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Global Retail 250 Website Index Report
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World Retail Hall of Fame 

LATEST NEWS! 2010 inductees for the World Retail Hall of Fame are:

 Mike Gould  Krogner  Jack
Michael Gould
Chairman & CEO
Bloomingdale's
 Heinz Krogner
Chairman
 Esprit

 Jack Ma
Chairman & Founder
 Alibaba

"I was overwhelmed to have learnt that I will be inaugurated into the World Retail Hall of Fame in Berlin this April. I am proud to accept this honor on behalf of my associates and partners, past and present, who working together have enabled  each  of us to be more than we thought we could be."
Michael Gould, Chairman & CEO, Bloomingdale's

“Alibaba Group is proud to provide fuel to the dreams of millions of small businesses and entrepreneurs around the world by offering marketplaces that have helped improve sourcing while revolutionizing the distribution and retail of goods and services through e-commerce. I accept this recognition on behalf of our customers and our team, and we will use it as motivation to continue to innovate and support small businesses everywhere to better serve their customers around the world.”
Jack Ma,
Chairman and Founder, Alibaba


Recognising retail legends

The World Retail Hall of Fame honours those who have created modern retailing. Made up of over 100 retail legends spanning many decades, these men and women made retail as we know it today.

Each year we honour three more retail greats from around the world for their contribution to the businesses they have been connected with and to the wider retail industry. The three individuals are nominated by their peers and is already recognised by past recipients to be one of the highest accolades of their careers.


Members inducted from 2007 – 2009 include:

World Retail Hall of Fame Members
Sir Philip Green Owner
Arcadia Group

Gordon Segal Chairman
Crate & Barrel

Ingvar Kamprad
Founder
& Chairman, Ikea

MasatoshiIto Honorary
Chairman
Ito Yokado

Mickey Drexler
President
& CEO, J Crew
BS Nagesh Managing
Director,
Shoppers Stop

Amancio Ortega

Chairman & Founder
Inditex

Jacques Levy
CEO
Sephora Worldwide

Victor and William Fung
Chairman and MD
Li & Fung

Brad Anderson CEO
Best Buy

Last year's recipients

Jacques Levy
Jacques Levy
CEO of Sephora Worldwide

William Fung
William Fung

Besy Buy
Best Buy's former International Director receiving the award on behalf of Brad Anderson, former CEO of Best Buy

  View the full list of Hall of Fame members  

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