2022 RTIH Innovation Awards: shortlists announced, winners revealed this month
Over the past week, we’ve been announcing the shortlists for the 2022 RTIH Innovation Awards. And now we’re pleased to bring them all together in one place.
Drum roll, please…
2022 shortlists as follows:
Category 1:
Bricks and Mortar Innovation - Sponsored by CADS
This award will go to a retailer enabling physical spaces to thrive via innovative technology, even as online shopping continues to grow.
We’re looking for examples of reducing friction in the customer journey, offering improved experiences, and blurring the lines between channels.
Shortlist:
Brain Corp
Deep North
Jigsaw and Mercaux
MiniGo
Musgrave and Pricer
Nudie Jeans and Sitoo
Ribble Cycles
Sook
Category 2:
Supply Chain Innovation
This award highlights companies that are re-inventing and re-thinking retail supply chains via innovative advancements in technology.
Shortlist:
1MRobotics
Berkshire Grey
Fashinza
Focal
ProGlove
Quiet Platforms
Tapestry and e2open
Tesco/Starship Technologies
Category 3:
Payments Innovation – Sponsored by FreedomPay
This award recognises payment initiatives that are both innovative and customer and retailer friendly.
We’re looking to reward a project that has the potential to increase a retailer’s competitiveness and effectiveness, and to improve the shopper experience. Bonus points if the project could be considered a first in the market.
Shortlist:
BEL
CellPoint Digital
Compass Group/AiFi
Grabango
InComm
Zippin
Category 4:
Most Innovative UK Retailer - Sponsored by Critizr
Who has been the UK’s most innovative, customer focused retailer this year? Judges are asked to look at the tech deployments, pilots etc listed alongside each retailer and decide which one has been the most consistently forward thinking and customer centric in 2022.
Shortlist:
B&Q
Boots UK & Ireland
Currys
Marks and Spencer
Tesco
The Very Group
Category 5:
Most Innovative Retailer (Rest of World)
Who has been the most innovative, customer focused retailer (rest of world) this year? Judges are asked to look at the tech deployments, pilots etc listed alongside each retailer and decide which one has been the most consistently forward thinking and customer centric in 2022.
Shortlist:
Amazon
A.S. Watson Group
Carrefour
Fanatics
Ikea
Walmart
Category 6:
Most Innovative Pureplay
Who has been the most innovative, customer focused pureplay this year? Judges are asked to look at the tech deployments, pilots etc listed alongside each retailer and decide which one has been the most consistently forward thinking and customer centric in 2022.
Shortlist:
boohoo
FarFetch
PrettyLittleThing
Secret Sales
Vinted
Category 7:
Omnichannel Retail Initiative of the Year
This award will go to a tech centric approach to retail that provides customers with a fully integrated shopping experience across bricks and mortar stores, online, mobile, and everything in between.
Shortlist:
emiigo
Furniture Village/Red Ant
Jisp
Lightspeed
Printemps
Ribble Cycles
Volumental
Zitcha
Category 8:
Technology Vendor of the Year (UK)
This category celebrates companies that have developed innovative technologies and worked with retailers to transform the customer experience or back-end operations or both.
Shortlist:
Anthill
Jisp
LoyaltyLion
Red Ant
Retail247
Rotageek
Xiatech
Zyler
Category 9:
Technology Vendor of the Year (Rest of World)
This category celebrates companies that have developed innovative technologies and worked with retailers to transform the customer experience or back-end operations or both.
Shortlist:
Lily AI
Loop
Mason
Nsign.tv
Obsess
Scanbot
ShipStation
SWIPEBY
Category 10:
Startup of the year (UK)
This award will recognise the UK-based startup with the most innovative technology offering and the company which is best placed to succeed in the long-term (management, funding, the retailers it is working with etc).
Shortlist:
be Retail Social
HyperFinity
Ocula Technologies
Personify XP
SeeChange
SEIKK
Category 11:
Startup of the Year (Rest of World)
This award will recognise the startup (based outside of the UK) with the most innovative technology offering and the company which is best placed to succeed in the long-term (management, funding, the retailers it is working with etc).
Shortlist:
Avataar
Cart.com
CM Robotics
ConverSight
Flowcode
refive
Serve Robotics
Shipium
Spacee
Zipline
Category 12:
Technology Implementation of the Year (UK)
This award recognises UK retail technology project excellence, both in delivery and outcomes.
Implementation should have been completed between August 2021 and November 2022.
Judges will be looking for clear project objectives, effective and innovative implementation and tangible and demonstrable results.
Shortlist:
Astrid & Miyu and LoyaltyLion
boohoo/Akeneo
Currys/Movable Ink
Motor Fuel Group/TLM Technologies
Pets at Home/TPP Retail
Skinnydip London/Wunderkind
VST/dunnhumby
Category 13:
Technology implementation of the year (rest of world)
This award recognises rest of world retail technology project excellence, both in delivery and outcomes.
Implementation should have been completed between August 2021 and November 2022.
Judges will be looking for clear project objectives, effective and innovative implementation and tangible and demonstrable results.
Shortlist:
Assa Abloy/Akeneo
DoorDash/Social Mobile
MANO/MoEngage
NOBULL/Bluecore
Norrøna/Sitoo
Walmart/Focal
Category 14:
Best Retailer/Technology Supplier Relationship
This award recognises a successful partnership between a retailer and a technology supplier, with an emphasis on the last 12/18 months and how said partnership has gone from strength to strength during that period.
Shortlist:
Afresh/CUB
Carrefour/Pricer
Clekt/Spurs
Lounge Underwear/Patchworks
MillerKnoll/Marxent
Studenac/Wolt
Ted Baker/THRIVE
Vivino/AfterShip
Category 15
Overall Winner:
The judges will pick their stand out entry from across the aforementioned 14 categories.
Category 16:
RTIH Editor’s Choice Award - SPONSORED BY 3D Cloud By Marxent
RTIH Editor, Scott Thompson, will pick his stand out entries from across the 14 aforementioned categories.
And the winner is…
It’s now over to our judging panel to decide the winner, who will be revealed at an exclusive event in central London on Tuesday, 6th December.
If you’re interested in attending this networking/roundtable discussion/three course Christmas themed meal event, please fill out the form at the end of this article and we’ll get back to you asap.
RTIH Editor, Scott Thompson, says: “Innovation and technology play a critical role in the success of the retail sector, so it is great to recognise standout examples through our awards.”
“Thanks to all those who have entered the 2022 event. We received a record number of submissions and many fantastic examples of the continued resilience and dynamism of the retail space during hugely challenging times.”
“I’m now looking forward to deciding the winners with our judging panel and announcing them at our central London event in December.”
2022 RTIH Innovation Awards judging panel as follows:
Warren Richmond, CEO and Founder, Situ Live and Revium Group
Mike Cadden, Technology and Business Transformation Director, Start-Rite Shoes
Peter Waugh, Digital & Data Director, Compass Group
Paula Bobbett, Chief Digital Officer, Boots
Dan Saunders, Retail E-commerce Manager, Stanley Black & Decker
Martin Newman, Founder, The Customer First Group
Toby Pickard, Global Insight Leader, IGD
Matt Taylor, Technology Transformation Leader at EY, Retail and Consumer Products
Amodini Chhabra, Investor, Compass Digital Ventures
Gary Newbury, Supply Chain Advisor and Delivery Executive
Sharon Peters, Head of Technology - Corporate Functions, Marks & Spencer
Nadine Neatrour, Marketing Director, Selfridges
Wizz Selvey, CEO, WIZZ&CO
Simon Curtis, Chief Commercial Officer, PMC Retail
David Polinchock, Co-Founder/President, Unified Brand Experience Lab
FOURTH TIME AROUND
Now into their fourth year, the RTIH Innovation Awards, sponsored by PMC, 3D Cloud by Marxent, CADS, FreedomPay, and Critzr, celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.
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