NCSC Nordic Awards 2026

3 September 2026 ｜19.00-01.00｜Posthuset, Vasagatan 28, Stockholm
National competitions and nominations will take place during spring 2026, bringing together finalists from across the Nordics for a spectacular grand finale in Stockholm following NCSC RetailConnect. The evening celebrates the very best in Nordic retail destinations!

The winners in the categories Commercial Space of the Year and Commercial Player of the Year will be selected by an expert jury. In the category Establishment of the Year, the decision is yours — public voting opens on 25 May.

Dinner, Awards & Afterparty
The Nordic winners will be announced during a gala dinner at Posthuset starting at 19:00, followed by a fun afterparty courtesy of Svenska Handelsfastigheter.

Commercial Space of the Year

Commercial Player of the Year

Establishment of the Year

NCSC Nordic Awards 2025

4 September 2025 ｜19.00-22.00｜Posthuset, Vasagatan 28, Stockholm
On September 4th, the NCSC Nordic Awards 2025 in Stockholm celebrated the industry's top commercial spaces and players, highlighting its most successful and innovative achievements. Jumbo was honored as Commercial Space of the Year over 25,000 m², praised for its strong customer experiences and smart development. Arlanda Airport received the award for spaces under 25,000 m², recognized for the development of its innovative new retail marketplace. Basic & More impressed with their fresh retail approach, Basta Urban Italian for their elevated dining experiences, and Aqua Dental for redefining service standards. DRM-LND captured the jury's hearts with their bold brand concept and strong expansion rate, while Power impressed with their store opening in Odense – a marketing campaign that turned into a nationwide sensation.

NCSC Nordic Awards 2024

18 Sep 2024｜19.00-22.00｜Botta, Helsinki
On September 18th, the NCSC Nordic Awards 2024 in Helsinki celebrated the industry's top commercial spaces and players, highlighting the its most successful, innovative, and creative achievements. Carucel Eiendom's Oslobukta was honored with the title of 'Commercial Space of the Year', praised for its collaborative tenant mix and support for emerging talents, which has created a dynamic and innovative space. This year’s innovation prize went to Vasakronan for Open Spot, a platform that provides flexible pop-up spaces for brands to test and boost consumer interest. Rødovre Centrum earned recognition for their inclusive marketing campaign, "Power of Science" and Rituals was crowned 'Commercial Player of the Year' for demonstrating exceptional performance, social responsibility, and innovation in the Nordic retail space.

NCSC Nordic Awards 2023

25 May 2023｜19.00-22.00｜Münchenbryggeriet, Stockholm
AMF Fastigheter took home the grand prize Commercial Space of the Year in this year’s Nordic Awards Finale for their strategic transformation of Gallerian in Stockholm. Ingka Centre's new circular concept store Circuit was rewarded in the innovation category and Amager Centret won the marketing prize with their engaging and targeted campaign Total Ama'r. Finally, Normal was elected Commercial Chain of the Year for showing both spectacular growth and innovation across the Nordics.

NCSC Nordic Awards 2022

27 October 2022｜Sergel HUB｜Stockholm
The Nordic winners of 2022 were announced at a gala dinner at Sergel HUB on October 27th in Stockholm. Mall of Tripla was elected Best Shopping Center in the Nordics and received "the Nordic Star" trophy by MK Illumination. All finalists in the Nordic finale are winners in their own country and were elected the best in their category in our national competitions 2022.

NCSC Nordic Awards 2020

The Nordic finale 2020 was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Each shopping center qualified for the Nordic finale through national competitions but no Nordic winners were elected.

NCSC Nordic Awards 2019

3 June 2019｜Münchenbryggeriet｜Stockholm
Iso Omena was elected Best Nordic Shopping Center of 2019 and awarded "the Nordic Star" by MK Illumination. All winners were announced at the NCSC Annual Conference on june 3 2019. The finalists for the Nordic finale were winners in their own country and elected the best in their category 2018.