An initiative of the South African Council of Shopping Centres (SACSC), the Spectrum Awards recognise excellence, innovation and service across four categories, which underpin the retail centre sector in South Africa.

“Retail plays a vital role in the SA economy and shopping centres are at the heart of this significant economic activity. Furthering excellence in retail is of wide benefit and represents vast positive outcomes for consumers, retailers, shopping centres, service providers and the economy in general,” says Amanda Stops, GM of SACSC.

Cape Union Mart Adventure Centre at Canal Walk Shopping Centre in Cape Town won National Retailer of the Year Award for service excellence. Category finalists included Dis-Chem La Lucia Mall in KwaZulu-Natal, SuperSpar Sunridge Village in the Eastern Cape and Fruit & Veg City Food Lovers’ Market at The Wedge in Gauteng.
The other three Award categories are 'Spectrum Retail Design Development Award', 'Spectrum Shopping Centre Marketing Excellence Award' and 'National Service Provider of the Year'.

“The strong pack of entries in 2011 an excellent indication of retail sector innovation and business savvy in South Africa. It also shows the respect in which the highly coveted Spectrum Awards are held by the industry,” notes Stops.