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Entries for two thirds of last week's 18 Oracle Retail Week Awards came from the contenders themselves. This is not to denigrate the winners' success, as many powerful peers had also put themselves forward. But no entries were invited for the top five awards, which depended solely on the judgement of the industry and the panel. And they coincidentally had something else in common: Aldi, Alliance Boots*, Arcadia, Inditex and John Lewis are all privately held or controlled businesses (*pre Walgreens).

"After the successful launch of Sainsbury's Brand Match in September, contributing to the retailer's total revenue uplift of 7.6% for this half year, Sainsbury's Brand Match has been nominated for the Oracle Retail Technology Initiative of the Year Award 2012."

"Wiggle is in the running for the title of Online Retailer of the Year at the prestigious Oracle Retail Week Awards 2012. The online bikes specialist and triathlon retailer is one of six companies to be shortlisted, with winners being announced at an awards ceremony on March 15 next year."

"Wiggle has today announced that it has been shortlisted for an Oracle Retail Week Award, as well as announcing its sponsorship of a Wolverhampton Sportive."