2013 Retail Innovation Award

2012 Award Winners - BI-LO, LLC, and Balance Innovation

The International Retail User Group

Announces the Opening of Nominations for the

2013 Retail Innovation Award

The International Retail User Group is now accepting nominations for the 2013 Retail Innovation Award to be presented at the Group’s 36th Annual Conference April 21 - 24, 2013, at the Anaheim Marriott, in Anaheim, CA.

This Award will recognize a retail member and their solution provider with an innovative solution that demonstrates a competitive advantage through the application of a unique, business model, hardware 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

1. 1. Nominations of a Retail Member’s innovative solution must be in hand by close of business March 1, 2013. The nomination form and attached documents may be mailed to: International Retail User Group, 8421 Lorraine Drive, Strongsville, OH 44149 or emailto issug@roadrunner.com.
2. Nominations may be submitted by any Retail, Associate or Professional member of the IRUG. A member may nominate their own solution.
3. Nominations may include solutions in any category of retail. All nominated solutions must have been deployed in a test store/location by March 1, 2013.
4. The Board of Directors will evaluate all nominations and select finalists prior to the Annual Conference.
5. The finalists must be able to provide a PowerPoint presentation of their solution, to be displayed at the Annual Conference.
6. Finalists will be notified prior to the conference and announced at the conference
7. 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.
8. The Retail attendees at the Annual Conference will vote on the final candidates.
9. The votes will be tallied on Tuesday evening, April 23rd of the 2013 Conference..
10. The winning Retailer will be announced and the Outstanding Retail Innovation Award presented to the Retailer and the solution provider on Wednesday, April 24th.

You may download the Nomination form from the Web site.

For more information visit www.INTrug.org or contact Deb Jones, VP Administration at (440) 238-5880 or issug@roadrunner.com

Nomination Form

International Retail User Group
8421 Lorraine Drive
Strongsville, OH 44149
Phone: (440) 238-5880 Fax: (440) 238-6698
email: issug@roadrunner.com