The Barcelona Commerce Prize

Barcelona is a dynamic, creative and open city, recognised throughout Europe for its wide-ranging cultural and business offering. This includes its commerce and associations, which represent a source of wealth and are a vital part of the city‘s life. Year after year, Barcelona‘s commerce shows it to be one of our city‘s key stakeholders, by providing cohesion for the city‘s neighbourhoods, attending to the needs of local residents and increasing its presence in the digital world.

Barcelona City Council‘s Directorate of Commerce, Catering and Consumption wishes to recognise our retailers’ contribution to the city. It is thus organising the 24th edition of the Barcelona Commerce Prize, combined with the Barcelona Markets Prize. There are six categories in the awards.

The awarded establishments will be announced soon

in the 24th edition of the Commerce Awards

The Most Innovative Commercial Establishment of the Year

Recognising a business initiative that has made a notable contribution to the city‘s commerce sector, with a project that represents Barcelona‘s commerce as a new business model.

Local Commerce Prize

Recognising a commercial establishment which, through its position and identity, carries out a social function as well as being a vital feature of the urban area. Key aspects in this category include: uniqueness, territorial reference, vocation for service and collaboration networks.

The Albert González Prize for contribution to the promotion and dissemination of the city‘s commerce

Recognising a professional, business person or employee who, through their professional work or leadership, contributes or has contributed to the development, improvement, reinvigoration or promotion of Barcelona‘s commerce in the urban area and its inherent values: proximity, innovation, sustainability and entrepreneurship.

Sustainable Commerce Prize

Recognising a commercial establishment whose activity (product, sales or production processes and service) includes good practices and a commitment to co-responsibility, proximity and diversity in regard to its customers and the territory.

Emblematic Establishment Prize

Recognising an active emblematic commercial establishment which is listed in Barcelona‘s architectural, historic-artistic and landscape heritage catalogue of emblematic establishments and stands out for the uniqueness of its commercial activity, preservation and maintenance of catalogued features.

Barcelona Markets, Jordi Maymó Prize

This category is divided into two subcategories:

1. Prize for the best individual initiative by an establishment in a municipal market in the City of Barcelona: recognising the uniqueness of certain commercial establishments operating in the City of Barcelona‘s network of municipal markets.

2. Prize for the best collective initiative for reinvigorating a municipal market in the City of Barcelona.

Deadline for presenting a candidacy

Candidacies may be presented from 1 to 30 June 2023. If you wish to participate, you must complete and send in the corresponding form this link. The requirements and other details can be viewed at call for applications document.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: CLOSED