Science award of the EHI, the GS1 and the academic partnership

The science award has been advertised annually since 2008 by the EHI Foundation , GS1 Germany and the academic partnership . Scientific work in the bachelor , master , dissertation and cooperation categories that are highly relevant to the retail sector is recognized. The prizes are endowed with a total of 38,000  euros and will be awarded at a gala event during EuroCis (Europe's leading trade fair for IT and security in retail) in Düsseldorf . An independent jury, consisting of representatives from leading industrial and trading companies as well as representatives from renowned chairs and institutes, will decide on the award of the science prize .

Award winners

year	Best dissertation	Best master's thesis	Best chair project	Best startup
2020	Sebastian Gabel, Berlin One-to-one marketing in grocery retailing	Nina Kniggendorf, Munich Why do followers trust the recommendations of social media influencers?	Manfred Krafft and Mirja Kroschke How consumers react when stationary retail reinvents itself	Tim Becker and Sven Witthöft Startup Vytal: circular economy with bowl sharing
year	Best dissertation	Best master's thesis	Best bachelor thesis	Best cooperation
2019	Sandra Pauser, Vienna Charismatic sales - non-verbal communication in personal sales	Tatjana Bockler, Frankfurt Heuristics, fairness and dynamic pricing	Clara Walter, Reutlingen Motivation to share	Geisenheim University, Catholic University of Eichtätt-Ingolstadt Improving inventory quality in retail
2018	Daniel M. Ringel, Goethe University Frankfurt Market analysis through online search queries	Sandra Wolnitz, Mainz Augmented Reality in the online shop	Hoai Diem Chau, Nuremberg Consumers - Sustainable Influence?	Joseph's open innovation laboratory , Nuremberg
2017	Ingo Becker, ETH Zurich, Three Essays based on Clickstream Data: Analyzing, Understanding and Managing Online Customer Behavior	Felix Weidinger, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Beyond the chaos: How to store items in the warehouse online retailer	Mohamed Kari, Univ. Duisburg-Essen, decision support in retail with SAP HANA \\ Luisa Kuschke, Ruhr-Univ. Bochum, The Effects of Price Based Brand Arrangements on Retail Customers	Shopping24, Otto Group, TU Darmstadt and University of Passau, search engine advertising - new approach to keyword selection
2016	Marcel Stafflage, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, In-Store Mobile Marketing Communication - Empirical analyzes of determinants from the consumer perspective	Julian Wichmann, University of Cologne, Data driven audience targeting in online advertising - Key drivers of quality	Daniel Zügner, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Improvement of RFID-based electronic article surveillance performance using machine learning methods	Jan Wieseke, Ruhr University in Bochum, Consumer Retailing Insights Panel (CRIP)
2015	Björn Asdecker, Otto Friedrich University Bamberg, returns management in mail order	Marco Schwenke, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, A Dark Side of Customer Orientation: The Impact of Customer Orientation on Price Negotiations	Markus Dollmann, University of Paderborn, possibly positive? Analysis of contextual ambivalence in customer opinions	Freimut Bodendorf, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg - Adidas Group, Service Fascination - Gaining competitive advantage through experiential self-service systems in retail environments
2014	Jochen Reiner, Goethe University Frankfurt Innovative Pricing and Promotion Mechanisms in Retailing	Christian Kaiser, University of Friborg (Switzerland) Mobile payment system with integrated CRM measures	Carina Barg, Alanus University for Art and Society Influence of a company's culture on the identification potential of employees in retail	Stephan Kull, Jade University Wilhelmshaven / Oldenburg / Elsfleth Augmented Retailing: Experience potential for the virtual expansion of real shopping worlds
2013	Nadia Nabout, Goethe University Frankfurt Optimal Search Engine Marketing.	Anne-Madeleine Kranzbühler, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Are Premium Private Labels a Threat for National Brands?	Olga Luisa Kastner, Berlin School of Economics and Law, Success factors for pop-up stores.	Arnd Huchzermeier, WHU - Otto-Beisheim School of Management Benchmarking a collaborative promotion management approach in the consumer goods industry.
2012	Bastian Popp, University of Bayreuth Brand success through brand communities. An analysis of the effect of psychological variables on economic success indicators.	Kristina Wittkowski, EBS Business School From Ownership to Usage / Access of Products - Implications for Retailing.	Thomas Pfannkuch, University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt Social Media Marketing - Application benefits in the book trade.	German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence GmbH (DFKI), Chair for Artificial Intelligence in Retail - Antonio Krüger , Innovative Retail Laboratory (IRL) Research and innovations for the retail trade of the future.
2011	Salome Nies, Goethe University Frankfurt Private Label Management.	Christian Hoops, Technical University Dortmund Analysis of location-related customer loyalty - development of an early warning system to prevent customer churn.	Laura Steden, European University of Applied Sciences (EUFH) Personnel recruitment through the analysis of digital social networks - an application example at REWE Group.	Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, Cold Chain Management working group, Judith Kreienschmidt Cold chain optimization through interactive and interdisciplinary cooperation between teaching, industry and research.
2010	Carmen-Maria Albrecht, University of Mannheim Shopping stress: measurements, determinants and consequences.	Mani-Maurice Kügler, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Design and implementation of a key figure system for corporate management in retail.	Neele Kirsten Gellermann and Lisa-Katharina Schmitz, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management Vertical Relationships in the FMCG Industry - Confrontation or Collaboration ?.	Institute for Technology Management at the University of St. Gallen (ITEM-HSG), Elgar Fleisch The economic value contribution of integrated RFID systems using the case study Galeria Kaufhof.
2009	Oliver Hinz, Goethe University Frankfurt Interactive price mechanisms in dynamic markets.	Philipp Scharfenberger, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Personified intermediary basic concepts and empirical investigation for successful implementation on the Internet.	Christian Fester, University of Cooperative Education Dresden Concept and chances of success of a food picking based food delivery service for the company LIDL.	-
2008	Christina Reith, WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management Convenience in Retail.	Tim Inteeworn, University of Cologne Determining factors for length of stay in retail.	Ole Grötzner and Tim Teske, University of Bremen Strategic selection of the tenant mix to optimize the overall success of shopping centers.	-

Web links

• official website of the science award

Individual evidence

1. ↑ EHI Foundation
2. ^ Pre-loved, dynamic and non-verbal. In: Wissenschaftspreis.org. EHI, February 21, 2019, accessed February 22, 2019 . 
3. ↑ The customer as a decisive factor - EHI Retail Institute GmbH - press release. In: pressebox.de. March 1, 2018, accessed March 1, 2018 .