery, F&B, Apparel, Family Store, Services, Footwear, Mobile, Mall, Speciality Retail along with awards in special categories for innovators, propagators and trendsetters.

 Lavanya Nalli, Vice Chairperson, Nalli Group receiving Award from Veteran actor Padma Bhushan Kamal Haasan

Under the special categories of awards, Actors Aishwarya Rajesh and SJ Surya were felicitated with the Unique Style Icons 2019 Award. Actor Kathir was the Promising Star of 2019 and Big Boss fame Arav was the Emerging Star of year.

 Actor Kathir receiving Award from Veteran actor Padma Bhushan Kamal Haasan, (On Right) Brand Avatar CEO Hemachandran

A jury panel comprising of eminent personalities from the industry, thoroughly evaluated the entries that were shortlisted by a reputed audit agency to select the winners.

And the Winners of the ‘India Retail Excellence Awards’ are:

Award Category	Winner
Best Retailer of the year - Apparel	SUXUS Menswear
Best Retailer of the year  - Electronics	Girias
Best Retailer of the year - Ethnic Wear	Nalli Silk Sarees
Best Retailer of the year  - Food & Beverages	Adyar Ananda Bhavan
Best Retailer of the year  - Family Store	Pothys
Best Retailer of the year  - Grocery	KovaiPazhamudirNilayam
Best Retailer of the year - Jewellery	GRT Jewellers
Best Retailer of the year - Jewellery	Viswa&Devji
Best Retailer of the year - Mobile store	The Chennai Mobiles
Best Retailer of the year - Services	TONI&GUY
Best Retailer of the year - Speciality Retail	GBS Systems And Services Pvt. Ltd.
Best Mall of the year	VR Chennai

Attending the award function from the Indian retail fraternity were some very prominent names such as Lavanya Nalli, Vice Chairperson, Nalli Group;Shri. BA Srinivaasan, Jt. Managing Director & CEO, Vivek Pvt. Ltd; Suhail Sattar, Director - Hasbro Clothing Pvt Ltd & Chairman of Retailers Association of India - Chennai Chapter; and Shri.B S Nagesh – TRRAIN & Shoppers Stop Ltd., among others.

(L to R) Veteran actor Padma Bhushan Shri Kamal Haasan, Dr.Hitesh, Director Marketing, Retailers Association of India

The IREA is an annual award function supported by the Retailers Association of India (RAI), which concludes the Chennai Retail Summit. The event is attended by the who’s who of the India Retail industry to celebrate exceptional work in retail.

About Chennai Retail Summit (CRS):Organised by Retailers Association of India, the Chennai Retail Summit is considered one of the best platforms in the region for retail leaders and executives to engage in a lucid and focused dialogue about retail trends and issues with their industry friends and service providers in a vibrant environment.

About Retailers Association of India:Retailers Association of India (RAI) is the unified voice of Indian retailers. RAI works with all the stakeholders for creating the right environment for the growth of the modern retail industry in India.