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HISTORY

The SPARC Awards were first presented in 1977 and continue to be the only vendor recognition awards program in the industry, honoring vendors and manufacturers in 54 different categories.

In 1978 for Retailer of the Year and Retail Hall of Fame awards were introduced. Shortly after three additional retailer awards were introduced: Specialty Retailer of the Year, Food Retailer of the Year, Outstanding Corporate Citizens.

Category winners				Retail winners
SOFT LINES Bath Products Bed Products Boys' Sportswear Hosiery Infants & Toddlers Intimate Apparel Men's Activewear Men's Sportswear Tabletop Window Treatments Women's Activewear Women's Sportswear Floor Coverings Girls' Sportswear Fashion Accessories Jewelry		HARD LINES Active Sports Automotives Bath Care Beauty Aids Beverages Beverages (carbonated) Beverages (non-carbonated) Beverages (alcoholic) Boy's Apparel Boy's Toys Camping & Fishing Candy Computer Hardware Computer Software Consumer Electronics Cookware Cosmetics & Fragrances Decorative Accessories Dry Goods Educational Toys Electronic Floor Care Electronic Accessories Exercise Equipment Gaming Hardware Gaming Software Girls' Apparel Girls' Toys Greeting Cards Hardware & DIY Home Storage Household Cleaners Juvenile Furniture Juvenile Products Lawn & Garden Major Appliances OTC Medications Outdoor Living Paint & Wall Covering Personal Care Appliances Pets Photography Portable Audio Pre-Recorded Home Video Preschool Toys RTA Furniture School/Home Office Supplies Seasonal Seasonal candy Small Kitchen Electronics Snack Foods Tabletop Video Games		Retailer of the Year Specialty Retailer of the Year Hall of Fame Hardlines Vendor of the Year 3M Innovation Award Soft Lines Vendor of the Year Food Retailer of the Year Outstanding Corporate Citizen Humanitarian of the Year

SOFT LINES / Bath Products
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Cannon	Springs
2000	Ex-Cell Home Fashion	Fieldcrest
2001	Allure	Springs Stylette (tie)
2002	Allure	Springs
2003	Springs	Westpoint Stevens
2004		Springs
2005	Westpoint Stevens	Springs
2006	Westpoint Home	springs

SOFT LINES / Bed Products
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Springs	Cannon/Pillowtex
2000	Springs	Westpoint Stevens
2001	Beco Industries Springs (tie)
2002	Springs	Dan River
2003	Springs	Westpoint Stevens
2004		Beco
2005	Carpenter	Beco
2006	Springs	Perking

SOFT LINES / Boys' Sportswear
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Wrangler	M. Hidary
2000	Wrangler	Kinds International
2001	VF/Wrangler	M. Hidary
2002	VF/Wrangler	M. Hidary
2003	VF Jeanswear	Freeze
2004	VF Wrangler	Jerzees
2005	Lollytogs	Jerzees

SOFT LINES / Hosiery
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	PedsAmerica	Kayser-Roth
2000	Candor	L'eggs
2001	Americal/Peds	Kayser Roth L'eggs (tie)
2002	Kayser-Roth	Americal
2003	Kayser Roth	Sara Lee
2004	Kayser Roth	Kentucky Derby
2005	Kayser-Roth	Kentucky Derby
2006	Hanesbrands	Kayser-Roth

SOFT LINES / Infants & Toddlers
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Happy Kids	Haddad
2000	Bentex(tie) Happy Kids
2001	Happy Kids Kids Headquarters (tie)
2002	Kids Headquarters	Children's Apparel Network
2003	Gerber	Haddad
2004	Happy Kids	Garan
2005	Baby Togs	Garan

SOFT LINES / Intimate Apparel
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Bali/Sara Lee Intimates	Vassarette
2000	Sara Lee/Hanes Her Way	Bestform
2001	Sara Lee/Bali	Bestform Burlen (Tie)
2002	Bali	Sara Lee Vanity Fair (tie)
2003	Sara Lee	Fruit of the Loom
2004	Hanes	Cupid
2005	Sara Lee	Cupid
2006	Hanesbrands	Ariela-Alpha Vanity Fair (tie)

SOFT LINES / Men's Activewear
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Logo Athletic	Wilson/Athco
2000	Sara Lee/Hanes	Hampton
2001	Sara Lee/Hanes	M. Hidary
2002	VF/Wrangler	Spalding/Fashion Options
2003	Fruit of the Loom	Jem sportswear
2004	Fruit of the Loom	Jerzees
2005	Hanes	Jerzees
2006	Hanesbrands	Under Armour

SOFT LINES / Men's Sportswear
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Wrangler	Supreme
2000	VF-Wrangler	Williamson-Dickie
2001	VF/Wrangler	Fruit of the Loom
2002	VF/Wrangler	Fruit of the Loom
2003	Wrangler	Supreme
2004	Wrangler	Capital Mercury
2005	VF/Wrangler	Capital Mercury
2006	VF Jeanswear	Fruit of the Loom

SOFT LINES / Tabletop
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Barth & Dreyfuss	Town & Country
2000	Barth & Dreyfus	Town & Country
2001	Barth & Dreyfus	Town & Country
2002	Cecil Saydah	Barth & Dreyfuss Town & Country (Tie)
2003	Bradwill	Barth & Dreyfuss
2004	Bardwil	Trudeau
2005	1888 Mills	Trudeau
2006

SOFT LINES / Window Treatments
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Louis Hornick	Corona Curtains
2000	Louis Hornick	Corona Curtain
2001	S. Lichtenberg	Guilford Louis Hornick (tie)
2002	Arlee-Lee	Newell Rubbermaid
2003	Lichtenberg	CHF
2004	S. Lichtenberg	Springs
2005	S. Lichtenberg	Springs

SOFT LINES / Women's Activewear
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Hanes	Jacques Moret
2000	Sara Lee	Rainbeau
2001	Sara Lee/Hanes Her Way	Mr. Noah
2002	Rainbeau of California	E.S. Sutton
2003	Sara Lee	E.S. Sutton
2004	Sara Lee	Jerzees
2005	Jacques Moret	Jerzees
2006	Adidas	Jacques Moret

SOFT LINES / Women's Sportswear
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	VF	Golden Touch
2000	VF	Oxford/next Day Apparel
2001	KAYO of California	VF/Wrangler
2002	Golden Touch	One Step up
2003	VF/Riders	One Step Up
2004	Riders	Oxford
2005	Sag Harbor	Oxford
2006	VF Jeanswear	Kellwood

SOFT LINES / Floor Coverings
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Alladin	American Rug Georgia Tufters (tie)
2000	Burlington	Beaulieu
2001	Maples	Beaulieu Mohawk (tie)
2002	Mohawk	Maples
2003	Beaulieu	Maples
2004	Mohawk Home	Town & Country
2005	Shaw	Town & Country
2006	Mohawk Home	Shaw

SOFT LINES / Girls' Sportswear
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Kids International	MB Kids
2000	Kids International	Mamiye Bros.
2001	Cherry Six Kids International (tie)
2002	Happy Rompers/Club	Kids International
2003	VF Jeanswear	Mamiye Brothers
2004	VF Riders	Sara Lee
2005	VF/Rider	Sara Lee

SOFT LINES / Fashion Accessories
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Accessory Network Pacific Connection Fantasia (3-way tie)
2000	Accessory Network Fantasia Mitzi
2001	Accessory Network Pacific Connections (tie)
2002	Accessory Network	Pacific Connections
2003	Accessory Network	Trebbianno
2004	Accessory Network	Lulu/Fantasia
2005	Accessory Network	Lulu/Fantasia
2006	Accessory Network	Rosetti

SOFT LINES / Jewelry
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Coleman Timex OroAmerica (3-way tie)
2000	Timex	M. Fabrikant
2001	advance Watch	M. Fabrikant
2002	Timex	Coleman
2003	MZ Berger	Timex
2004	Advance Watch	Aurafin
2005	Jacmel	Aurafin

HARD LINES / Active Sports
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Franklin Sports	Wilson
2000	Rawlings	Wilson
2001	Wilson	Rawlings
2002	Regent Sports	Rawlings
2003	Wilson	Spalding
2004	Rawlings	Franklin
2005	Wilson	Franklin
2006	Spalding	Wilson

HARD LINES / Automotives
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Medo	First Brands
2000	Axius	Kraco
2001	Axius	Kraco Meguiars (tie)
2002	Pennzoil/Quaker State	Kraco
2003	Pennzoil/Quaker	Meguires
2004	Pennzoil/Shell Lubricants	Shell
2005	Clorox	Shell
2006	Shell	Turtle wax

HARD LINES / Bath Care
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Clairol	Colgate-Palmolive
2000	Unilever	Dial
2001	Unilever	Dial
2002	Unilever	Dial
2003	Colgate	Solar
2004		Colgate
2005	Unilever	Colgate

HARD LINES / Beauty Aids
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
2000	Colgate Palmolive	Unilever
2001	Colgate Palmolive Procter & Gamble (tie)
2002	Gillette	Unilever
2003	Procter & Gamble	Unilever
2004	Procter & Gamble	Unilever
2005	Procter & Gamble	Unilever
2006	Unilever	Procter & Gamble

HARD LINES / Beverages
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Pepsi-Cola	Coca-Cola
2000	Pepsi Cola	Coca Cola
2001	Pepsi Cola	Perrier Water
2002	Pepsi-Cola	Great Springs
2003	Coca-Cola Dr Pepper/7Up
2004	Coca-Cola	Cadbury
2005	Pepsi	Cadbury

HARD LINES / Beverages (carbonated)
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
2006	Pepsi-Cola	7Up

HARD LINES / Beverages (non-carbonated)
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
2006	Coca-Cola	Pepsi Red Bull (Tie)

HARD LINES / Beverages (alcoholic)
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
2006	Anheuser-Busch	Diageo

HARD LINES / Boy's Apparel
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
2006	Lollytogs	Kid's Headquarters

HARD LINES / Boy's Toys
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Hasbro	Mattel
2000	Hasbro	Bandai
2001	Bandai Hasbro (tie)
2002	Mattel	Hasbro
2003	Hasbro	Spinmasters Toy Biz
2004	Hasbro	Playmates
2005	Hasbro	Playmates
2006	Hasbro	LEGO

HARD LINES / Camping & Fishing
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Coleman	American Camper
2000	Coleman	Outer Circle
2001	Coleman	North Pole
2002	Coleman	North Pole
2003	Coleman North Pole
2004	Igloo	Wenzel
2005	Coleman	Wenzel

HARD LINES / Candy
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Hershey	M&M/Mars
2000	Hershey	Storck
2001	Hershey	M&M/Mars
2002	Hershey	M&M/Mars
2003	Hershey	Wrigley
2004	Hershey	Wrigley
2005	Hershey	Wrigley
2006	Hershey	Masterfood

HARD LINES / Computer Hardware
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Recoton	Gemini
2000	Hewlett-Packard	Fellowes Lexmark
2001	Hewlett-Packard	Belkin
2002	Lexmark	Hewlett-Packard
2003	Lexmark	Hewlett Packard
2004	Hewlett-Packard	Lexmark
2005	Philips	Lexmark
2006	Hewlett-Packard	Gemini

HARD LINES / Computer Software
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Electronic Arts(tie) Hasbro
2000	Electronic Arts	Havas
2001	Electronic Arts	Hasbro
2002	Panasonic	Sony
2003	Electronic Arts	Infograms
2004	Electronic Arts	Atari
2005	Electronic Arts	Atari

HARD LINES / Consumer Electronics
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Thompson Consumer Electronics	Sony
2000	Philips Consumer Electronics	Thompson Consumer Electronics
2001	Philips Consumer Electronics	Panasonic Thomson (tie)
2002
2003	Panasonic	Thomson
2004	Panasonic	Uniden
2005	Philips	Uniden
2006	Philips	Samsung

HARD LINES / Cookware
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Mirro	T-Fal
2000	Mirro T-Fal (tie)
2001	World Kitchen (formerly Corning)	Mirro
2002	world Kitchen	Mirro
2003	Mirro/Newell	T-Fal
2004	T-Fal	Faberware
2005	T-Fal	Farberware
2006	Wearever/Mirro	T-Fal

HARD LINES / Cosmetics & Fragrances
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Bonne Bell	Maybelline
2000	Cover Girl Maybelline (tie)
2001	Coty L'Oreal (tie)
2002	Maybelline	Procter & Gamble
2003	Revlon	Loreal
2004	Revlon	Maybelline
2005	Procter & Gamble	Maybelline

HARD LINES / Decorative Accessories
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Intercraft	National
2000	Cheyenne	Intercraft
2001	Cheyenne	Pinnacle
2002	Intercraft	Grandrich
2003	Harbortown	Intercraft
2004	Cheyenne	Pinnacle
2005	Mastercraft	Pinnacle

HARD LINES / Dry Goods
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
2006	General Mills	Kellogg

HARD LINES / Educational Toys
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	V-Tech	Tiger
2000	Leap Frog	V-Tech
2001	Leap Frog	V-Tech
2002	Leap Frog	V-Tech
2003	Leap Frog	Fisher Price
2004	Leap Frog	V-Tech
2005	Leap Frog	V-Tech
2006	Leap Frog	V-Tech

HARD LINES / Electronic Floor Care
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Hoover	Fantom
2000	Hoover	fantom
2001	Hoover	eureka
2002	Hoover	Eureka
2003	Hoover	Eureka
2004	Bissell	Bissell
2005	Hoover	Bissell
2006	Dyson	Bissell

HARD LINES / Electronic Accessories
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Recoton	Gemini
2000	Gemini	Recoton
2001	Gemini Industries	Recoton Corp
2002	Sony	Gemini
2003	Gemini	Case Logic
2004	Gemini	Gemini
2005	Atlantic	Gemini
2006	Belkin	Jasco

HARD LINES / Exercise Equipment
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Icon Health & Fitness	Bollinger
2000	Icon health & Fitness	Fitness Quest
2001	Icon Health & fitness	Bollinger
2002	Icon Health & Fitness	Impex
2003	Icon Fitness	Impex
2004	Icon Fitness	Icon
2005	Gaiam	Icon
2006	Icon	Fitness Quest

HARD LINES / Gaming Hardware
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
2006	Microsoft	Nintendo

HARD LINES / Gaming Software
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
2006	Electronic Arts	Microsoft

HARD LINES / Girls' Apparel
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
2006	St. Eve Kids	VF Jeanswear

HARD LINES / Girls' Toys
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Mattel	Hasbro
2000	Mattel	Toy Biz
2001	Mattel	Gigo Toys
2002	Mattel	Zapf
2003	MGA	Mattel
2004	MGA	Fisher price
2005	Hasbro	Fisher-Price
2006	Mattel	Hasbro

HARD LINES / Greeting Cards
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	American Greetings	Ambassador/Hallmark
2000	American Greetings	Ambassador/Hallmark
2001	American Greetings	Hallmark
2002	American Greetings	paper Magic
2003	American Greeting	Hallmark
2004	American Greeting	Hallmark
2005	American Greetings	Hallmark
2006	American Greetings	Hallmark

HARD LINES / Hardware & DIY
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	General electric	Energizer
2000	Rayovac	Duracell
2001	Rayovac	Bulldog
2002	First Alert	Black & Decker
2003	General Electric	National
2004	Henkel	Black & Decker
2005	Henkel	Black & Decker
2006	3M	Red Devil

HARD LINES / Home Storage
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Rubbermaid	Sterilite
2000	Rubbermaid	Sterilite
2001	Newell Rubbermaid	Lee Rowan
2002	Newell Rubbermaid	Sterilite
2003	Sterilite	Rubbermaid
2004	Sterilite	Henkel
2005	Sterilite	Henkel
2006	Rubbermaid	Sterilite

HARD LINES / Household Cleaners
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	S.C. Johnson	Procter & Gamble
2000	Procter & Gamble	S.C. Johnson
2001	S.C. Johnson	Colgate Reckitt (tie)
2002	Procter & Gamble	Clorox
2003	Procter & Gamble	S.C. Johnson
2004	Procter & Gamble	SC Johnson
2005	Procter & Gamble	SC Johnson
2006	Procter & Gamble	Clorox

HARD LINES / Juvenile Furniture
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Graco	Century
2000	Safety 1st	Kimberley Clark
2001	Graco	Safety First
2002	Cosco	Grasco
2003	Fisher Price	Graco
2004	Graco	Creative Interiors
2005	Graco	Creative Interiors

HARD LINES / Juvenile Products
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Playtex	Procter & Gamble
2000	Playtex Procter & Gamble (tie)
2001	Kimberly-Clark Procter & Gamble (Tie)
2002	fisher-Price	First Years
2003	Kimberly Clark	Procter & Gamble
2004	Procter & Gamble	Tyco
2005	Procter & Gamble	Tyco
2006	Graco	Fisher-Price Procter & Gamble (tie)

HARD LINES / Lawn & Garden
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Char-Broil	The Scotts Company
2000	Scotts	Schultz
2001	Schutz	Hayes
2002	Schultz	Teknor Apex
2003	Scotts	Hayes
2004	Fiskars	Fiskars
2005	Scotts	Fiskars
2006	Scotts	Ames True Temper

HARD LINES / Major Appliances
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
2006	Whirlpool	General Electric

HARD LINES / OTC Medications
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Johnson & Johnson	Procter & Gamble Whitehall (tie)
2000	Johnson & Johnson	Bayer
2001	Johnson & Johnson	Whitehall
2002	Johnson & Johnson	Pfizer
2003	Procter & Gamble	Johnson & Johnson
2004	McNeil	Bayer
2005	Pfizer	Bayer

HARD LINES / Outdoor Living
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Compex	Char-Broil
2000	Char-Broil	Compex
2001	Char-Broil	Fiesta
2002	Char-Broil	Fiesta BBQ
2003	Char-Broil	Keysheen
2004	Char-Broil	Brown Jordan
2005	Char-Broil	Brown Jordan
2006	Char-Broil	Plantation Patterns

HARD LINES / Paint & Wall Covering
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Rust-Oleum	EZ Paint
2000	EZ Paint	Manco
2001	EZ Paint	Nice Home Rustoleum (tie)
2002	3M	Rustoleum
2003	EZ Paint	Rustoleum
2004	Henkel	Doral Group
2005	Henkel	Doral Group

HARD LINES / Personal Care Appliances
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Conair	Helen of Troy
2000	Conair	Helen of Troy
2001	Conair	Helen of Troy
2002	Conair	Helen of Troy
2003	Conair	Helen of Troy
2004	Conair	Helen of Troy
2005	Conair	Helen of Troy
2006	Conair	Helen of Troy

HARD LINES / Pets
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
2006	Nestle-Purina	Sunshine Mills

HARD LINES / Photography
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Kodak	Fuji
2000	Kodak	Fuji
2001	Kodak	Fuji
2002	Kodak	Fuji
2003	Fuji	Kodak
2004	Fuji	Kodak
2005	Fuji	Kodak
2006	Kodak	Fuji Samsung (tie)

HARD LINES / Portable Audio
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
2006	Sony	Apple

HARD LINES / Pre-Recorded Home Video
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Buena Vista Home Video	Columbia Tirstar
2000	Warner Bros.	Universal
2001	Buena Vista	Universal
2002	Universal studios home video Warner home video (tie)
2003	Warner Home Video	Buena Vista Home Video 20th Century Fox
2004	Disney (Buena Vista Home Video)	Buena Vista Home Video
2005	Warner Home Video	Buena Vista Home Video
2006	Warner Home Video	20th Century Fox

HARD LINES / Preschool Toys
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Fisher-Price	Playskool/Hasbro
2000	Fisher Price	Mattel
2001	Fisher Price	Leap Frog
2002	Leap Frog	Fisher-price
2003	Fisher Price	Hasbro
2004	Fisher Price	Hasbro
2005	Fisher-Price	Hasbro
2006	Fisher-Price	Hasbro

HARD LINES / RTA Furniture
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	O'Sullivan	Sauder
2000	O'Sullivan Sauder (tie)
2001	Sauder	O'Sullivan
2002	Sauder	O'Sullivan
2003	O'Sullivan	Talon
2004	Sauder	Sauder
2005	Creative Interiors	Sauder
2006	Sauder	Creative

HARD LINES / School/Home Office Supplies
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Binney & Smith	Bic
2000	Binney & Smith Mead
2001	Mead	Binney & Smith
2002	mead	3M
2003	Binney & Smith	Sanford
2004	Binney & Smith	Binney & Smith
2005	Roseart	Binney & Smith
2006	Mead	3M

HARD LINES / Seasonal
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Minami	Paper Magic
2000	CSS Industries	Minami
2001	Santa's Best	Dan Dee
2002	Seasonal Specialties	Santa's Best
2003	Crystal Creative	CSS Paper Magic
2004	Gemmy	Cleo
2005	Gemmy	Cleo
2006	Seasonal Specialties	Plus Mark

HARD LINES / Seasonal candy
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	R.M. Palmer	Cadbury
2000	R.M. Palmer	Callard & Bowser
2001	Hershey	M&M/Mars
2002	R.M. Palmer	Hershey
2003	Hershey	RM Palmer
2004	Hershey	Nestles
2005	Hershey	Nestles

HARD LINES / Small Kitchen Electronics
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Hamiliton Beach/Proctor-Silex	Toastmaster
2000	Hamilton Beach/Procto Silex	Sunbeam
2001	Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex	Salton
2002	Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex	SC. Sunbeam
2003	Hamilton Beach	Sunbeam
2004	Hamilton Beach	Holmes/Rival
2005	Hamilton Beach	Holmes/Rival
2006	Jarden	Hamilton Beach

HARD LINES / Snack Foods
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Nabisco	Procter & Gamble
2000	Frito-Lay Nabisco (tie)
2001	Frito Lay	Nabisco
2002	Frito Lay	Keebler
2003	Frito Lay	Nabisco
2004	Frito-Lay	Nabisco
2005	Frito-Lay	Nabisco
2006	Kellogg	Frito-Lay

HARD LINES / Tabletop
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Corning	Libbey
2000	World Kitchen (formerly Corning)	Anchor Hocking
2001	World Kitchen (formerly Corning)	Park B. Smith
2002	CCA	World Kitchen
2003	Gibson Overseas	Hampton Forge
2004	Gibson Overseas	Gibson Overseas
2005	Anchor Hocking	Gibson Overseas
2006	Gibson	Maytex

HARD LINES / Video Games
Year	SPARC Winner	Silver Circle Winner
1999	Sony	Nintendo
2000	Nintendo	Sony
2001	Nintendo	electronic Arts
2002	Nintendo	Sony
2003	Microsoft	Sony
2004	Electronic Arts	Electronic Arts
2005	Microsoft	Electronic Arts

Retailer of the Year
Year	Winner
1999	Kmart
2000	Target Stores
2001	Wal-Mart Stores Division
2002	Family Dollar Stores
2003	Target Stores
2004	Wal-Mart International
2005	Costco Wholesale
2006	Target

Specialty Retailer of the Year
Year	Winner
1999	Best Buy
2000	Costco Wholesale
2001 (tie)	Kohl's Toys "R" Us
2002	Best Buy
2003
2004	The Home Depot
2005	Best Buy
2006	CVS/pharmacy

Hall of Fame
Year	SPARC Winner	Title	Company
1999	Dale Kramer	chairman	ShopKo
2000	David Glass	former president and ceo	Wal-Mart
2001	Joe Ettore	chairman and ceo	Ames
2002	Richard Schulze	founder, chairman	Best Buy
2002	Bob Verdisco	President	International Mass Retail Association
2003	William Modell	chairman	Modell's sporting goods
2004	Fred Meijer
2005	Tom Stemberg	co-founder	Staples
2006	Allan McCullough	former CEO	Circuit City

Hardlines Vendor of the Year
Year	Winner
1999	S.C. Johnson
2000	Philips Consumer Electronics, NA
2001	Hoover Company
2002	Procter & Gamble
2003	Coca-Cola North America
2004	Procter & Gamble
2005	Procter & Gamble
2006	Procter & Gamble

3M Innovation Award
Year	Winner
1999	Wal-Mart
2000	SuperTarget
2001	Meijer
2002	SuperTarget
2003	Meijer, Inc
2004	Wal-Mart Stores Division
2005	Sears Essentials
2006	Wal-Mart Planto Prototype

Soft Lines Vendor of the Year
Year	Winner
1999	Sara Lee Intimate Apparel
2000	Sara Lee Casualwear
2001	VF Jeanswear
2003	VF Jeanswear
2004	VF Jeanswear
2005	Sara Lee Intimate Apparel
2006	VF Jeanswear

Food Retailer of the Year
Year	Winner
2002	Costco
2003	Neighborhood Market
2004	H.E. Butt
2005	Publix Super Markets
2006	Supervalu

Outstanding Corporate Citizen
Year	Winner
2004	Target
2006	Best Buy The Home Depot JCPenny

Humanitarian of the Year
Year	Winner
2006	Coca-Cola Bottling Cos. Of Texas

Karen Dodge, Chief Merchandising Officer, Toys“R”Us

Michael Howard, Chief Operating Officer, AAFES

Rich Juliano, Group VP, Center Store Merchandising, Supervalu

Tasso Koken , Sr. Vice President, Merchandising, Best Buy

Todd Marshall , Director, Merchandising Operations, Target

John Scanlon , Sr. Vice President, Merchandising, Family Dollar

Karen Stuckey, Sr. Vice President, GMM, Apparel , Wal-Mart

Doug Wurl, VP, GMM Home Fashions, Sears Holdings Corporation