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John Lewis won both Oracle Retailer of the Year and Brandbank Multichannel Retailer of the Year. Managing director Andy Street talks about its success.

What does success look like in 2013? It's a question that will increasingly be asked of retailers. As consumer concerns about the economy begin to subside, attention will soon turn to who is best placed to ride any wave of recovery - no matter how small. The Oracle Retail Week Awards is not only the single biggest celebration of this great industry but a unique opportunity to reflect on just that. Sales figures and footfall tell a story, but they are far from the whole narrative. And the people, brands and companies on show at this week's awards give an insight into the strategic advances made by retailers in the past 12 months.

Online piece highlighting photos of winners from the UK ORWA 2013 event.

Sir Philip Green, winner of this year's Outstanding Contribution to Retail award, talks about building his empire, US success and doing his bit for the industry.

Pictorial piece of Sir Philip Green being awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Retail award at the Oracle Retail Week Awards 2013.

Music entrepreneur Simon Cowell pays tribute to Sir Philip Green as the Arcadia boss is presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Retail award at the 2013 Oracle Retail Week Awards.

Online pictorial piece highlighting the VIP drinks reception at the ORWA 2013 event.

The chief executive of the Arcadia group, who last week gained the "outstanding contribution to retail" award at the Oracle Retail Week Awards, aims to open up to 30 US stores.

At a glittering awards ceremony on Thursday night, he was accorded the honour of the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Oracle Retail Week Awards and it is only fair, whatever Sir Philip says, that it is marked. Simon Cowell flew in to present the gong, and the great and good from Britain's retail industry stood to applaud the man whose instinct for what works has made him the leading retailer of his generation.

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

"French DIY retailer Leroy Merlin expects its online sales to more than triple in 2014 after investing in a new ecommerce solution. The group has implemented Oracle's Endeca solution, which has resulted in significant improvements to its ecommerce capabilities, according to Jacques Lorne, internet and ecommerce director."

"French DIY retailer Leroy Merlin expects its online sales to more than triple in 2014 after investing in a new ecommerce solution. The group has implemented Oracle's Endeca solution, which has resulted in significant improvements to its ecommerce capabilities, according to Jacques Lorne, internet and ecommerce director."

Oracle Retail Week Awards saw the UK's top retailers come together to celebrate the very best of the retail and fashion industry. The judging panel included some of the most prestigious names in the retail industry ... These are retail veterans who have e

An overview article on who won which awards at the Oracle Retail Week Awards 2011

An article in the companies section of the FT about the Retail Week Awards