David Magee departs World of Books to take on Director of Product and Portfolio role at Boden
Boden has appointed David Magee as Director of Product & Portfolio. He joins from World of Books where he spent the past five years, serving as Director of Product, Programmes and Design.
In a LinkedIn post, he said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Boden as Director of Product & Portfolio. Why Boden? They’re a British heritage brand I’ve grown up with, and there’s definitely something special about joining a business that’s loved by three generations of your own family. They are also at a really exciting moment: back to profitability, live on a fresh Shopify platform, serving millions of customers around the world, the first US store open in Atlanta and another following shortly in Nashville.”
Magee concluded: “I’ll be leading product, portfolio/programme, UX and AI, and I’m super excited to spend time getting to know our customers, our team and the tech stack! More soon.”
2026 RTIH Innovation Awards
AI will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.
The awards are now open for entries and celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.
Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.
Check out our 2025 winners here.
Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC 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
