Mexican retail leader Coppel earns Business Transformation honors for a second consecutive year; global distributor Wesco recognized for increasing search-influenced revenue
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — September 22, 2026 — Lucidworks, the leader in AI-powered search and discovery solutions, today announced the recipients of its 2026 Superstars of Search Awards, an annual program recognizing organizations that have achieved outstanding business outcomes through strategic investments in AI, search, and discovery. The program honors clients whose work exemplifies how modern search technology drives revenue growth, operational efficiency, and exceptional customer experiences.
“Search has evolved from a utility into a strategic business capability, and this year’s Superstars of Search winners are proof,” said Lana Klestoff, Chief Client Officer at Lucidworks. “Coppel rebuilt its entire digital commerce foundation with search at its core. Wesco turned search into a measurable revenue driver at enterprise scale. Different industries, different starting points, but the same conclusion: when discovery works, the business works. We are incredibly proud to partner with them and to celebrate the outcomes they’ve achieved.”
2026 Award Winners
Coppel — Business Transformation Award
Coppel, one of Mexico’s largest retail and financial services groups, earned the Business Transformation Award for a large-scale digital modernization initiative that rebuilt its core commerce experience on Lucidworks Fusion. Going far beyond search, the new ecommerce platform expanded Fusion’s role across browse, recommendations, and product detail page (PDP) content, delivering a more agile, customer-centric digital platform and resulting in a 20% increase in add-to-cart (ATC). Coppel’s initiative demonstrates how search technology, when applied strategically, can serve as the foundation for enterprise-wide digital reinvention.
The award marks Coppel’s second consecutive year as a Superstars of Search honoree, following its 2025 Innovation Award for machine learning–driven product discovery — making Coppel the first client to be recognized in both years of the program.
“Lucidworks has been a key partner in rethinking our digital commerce experience. We chose their platform for its flexibility and its ability to adapt to our business needs, backed by a truly supportive partnership. It gives us the agility we need to serve our customers better today and keep innovating for the future,” said Luis Felipe Arceo Cassani, Product Manager for Product Discovery and Selection at Coppel.
Wesco — Search Superhero Award, Commerce
Wesco, a global industrial distribution and supply chain solutions provider, earned the Search Superhero – Commerce Award for transforming search into a measurable growth engine. By deploying Lucidworks Fusion as a core operational capability across both commerce and knowledge management, Wesco increased commerce revenue directly influenced by search, alongside a 49% search usage rate among site visitors and a 68.3% search success rate. Wesco’s continued investment in scaling its AI search initiatives to support growing data volumes demonstrates how search can serve as a true competitive differentiator in complex business to business environments.
“Search has become an important capability in our digital ecosystem. Working with Lucidworks, we’ve been able to transform how our customers and employees find information, and we can see the direct impact on our business results every day,” said Akash Khurana, Chief Information and Digital Officer, Wesco.
Additional 2026 Honorees
Lucidworks recognized three additional clients in this year’s awards program who are not taking part in the public announcement.
“In addition to this year’s featured award recipients, we were proud to recognize three additional customers for their outstanding achievements,” said Klestoff. “While these organizations are not participating in this year’s public recognition, their accomplishments represent the same innovation, collaboration, and impact that these awards are designed to celebrate. We’re grateful for their partnership and excited to continue supporting their journeys.”
About the Superstars of Search Awards
The Superstars of Search Awards is an annual program established by Lucidworks to acknowledge excellence in search, discovery, and AI-powered customer and employee experiences. Now in its second year, the program recognizes organizations that are pushing the boundaries of what search technology can achieve and setting elevated standards across commerce, knowledge management, and customer experience.
Award recipients are selected based on technical accomplishment, quantifiable business results, strategic integration of search as a business value driver, and active participation within the Lucidworks client community.
For more information on the 2026 Superstars of Search Awards, read the announcement on the Lucidworks blog.
About Grupo Coppel
Grupo Coppel is a 100% Mexican business group founded in Culiacán, Sinaloa, made up of Coppel stores, BanCoppel, and Afore Coppel. For more than 80 years, it has worked to meet the needs and desires of its customers in order to improve their lives, with the vision of becoming the market’s preferred omnichannel ecosystem.
About Wesco
Wesco International (NYSE: WCC) is a FORTUNE 500™ company and a leading provider of business-to-business distribution, logistics services and supply chain solutions. Wesco offers a best-in-class product and services portfolio of Electrical and Electronic Solutions, Communications and Security Solutions, and Utility and Broadband Solutions. For more information, visit www.wesco.com.
About Lucidworks
Lucidworks helps organizations operationalize AI-powered search, product discovery, and digital experiences. Leading global brands rely on Lucidworks to deliver more relevant, trusted, and measurable AI experiences for customers, employees, and partners.
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