The award recognizes and celebrates the great stories and contributions from employees at department stores; it is open to all employee categories.

From Left: Hayat Idrissi (Personal Shopper, Bloomingdales, Dubai) , and Tamim El Mili (Jury Chairman and Retail Director, L'Oréal)

Dubai 2023

Winner: Ms Hayat Idrissi (Bloomingdale's, Al Tayer Insignia, UAE)
Finalist: Ms Maiju Niskanen (Stockmann, Finland) and Mr Jaegwon Cynn (Lotte Department Stores, South Korea).

Ms Hayat Idrissi, Personal Shopper at Bloomingdales in Dubai (Al Tayer Insignia, UAE), was crowned the winner. In her heartfelt acceptance speech, Hayat thanked the Al Tayer team for their support and loyalty, and her customers for standing by her. The two finalists were Ms Maiju Niskanen (Stockmann, Finland) and Mr Jaegwon Cynn (Lotte Department Stores, South Korea).