Award Rules & Regulations

Department Store Jury

• The decision of the jury is final and binding.
• The jury will select the finalists, based on the results of the poll communicated by Kuechler Treuhand, Switzerland (www.kuechler-treuhand.ch) - which conducted the poll independently in fiduciary duty.
• The jury can also request additional documents from the three best listed department stores – in accordance to the five selection criteria - in order to declare the winner.
• Details of the Jury meeting will not be disclosed.
• The jury and/or organiser will not enter into any correspondence regarding feedback on the Award selection process and jury discussions.
• Award Jury members have to declare any conflict of interest and sustain from voting if this case is given or arises.

Confidentiality

• Responses to the questionnaires are treated with highest confidentiality; personal data (name, addresses etc.) are discarded and in no way shared with any third parties or used for any other purposes.
• All material submitted to the jury by department stores will be treated as well with highest confidentiality and in no way shared with any third party; no record will be held.