The 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards is now open for entries.
The event, run by the Retail Technology Innovation Hub and now into its eighth year, celebrates global retail technology innovation in a fast-moving omnichannel world.
The deadline for submissions is Friday 2nd October 2026. Winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in central London on Wednesday 4th November.
You can check out the 2025 winners here.
Key dates for 2026
Friday, 20th February: Awards open for entries
Friday, 2nd October: Awards entry deadline
Tuesday, 6th October: 2026 finalists revealed
Wednesday, 7th October – 20th October: Judging days
Wednesday, 4th November: Winners announced at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London
Who will be judging the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards?
- Dan McGrath, JD Group Customer Operations, JD Sports
- Glen Richardson, Non-Executive Director, PoundFun, former COO at The Range and CMO at Fruugo
- Graham Broomfield, Managing Director, Austen & Blake
- Rob Smith, Technology Officer, East of England Co-op
- Vineta Bajaj, Group CFO, Holland & Barrett
- Nadine Neatrour, Chief Marketing Officer, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants
- Mike Cadden, Chief Technology Officer, Marie Curie
- Carole Kingsbury, Chief Technology Officer, C&C Group
- Nina Mimica, Board Advisor and Former Studenac Executive
- Becky Lombardo, Founder, Londra Consulting
- Christine Russo, Industry Analyst and Retail Influencer
- Jack Dowling, Former Post Office and Frasers Group executive, Transformation Leader (Strategy, Product, Operations & AI)
- Oliver Banks, Retail Transformation Director & Consultant, OB&Co
- Matt Taylor, CTO of Global Managed Services and VP of SecDevOps, NCC Group
- Paula Bobbett, Chief Data and Digital Officer, Boots
- Scott Thompson, Editor and Founder, Retail Technology Innovation Hub
- Toby Pickard, Retail Futures Senior Partner, IGD
For further information, please email: awards@retailtechinnovationhub.com