The shortlisted entries are as follows:

Best Customer Facing Technology

• Figleaves with Bazaarvoice for Bazaarvoice Ratings & Reviews implementation on Figleaves.com
• EAT with Commidea for its integrated contactless EPoS solution
• Marks & Spencer with Fizzback for its instant customer feedback service
• The Co-operative Group with Smart Technology Solutions for Insight – customer feedback at the point of sale using Chip & Pin devices

Best EPoS Initiative

• Stylo with Digipos for cash and wrap solution
• O2 with Torex for its mobile handset repair integration project
• Comptoir des Cotonniers with VCSTIMELESS for its international EPoS roll-out
• McLeish Brothers Ltd with VoiteQ for VPoS 

Best Green IT Initiative

• Sainsbury's with NCR for Sainsbury’s halves receipt paper usage with NCR two-sided thermal printing technology
• The Co-operative Group with IBM for InControl - Green Tills using Wake Up On LAN
• Shop Direct Group  

Best International Solution

• Tie Rack with Adare for MC² - The Marketing Communications Centre
• Parfümerie Douglas GmbH with GK SOFTWARE AG for GK/Retail
• Specsavers for Specsavers in a Box
• TALLY WEiJL with VCSTIMELESS for international retail management solutions
• Whitbread Plc for Global Financial Management Online 

Best Multi-Channel Integration

• Poppets Ltd with Intelligent Retail for Nursery Connect Multichannel Retail System
• Direct Wines with Site Intelligence for Multi-Channel Intelligence
• Specsavers Optical Group for Multi-Channel Integration

Best Security Solution

• Douglas Court Shopping Centre with RPC Consultants for its network surveillance solution
• Marks and Spencer with Cash Bases for its high security cash drawer 

Best Use of B2B Internet Technology

• Tie Rack with Adare for MC² - The Marketing Communications Centre
• Waitrose Limited with ICON for The ICON System
• Reevoo for ReevooMark 

Best Use of E-Commerce Technology in Retail

• zavvi Entertainment Group with hybris and Javelin Group for its e-commerce solution
• Specsavers Optical Group for Specsaversdirect.co.uk

Best Use of Technology for Employee Training or Communication

• World Duty Free with First Friday Ltd for E-learning training to support implementation of ICE EPoS system
• O2 with Imparta for O2 Journey Retail Simulation 

Best Use of Technology in a Hospitality and Leisure environment

• Corney and Barrow with Eagle Eye Solutions for mobile voucher campaign
• Bourne Leisure (Butlins) with Fizzback for Instant Customer Feedback service
• Premier Inn for directions and dinner reservations using SMS 

Payment Solution Award

• Manchester City Football Club Mastercard Prepaid seasoncard with PayPass
• EAT with Commidea for its integrated contactless EPoS solution
• Whitbread with Fidelity, Verifone, IBM and Smart Technology Solutions for the consolidation of Whitbread's card payment infrastructure

Project Implementation of the Year

• New Look with Quantum Retail Technology for Q
• Tec7 and House of Fraser with Retail Assist for complete IT & communications infrastructure for retail start-up at 22 House of Fraser stores
• Whitbread for Premier Inn in a box 

Supply Chain Excellence Award

• Co-operative Retail Logistics with Manhattan Associates for Project Odyssey
• New Look with Quantum Retail Technology for Q
• JD Williams with TradeStone Software for TradeStone Merchandise Lifecycle Management Suite
• Byblos Book Store with Alien Technology for its item-level RFID deployment