A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at Retail Technology Innovation Hub
As 2023 draws to a close, we want to take this chance to wish you all a happy Christmas and a prosperous 2024.
We hope the year has been good to you.
We’re pleased to say that Retail Technology Innovation Hub had a very successful 2023, with highlights including the fifth edition of the RTIH Innovation Awards.
On Wednesday, 29th November, we announced the winning submissions for the awards, sponsored by PMC, FreedomPay, Worldpay from FIS, CADS, 3D Cloud by Marxent, Goodays, and Vista Technology Support.
Our winners were revealed during a sold out event which took place at the Barbican Centre in central London and included a drinks reception in the stunning Conservatory, followed by a Christmas themed three course meal, and awards presentation in the Garden Room.
Since we launched the awards in 2019, they have gone from strength to strength and holding them at the Barbican Centre, a much loved, internationally acclaimed venue, is going to be a tough one to top.
Thanks to all those who entered the 2023 awards, many of whom were at our event in November. We received a record number of submissions this year and many fantastic examples of the continued resilience and dynamism of the retail space during hugely challenging times.
Congratulations to our 2023 winners and highly commended submissions.
To quote a member of our judging panel: “What a year, these awards are really going from strength to strength. There were many categories in there that were so difficult to call. Very worthy entries and winners.”
Also in 2023
2023 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 (particularly LinkedIn) and boost our website visitor numbers and printed magazine subscribers, strengthening our position as the leading UK-based title for the global omnichannel retail technology community.
Not bad for a bootstrapped startup that launched just six years ago!
ONWARDS AND UPWARDS
We’ve got big plans for 2023, including an expanded 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards (more on that early next year), and more real life events, including the launch of a second awards, and a one-day conference.
To stay up on to date with all things RTIH related, be sure to follow us on Twitter (we refuse to call it X, ’tis a silly name) here and LinkedIn here.
SO HERE IT IS, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Wishing our customers, partners, supporters, readers and followers a fantastic festive break, and all the best for the year ahead.
We’re now signing off for a well deserved rest. Normal service will be resumed on Wednesday, 3rd January.
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