2012 Retail Innovation Award
2011 Award Winners
Duane Reade, Retail Tech,
RTC Group and Agilysys
The IBM Retail User Group
Announces the Opening of Nominations for the
2012 Retail Innovation Award
The IBM Retail User Group is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Retail Innovation Award for innovative to be presented at the Group’s 35th Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV, May 20-23, 2012.
This Award will recognize a retail member and their solution provider with an innovative new solution that demonstrates a sustainable competitive advantage through the application of a unique, not easily copied process, business model or software. The solution provider for the winning retailer is also honored with a Retail Innovation Award.
Innovation has been driving competitive advantage in retail for over a century; however, in these times of rapid change it has never been more important. Judging criteria will be based on creativity and uniqueness with the ability to enhance retail: consumer experience, reducing the cost of doing business, speed up the processes and achieving a competitive advantage.
General Rules and Information
- Nominations of a Retail Member’s innovative solution must be in hand by close of business March 30, 2012. The nomination form and attached documents may be mailed to: IBM Retail User Group, 8421 Lorraine Dirve, Strongsville, OH 44149 or emailed to issug@roadrunner.com.
- Nominations may be submitted by any Retail, Associate or Professional member of the IBM Retail user Group. A member may nominate their own solution.
- Nominations may include solutions in any category of retail. All nominated solutions must have been deployed in a test store/location by March 30, 2012.
- The Board of Directors will evaluate all nominations and select finalists prior to the Annual Conference.
- The finalists must be able to provide a PowerPoint presentation of their solution, to be displayed at the Annual Conference.
- Finalists will be notified prior to the conference and announced at the conference
- Information about the finalists will be set up in the Exhibit Hall at the Conference with a ballot box. Ballots will be in your registration packet.
- The Retail attendees at the Annual Conference will vote on the final candidates.
- The votes will be tallied on Tuesday evening, May 22nd of the 2012 Conference..
- The winning Retailer will be announced and the Outstanding Retail Innovation Award presented to the Retailer and the solution provider on Wednesday, May 23rd.
You may download the Nomination form from the Web site.
For more information visit www.ibmretailug.org or contact Deb Jones, VP Administration at (440) 238-5880 or issug@roadrunner.com
IBM Retail User Group
8421 Lorraine Drive
Strongsville, OH 44149
Phone: (440) 238-5880 Fax: (440) 238-6698
email: issug@roadrunner.com |
