2024 RTIH Innovation Awards: Global AI Innovation finalists announced including AiFi, Orquest, Nextail

We’re pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2024 RTIH Innovation Awards AI Innovation (Rest of World) category.

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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AI Innovation (Rest of World) shortlist as follows:

After a barrage of hype, the retail space is now seeing many examples of artificial intelligence creating value and efficiency.

This award will highlight AI projects across the omnichannel retail landscape that have gone beyond the proof-of-concept stage, scaling and delivering results.

AiFi

AiFi is the largest spatial intelligence solution provider that enables companies to optimise their physical spaces at scale with camera led technology.

Belle AI

Belle AI improves inventory planning and execution by leveraging advanced AI and machine learning technologies to provide precise, location specific demand forecasting.

ConverSight

ConverSight is a generative AI and augmented analytics platform that uses conversational AI, natural language processing and machine learning to converge the distance between humans and data through data stories.

Gather AI

Gather AI helps warehouses decrease their inventory monitoring costs with AI enabled insights collected by a fleet of autonomous drones.

Lectra

Retviews is an AI powered platform that equips fashion brands with in-depth real-time competitive analysis of product assortments, pricing and discounting strategies.

Makip

By answering a few questions such as age, weight and height, Makip’s AI sizing engine provides online shoppers with the perfect size recommendation to fit their body shape and preferences.

MeetKai

MeetKai has launched AI enabled digital twin technology, enabling brands to create exact digital replicas of IRL physical retail spaces, products and merchandise in the metaverse.

Nextail and Guess Europe

Guess partnered with Nextail to revolutionise its merchandise allocation through AI driven demand forecasting.

The fully automated replenishment system enabled Guess to overcome stockouts and improve inventory management across its EMEA stores.

Orquest

Orquest’s AI powered Smart Planning solution goes beyond traditional scheduling to optimise employees' schedules based on fluctuations in-store demand, regulatory requirements, and individual availability and preferences.

Velou

Velou's AI powered platform has helped French and UK retailers create intelligent product catalogues that enhance every aspect of the customer journey, from ads and search to personalisation and marketing automation.

And the winner is…

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