TALA Founder Grace Beverley set to headline at Retail Technology Show 2026 during April
Grace Beverley has been confirmed to headline at Retail Technology Show 2026, which will take place on 22nd and 23rd April at London’s ExCeL.
Founder of activewear brand TALA, fitness tech firm Shreddy, and personal organisation specialist The Productivity Method and Co-founder of AI company Retrograde, Beverley has a global following of over three million people. She has raised over $14 million in seed and Series A funding for both TALA and Retrograde in rounds led by venture capital funds.
Launched in 2019, TALA creates activewear and athleisure from recycled and upcycled materials. Alongside its DTC online channel, Beverley recently opened a second store at Westfield London, building on a first one in Carnaby Street.
Beverley is also a speaker and podcast host and was first named in Forbes 30 Under 30’s retail and e-commerce list at just 23 years of age. Her first book Working Hard, Hardly Working was a Sunday Times number one bestseller. Her podcast of the same name has a reach of over 100 million people and hasn’t left Spotify’s top five in the business charts.
Speaking at RTS 2026, Beverley will draw on her experience of launching, running and growing multi-channel brands which operate across distinctly different sectors and connect with wide ranging audiences.
“I’m excited to be speaking at the UK’s largest retail event where I’ll share how retailers can truly embrace the social and influencer opportunity, how product education is fundamental to TALA’s growth and lessons learnt from moving from e-commerce success to opening our first two stores,” she says.
"I’ll also discuss how Shreddy capitalised on the importance of personalisation, what retailers can learn from The Productivity Method about efficiency and the big technological changes we're likely to see in retail going forward.”
“Grace is an inspiring talent whose career spans multiple industries, and that breadth is exactly what makes her such a powerful voice for our community,” says Matt Bradley, Event Director at RTS.
“As a founder, creator and strategist, she brings a unique perspective on how brands can build real connection, harness culture and technology and operate with purpose in an increasingly competitive landscape. We’re thrilled to welcome her as our first headline speaker for 2026.”
2025 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS
Omnichannel retail was a key focus area at the 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards.
We received a record number of entries and many fantastic examples of the continued resilience and dynamism of the retail space during hugely challenging times.
For a full rundown of all of the shortlisted entries, click here.
Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC in Central London on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.
In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”
“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”
He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”
Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.
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