RTIH Innovation Awards: UK retail technology implementation of the year shortlist announced

Pets at Home, Currys, Skinnydip London and Astrid & Miyu are among the nominees in the Technology Implementation of the Year (UK) category at the 2022 RTIH Innovation Awards.

This award recognises UK retail technology project excellence, both in delivery and outcomes.

Implementation should have been completed between November 2021 and November 2022.

Judges will be looking for clear project objectives, effective and innovative implementation and tangible and demonstrable results.

2022 shortlist as follows:

Astrid & Miyu/LoyaltyLion

Working with LoyaltyLion Astrid & Miyu has achieved impressive loyalty programme related results.

boohoo/Akeneo

boohoo group, says that it has improved operational efficiency and speed to market, with a product information management solution from Akeneo.

Currys/Movable Ink

Over the last few years, Currys has gone through a massive digital transformation journey, including an email initiative involving Movable Ink.

Motor Fuel Group/TLM Technologies

Shortlisted for completion of roll-out of TLM’s evoBackOffice solution to the MFG (Motor Fuel Group) estate of 900+ stores.

Pets at Home/TPP Retail

For many years, Pets at Home has invested in providing store colleagues with technology solutions to help serve customers’ pet care needs. This resulted in store teams having multiple devices and many different technologies to use.

The objective of the shortlisted project was to re-imagine the store colleague experience and introduce a new solution based on creating a single device experience with a suite of in-house developed applications for customer facing and operational needs.

The Pets at Home team, with the support of technology partner, TPP Retail, has developed and delivered an entire software product from scratch within 18 months. Leveraging a single solution for all in-store applications, including apps to support buying a pet or joining a flea-subscription programme. 

Skinnydip London/Wunderkind

Skinnydip London has enhanced its Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) operations, as well as growing new category engagement, by partnering with Wunderkind.

VST/dunnhumby

In March, VST and dunnhumby launched Planogram Publisher – software that makes Tesco’s planogram data accessible to CPG brands in the UK.

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.

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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.

Stay tuned for more shortlists over the next few days.