Awards

The METRO GROUP Future Store Initiative has received numerous prizes and awards.

Since 2006, Planet Retail has been presenting this award world-wide to innovations in food retailing, gastronomy and catering. This information service specializes in the commerce industry and presents its innovation award to international commercial enterprises in five categories. The real,- Future Store received an award in the "Operations – Technology" category. Additional categories include marketing and environment.

The virtual tour of the METRO GROUP Future Store Initiative was awarded the bronze ITVA Award in the category "Design in Motion". The Integrated TV & Video Association (ITVA) has been promoting the use of audio-visual media in communications processes in business and institutions since 1983. Its members include producers, manufacturing partners, service providers, consultants, authors, directors, camera people, sound technicians, multimedia advisers and specialist unions.  www.itva.de

The METRO GROUP Future Store Initiative magazine  "Morgenmacher" was awarded the silver medal at the BCP Best of Corporate Publishing 2007 competition. The competition is the biggest of its kind in Europe with around 580 corporate publications taking part. Products were given awards in the categories "Business to consumer", "Business to business", "Staff publications", "Electronic publishing" and "Special publications".  www.bcp-award.com

The industry magazine PR Report recognized the METRO GROUP Future Store Initiative with the technology award for its trade fair appearance at CeBIT 2006. The “PR Report Awards” is a yearly event which recognizes the most successful people and campaigns in the German-speaking PR industry. The success of the METRO GROUP Future Store Initiative trade fair stand was in large part due to its size: at 2,800 m² the biggest at the fair.  www.prreport.de

METRO GROUP Future Store Initiative received an "official distinction" for its website. The webby Award is something of an "online Oscar" and is awarded each year for outstanding performance in the areas Web design, creativity, user-friendliness and functionality. The Webby Awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, an association with a membership of over 500 Internet experts.  www.webbyawards.com

At the Astrid Awards 2006, the Information Beauty Terminal received the silver award in the "Interactive media" category. The Information Terminal was located in the Rheinberg store and offered customers wide-ranging advice and help regarding skin care. The competition for the design of corporate publications also presents gold, silver, bronze and distinction awards in 15 categories like "Poster campaign", "Financial reports", "Brochures" and "Web design".  www.mercommawards.com

For his involvement in the research and application of RFID technology and his work in logistics and IT, Zygmunt Mierdorf, Member of the Management Board of METRO GROUP, received the LOG-IT Award in September 2005. The LOG-IT-Club, which awards the prize, is a platform for companies at the interface between logistics and IT. It promotes the development of innovative technologies.  www.log-it-club.de

The Rheinberg Future Store received the innovation prize "Supermarket of the Year" in 2005 thanks to its technological trail blazing and work beneficial to the entire sector. The competition recognizes the overall concept and the retailer’s willingness to innovate, as well as commercial success.  lp.lpvnet.de

METRO GROUP was presented a silver award at the WorldMediaFestival 2005 for the METRO GROUP Future Store Initiative website. The jury felt that the website didn’t just stand out for its aesthetic and technical qualities, but also due to its targeted use of communications. The WorldMediaFestival awards recognize excellence in modern communications media. They are the highest possible award for forward-thinking audiovisual communications solutions.  www.worldmediafestival.org

Dr. Gerd Wolfram, Managing Director MGI METRO GROUP Information Technology, received the annual award as part of the AIM (Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility) annual conference for outstanding work towards the implementation of AIDC technologies.  www.aidc100.org

The METRO GROUP RFID Innovation Center in Neuss received the Global Retail Achievement Award 2005 for its tests, training and communication with partners from the retailing, IT and consumer goods sectors. The award came in the category "Best in-store Innovation" as part of the Global Retail Technology Forum.  www.retailsystems.com

The American corporate newspaper RIS News presented the METRO GROUP Future Store Initiative with the Fusion Award in the "Retail processes" category in October 2004. The newspaper was particularly impressed by the company’s proactive promotion of technical innovations in retailing. The prize recognizes retail companies who achieve the best results by combining corporate strategy with IT solutions.  www.risnews.com

Zygmunt Mierdorf, member of the Management Board of METRO GROUP, received the award in the category "Best IT retail professional" for his outstanding work on the METRO GROUP Future Store Initiative and Future Store. The European Retail Solutions Award is the most prestigious award in the sphere of retail technology.  www.europeanretailsolutionsawards.com

The Society for Information Management (SIM) awarded the METRO GROUP Future Store Initiative the SIM 2004 Paper Award for the customer-friendly approach of the Future Store. SIM is a network of IT managers which supports unusual methods and strategies in IT.  www.simnet.org

For its visionary IT work in business-related services, the METRO GROUP Future Store Initiative was recognized by the industry publication Computerworld.  www.computerworld.ch

The chip manufacturer Intel presented the One Generation Ahead Award 2004 to the METRO GROUP Future Store Initiative for its forward thinking, management, partnership and expertise.  www.intel.com

The American retail magazine "Supermarket News" presented the METRO GROUP Future Store Initiative with the Technology Excellence Award 2004 in the international category. The awards are aimed at companies in the food industry which show forward thinking when it comes to new technologies.  www.supermarketnews.com