2024 RTIH Innovation Awards announces shortlist for bricks and mortar retail category, sponsored by StoreSpace

We’re pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards Bricks and Mortar Retail category, sponsored by StoreSpace.

We received a record number of submissions this year across 20+ categories and many fantastic examples of the continued resilience and dynamism of the retail space during hugely challenging times.

It’s now over to our judging panel who will decide the winners to be announced at the 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards ceremony, which will take place at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ in Central London.

The event will be held on Thursday, 21st November and consist of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by comedian Lucy Porter.

Congratulations to all of our finalists.

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BRICKS AND MORTAR INNOVATION SHORTLIST AS FOLLOWS:

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.

Aetrex

Aetrex has launched Tootsie, a 3D foot scanning technology designed specifically for children. Tootsie not only ensures a better fit, improving comfort and support, but also helps address common foot related issues in children.

Agency72 and The Fragrance Shop

The Fragrance Shop’s new experiential flagship on London’s Oxford Street redefines fragrance retail through cutting-edge technology and personalised experiences.

Spanning 2,300 sq ft, the store offers interactive features such as ‘Lift and Learn’ displays and an AI driven 'Algorithmic Perfumery,' allowing customers to create bespoke fragrances in minutes.

Cyreen

Cyreen ́s proprietary C.A.P. System, an in-store retail media technology, can be installed on both existing and new screens in bricks and mortar retail stores, enabling intelligent, targeted ads to be displayed right where purchase decisions are made.

This is done by connecting screens, sensors, and transactional data through in-house developed software, collecting data points throughout the whole customer journey, making in-store advertising not only targeted but also measurable.

Ikea

Ikea knows that consumer habits are changing, and so it wants to embrace new technologies and expand its Click and Collect options to make shopping at the retailer more accessible, affordable and sustainable to the many and bring it closer to the customer than ever before.

Ikea UK has partnered with Tesco UK and taken part in a global test and trial project for pick-up lockers. The lockers have been specially designed to meet the specific needs of customers and can easily accommodate everything from single home furnishing accessories to even the largest furniture orders.

Retail Insight and Asda

Operating 800+ stores, Asda turned to technology to address its inventory accuracy challenges.

Partnering with Retail Insight, it deployed InventoryInsight, creating and training a data model for each store, using foundational store data and machine learning to understand where issues are. It then automatically detects, alerts and corrects phantom inventory in real-time, or prompts store staff to take action to amend inventory records.  

Sensei

Deploying its first autonomous store in Italy presented Sensei with several challenges, requiring simultaneous management of operations, deployment, and sourcing. The implementation of a Real-Time Basket solution demanded precise coordination and technical integration.

Additionally, it developed a white label app for Conad, enabling both local payments at checkout and in-app payments, which added further complexity.

Integrating various in-store devices was another key hurdle. For example, Sensei connected a coffee machine to automatically add items to customers' virtual baskets and integrated weighing scales for produce, bakery, and pastry items.

Super-Pharm

In collaboration with weR, Super-Pharm has transformed the in-store experience into an interactive adventure. Shoppers scan shelf QR codes to instantly access product coupons, dive into immersive branded content, and discover hidden surprises, all via the power of AR and AI.

The Fantastic World of the Portuguese Sardine

The Fantastic World of the Portuguese Sardine in Times Square, NYC, takes as its inspiration a canning library. There are thousands of sardine cans illustrated with a colourful and attractive design, promoting Portuguese history and culture.

And the winner is…

Join us at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ in Central London on Thursday, 21st November to celebrate retail technology innovation and our 2024 winners.

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