Don Don Donki heads list of Singapore’s best shops

From left: Manager of the Year Law Kar Fei of 7-Eleven; Young Executive of the Year Nicole Koh Yun Qi of Pandora Jewelry; Best Efforts in Centre Management (Shopping Centre) winner Jaylyn Ong, GM of SPH Retail Property Management Services; Best Efforts in Advertising & Promotions (Shopping Centre) winner Mustafa Abdul Rahim, GM at CapitaLand Retail – Tampines Mall; SRA president R Dhinakaan; Sim Ann, senior minister of state; Best Efforts in Corporate Social Responsibility winner Yeo Mui Hong, CEO at Orchard Turn Developments; Best Retail Event of the Year winner Farah Dilah, manager, marketing, retail at Frasers Property; Best Retail Concept of the Year winner Gan Siok Hoon, VP, retail & channel sales, Singapore Telecommunications; and Best New Entrant of the Year winner Jerry Seow, senior store manager at Don Don Donki.

Singapore’s best shops have been revealed in the annual Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) Retail Awards.

Eight retailers were honoured by the SRA for the outstanding impact they have each made on the retail scene in Singapore through innovation, creativity and retail excellence.

The winners were:

Don Don Donki (Orchard Central): Best New Entrant of the Year.

Singtel Shop Comcentre: Best Retail Concept.

Going digital in “Tribal Quest”: Best Retail Event, for Frasers Property Singapore.

Orchard Turn Developments: Best Efforts in Corporate Social Responsibility.

Law Kar Fei, district manager at 7-Eleven (Dairy Farm International ): Manager Of The Year.

Nicole Koh Yun Qi, training manager at Pandora: Young Executive Of The Year.

Paragon: Best Shopping Centre in Centre Management.

Tampines Mall: Best Shopping Centre in Advertising & Promotions.

Supported by Enterprise Singapore and Singapore Tourism Board, the SRA Retail Awards were presented by Sim Ann, senior minister of state.

SRA president R Dhinakaran told attendees at the awards gala dinner that the SRA will be stepping up its efforts in supporting retailers “to better respond to today’s growing digital economy”. Initiatives include “training on e-learning platforms and a slew of training programs to be ahead of the digital curve” as well as “funded curated retail tech solutions”.

 From left: Manager of the Year Law Kar Fei of 7-Eleven; Young Executive of the Year Nicole Koh Yun Qi of Pandora Jewelry; Best Efforts in Centre Management (Shopping Centre) winner Jaylyn Ong, GM of SPH Retail Property Management Services; Best Efforts in Advertising & Promotions (Shopping Centre) winner Mustafa Abdul Rahim, GM at CapitaLand Retail – Tampines Mall; SRA president R Dhinakaan; Sim Ann, senior minister of state; Best Efforts in Corporate Social Responsibility winner Yeo Mui Hong, CEO at Orchard Turn Developments; Best Retail Event of the Year winner Farah Dilah, manager, marketing, retail at Frasers Property; Best Retail Concept of the Year winner Gan Siok Hoon, VP, retail & channel sales, Singapore Telecommunications; and Best New Entrant of the Year winner Jerry Seow, senior store manager at Don Don Donki.

From left: Manager of the Year Law Kar Fei of 7-Eleven; Young Executive of the Year Nicole Koh Yun Qi of Pandora Jewelry; Best Efforts in Centre Management (Shopping Centre) winner Jaylyn Ong, GM of SPH Retail Property Management Services; Best Efforts in Advertising & Promotions (Shopping Centre) winner Mustafa Abdul Rahim, GM at CapitaLand Retail – Tampines Mall; SRA president R Dhinakaan; Sim Ann, senior minister of state; Best Efforts in Corporate Social Responsibility winner Yeo Mui Hong, CEO at Orchard Turn Developments; Best Retail Event of the Year winner Farah Dilah, manager, marketing, retail at Frasers Property; Best Retail Concept of the Year winner Gan Siok Hoon, VP, retail & channel sales, Singapore Telecommunications; and Best New Entrant of the Year winner Jerry Seow, senior store manager at Don Don Donki.

From left: SRA president R Dhinakaan; Sim Ann, senior minister of state; and Best New Entrant of the Year winner Jerry Seow, senior store manager at Don Don Donki.
From left: SRA president R Dhinakaan; Sim Ann, senior minister of state; and Best New Entrant of the Year winner Jerry Seow, senior store manager at Don Don Donki.
From left: SRA president R Dhinakaan; Best Retail Concept of the Year winner Gan Siok Hoon, VP, retail & channel sales at Singapore Telecommunications; and Sim Ann, senior minister of state.
From left: SRA president R Dhinakaan; Best Retail Concept of the Year winner Gan Siok Hoon, VP, retail & channel sales at Singapore Telecommunications; and Sim Ann, senior minister of state.
SRA president R Dhinakaan, left, with Manager of the Year winner Law Kar Fei of 7-Eleven; and Sim Ann, senior minister of state.
SRA president R Dhinakaan, left, with Manager of the Year winner Law Kar Fei of 7-Eleven; and Sim Ann, senior minister of state.

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