Shortlist announced for the Retail Insider ‘Transforming Retail Awards 2019’.
Retail Insider is delighted to reveal the shortlist for its annual ‘Transforming Retail’ Awards of 2019.
The aim of the awards is to showcase the very best examples of innovation across the sector as decided by our independent panel of judges. The shortlist below highlights what a leader in innovation the retail sector really is and many of the technological and non-technological advancements below will undoubtedly be transforming the way people shop in the years to come.
I would like to congratulate all the companies on the shortlist and to thank all those that did not make the cut this time round. The judges had their work cut out to whittle some outstanding entries down to the top few here. We are grateful to everyone who entered the 2019 Awards and made it so competitive.
Best Connected Experience of the Year (sponsored by SAP)
IKEA Place
Made.com
The Entertainer
OneStock/Jigsaw
Ubamarket
Best In-Store Experience of the Year (sponsored by PCMS)
Unpackaged/Waitrose
YourStudio/Virgin Holidays
Matchesfashion.com
Specsavers
Delivery Innovation of the Year (sponsored by Womble Bond Dickinson)
Stuart/Sainsbury’s
Stuart/Ocado
John Lewis/Waitrose ‘While You Were Away’
GiveBackBox
Most Intelligent Use of Data (sponsored by Software AG)
Unmade/Rapha
JD Wetherspoon/Good Food Talks
McDonald’s Dynamic Yield
Tails.com
Bloom & Wild / Chattermill
Overall Technology Innovation of the Year (sponsored by Webloyalty)
TooGoodToGo
Sainsbury’s Smartshop
Entrupy
OneStock
Most Promising Newcomer of the Year (sponsored by Bold360)
Zynstra
Avasam
Pointr
Shopappy
Entrupy
Editor’s Special Award (sponsored by Clipper)
Unpackaged/Waitrose
TooGoodToGo
Pointr
The shortlist is the result of the work of a judging panel consisting of senior figures in retail: Paul Clarke, CTO of Ocado; Clodagh Moriarty, group chief digital officer at Sainsbury’s; Paul Wilkinson, head of product for space, range and display at Tesco; Martin Newman, founder at Customer First Group ; Lawrence Shaw, CEO of Sitemorse; Simon Calver, head of venture investments at BGF; Edwina Dunn, CEO of Starcount; and Sarah McVittie, co-founder of Dressipi.
Retail Insider would like to thank the judges for their time and also to the sponsors of the awards. The winners will be announced on the evening of October 09.
Glynn Davis, editor of Retail Insider