Wishing you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year
Whilst 2021 brought with it more Covid-19 challenges, we’re pleased to say that Retail Technology Innovation Hub had a very successful year.
Highlights included the 2021 RTIH Innovation Awards.
The awards, sponsored by PMC, StoreSpace, Critizr, Marxent, QVALON and Selazar, celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.
We received a record number of submissions this year across 14 categories (you can find a full rundown of the 2021 shortlists here).
Our winners and highly commended companies were announced during our first ever real life event (eep!) which took place in central London earlier this month and was attended by retailers, members of our judging panel, and sponsors.
March, meanwhile, saw the launch of the first ever RTIH Top 50 Retail Technology Influencers List, sponsored by Selazar.
This annual offering, which is presented in no particular order, covers retailers, technology suppliers, startups, consultants, analysts, and thought leaders who are making an impact in the retail technology space.
2021 also saw us beat our rival titles to a number of retail tech scoops and interviews.
And that helped us to significantly grow our social media presence and boost our visitor numbers to the point that we can confidently say we’re now the leading UK-based website for the global omnichannel retail technology community.
Not bad for a bootstrapped startup that launched just four years ago!
Onwards and upwards
We’ve got big plans for 2022, including the first ever printed edition of RTIH, an expanded 2022 RTIH Innovation Awards, and more real life events.
To find out more, follow us on Twitter here and LinkedIn here.
So here it is, merry Christmas!
Wishing our customers, partners, supporters, readers and followers all the best for the year ahead.
We’re now signing off for a well deserved festive break. Normal service will be resumed on Monday, 3rd January.
Here’s to a great Christmas and a prosperous 2022!
