Nothing is sweeter than being recognized by your peers as the best in the biz. Bloomingdale’s earned the title of “Department Store of the Year” at the Global Department Store Summit 2008, the first-ever global platform for department stores held in London. A panel of 53 department store chief executives placed nominations for the best department stores in the world and Bloomy’s took the top honors. Bloomy’s came on top in category after category. Among the criteria for nominations were enviable profile through branding, differentiated positioning and powerful messaging, successful developments and executions of product, store and service innovation strategies, delivery of an extraordinary in-store experience, excellent customer service, and strong financial performance.