2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Inclusive Technology finalists include Hockerty, Sticky, and Nūl
We’re pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Inclusive Technology Innovation category. We received a record number of entries this year and many fantastic examples of technology excellence driving transformative change across the global retail sector.
Check out a rundown of our 2026 shortlists and finalists here.
Congratulations to all those who made it through the initial submission process! It’s now over to our star studded judging panel who will decide the winners to be announced at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London.
The event will be held on Wednesday, 4th November and consist of a drinks reception, three course meal, awards ceremony presided over by award winning stand-up comedian, presenter, actor and broadcaster, Aurie Styla, and after party until 1am.
Click here to book your place at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, 4th November.
Our 2026 Inclusive Technology Innovation finalists as follows:
Hockerty
Nearly a third of Hockerty's new customers have a BMI over 30, going by the height and weight they enter at checkout. In Germany, France, Italy and Spain that share is 1.6 to 2.2 times the rate among men in the general population.
Made to measure has no size chart to fall off, and larger bodies have noticed. Hockerty's September 2026 analysis puts numbers on it, and it has built on that: a body profile from three numbers, a try-on on the customer's own photo, and pages written for bigger and taller men.
Nūl
Nūl is an agentic AI platform helping fashion and retail teams make better inventory decisions before costly mistakes become excess stock, markdowns or missed sales.
It has worked with a retailer in Singapore and South East Asia called Our Barehands, which creates sustainable livelihoods for artisanal communities, working with displaced or refugee communities, and combines made-to-order and off-the-rack fashion for a more sustainable business model. Yet fragmented systems, manual processes and limited visibility across materials, production, inventory and customer orders made this model difficult to scale.
Nūl adapted its existing platform to cover end to end agentic forecasting and production, ensuring an AI powered integrated fashion supply chain. The project demonstrates how human centred AI can reduce complexity and support scalable, purpose led growth for mission driven brands.
Sticky
Sticky used its no-code platform to make stadium hospitality more accessible for both guests and operational teams.
Following a deployment at Manchester United, it created accessible ordering across four dedicated stadium areas, using large format QR codes so wheelchair users and other guests could order without leaving their seats. The same drag and drop platform enabled colour blind safe kitchen display screens, autism friendly text and simplified controls, reducing cognitive load throughout the ordering journey.
Behind the scenes, Bluetooth enabled asset geotagging and an offline Traffic Light Status dashboard improved wayfinding for operational staff, demonstrating how accessibility can be designed into the holistic venue experience.
