What makes a website win in the Retail category?

Retail winners are evaluated by the Web Design Awards jury across craft, concept, aesthetic, usability, and innovation — the same public rubric applied in every category.

How many retail websites are nominated here?

This archive currently indexes 12 retail websites, including 5 recognized winners and Site of the Month selections.

What are the best retail websites of 2026?

The strongest entries appear in the leaderboard above, ranked by overall jury score and selected from 12 indexed retail sites.

How are retail websites ranked on this page?

The leaderboard is ordered by each site's overall jury score, all-time. Recognition tiers — Site of the Month, Award Winner, and Nominee — are determined by the jury, not by paid placement.

Can I submit a retail website for a Web Design Award?

Yes. You can nominate any live, publicly accessible retail website for the Retail category for $49 per submission, with a free path also available.

How often is the Retail archive updated?

The Retail archive is regenerated continuously and reflects all nominations published as of July 2026.

Category archive · updated Jul 2026

The best Retail websites.

A ranked archive of the strongest retail websites we've awarded — scored in public against the same jury rubric as every other category. See who set the bar, who's competing now, and where the open slots are.

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Nominated

All-time submissions

Awarded

Cleared the rubric

Win rate

42%

Share that placed

Top score

8.80

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— 01 / The ranking

Top Retail sites, ranked.

Top 12 by jury score · all-time

4LickiesIndependentFigma · ShopifyWinner7.80 5Olympia Mobile DetailingDynamic Wave ConsultingWix · HTMLWinner7.70 6Texas TreatsHigglo DigitalShopify · CSSNominee7.40 7Sports ImportsIndependentWordPress · WooCommerceNominee7.30 8Sneaky WholefoodsIndependentShopify · JavaScriptNominee7.20 9Kelford CamsIndependentHTML · WooCommerceNominee7.10 10SpringratesIndependentShopify · JavaScriptNominee7.00 11a brighter yearIndependentShopify · JavaScriptNominee6.60 12JabalIndependentJava · ReactNominee6.50

— 02 / What wins here

What wins in Retail.

The Retail category collects every retail site nominated for a Web Design Award and scores each one in public against the same jury rubric as every other category. Only the entries that clear the bar earn a permanent place in the archive.

The ranking above is by overall jury score, all-time — the sites that win here make their quality legible in the first few seconds. Looking for the studios behind the work? Browse the Retail agency directory.

CraftExecution under load — fast, accessible, and steady on mobile, with the details holding up on a slow connection.

ConceptA clear point of view. Work that could only come from this team, not a template with the logo swapped.

AestheticVisual quality and restraint — type, colour, and composition that read as deliberate in the first five seconds.

UsabilityHow well it actually works — navigation, hierarchy, and flow that get a real visitor where they're going.

InnovationIdeas that push the category forward — interaction, motion, or structure other sites copy next year.

— 03 / Built with

Stacks behind retail work.

The technologies most often declared by nominated retail sites. Open any stack to see its full award index and the highest-scoring builds.

CSS10 HTML9 JavaScript9 Shopify6 PHP3 WordPress3 WooCommerce2 Cloudflare1 Figma1 Firebase1 Google Analytics1 Google Cloud1

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— 05 / Frequently asked

Common questions about retail sites.

What makes a website win in the Retail category?: Retail winners are evaluated by the Web Design Awards jury across craft, concept, aesthetic, usability, and innovation — the same public rubric applied in every category.
How many retail websites are nominated here?: This archive currently indexes 12 retail websites, including 5 recognized winners and Site of the Month selections.
What are the best retail websites of 2026?: The strongest entries appear in the leaderboard above, ranked by overall jury score and selected from 12 indexed retail sites.
How are retail websites ranked on this page?: The leaderboard is ordered by each site's overall jury score, all-time. Recognition tiers — Site of the Month, Award Winner, and Nominee — are determined by the jury, not by paid placement.
Can I submit a retail website for a Web Design Award?: Yes. You can nominate any live, publicly accessible retail website for the Retail category for $49 per submission, with a free path also available.
How often is the Retail archive updated?: The Retail archive is regenerated continuously and reflects all nominations published as of July 2026.

— Submissions open · 2026

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