World Retail Congress Honors REUTPALA

As reported by the World Retail Congress, last week, at the Rome Cavalieri, the retail industry gathered to celebrate the achievements of retailers over the past year. 

The winners were presented with brand new 'REUTPALA'  awards trophies by Gregory Polletta, Professor and Founder, of iGNITIATE. Congratulations to the winners! 2015 World Retail Awards winners:

* Lifetime Achievement Award for Design and Retail: Alberto Alessi

* Future Retail Challenge: Hong Kong Polytechnic University sponsored by Li & Fung

* Young Retail Entrepreneur of the Year (sponsored by MasterCard)
Nitin Passi, Founder & CEO, Missguided.com
 
* Retail Transformation & Reinvention (sponsored by Boston Consulting Group)
Primark
 
* Retail Advertising Campaign of the Year (sponsored by Mall of Qatar)
M&S “For Every Milestone”. RKCR/Y&R
 
* Store Design of the Year
Hamleys World, Moscow by Fitch
 
* e-Commerce Retailer of the Year (sponsored by JDA)
JD.com, China
 
* Outstanding Leadership Award (sponsored by Korn Ferry)
Paul Marchant, CEO, Primark
 
* Retailer of the Year (sponsored by IBM)
Alibaba

Covered by WRA London; InStore Magazine Italy; EIMAGAZINE Rome; Twitter at #WRC2015 and #WRA2015; iGNITIATE USA; Retail Week, UK; Hunt Review UK; Fashion Mag UK; WRA UK; Drapers UK; WRC UK; WRA London; Chainstore Magazine, UK; Future Retail, UK; WN.com USA; Abomous USA; Toyworld, UK

                               

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The World Retail Congress unveils REUTPALA at the Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotel Rome

REUTPALA, produced with prototype stainless steel 3d metal printer technology by Gregory Polletta, contains the origin of retail - the connection between the maker/giver & receiver. 

Designed and produced by Gregory Polletta, it was completed over a 300+ day R&D period with 10+ international partners with prototype 3D metal printing technology connected to the ENPC PhD Engineering / MBA program in Paris, RCA's RapidFormRCA program London, and the Imperial University London's Manufacturing Futures Lab part of the Mechanical Engineering 3D printing program.

REUTPALA is the juxtaposition of utpala - “longevity or renewal”, “to burst open”, “youth” and that of the future of retail. REUTPALA is a symbol and when examined closely inside the victory of the spirit of giving and receiving with two hands is preserved. The typology of REUTPALA allows it to keep the brand identity of the World Retail Congress in a prominent position on a person’s desk yet obsecured by the object itself, a reminder of the worldly spirit of giving and receiving.


The Award was given to: 

• Alberto Alessi Lifetime Achievement Award for Design and Retail
  Accepted by Matteo Alessi
• Nitin Passi - Founder & CEO, Missguided.com
  Young Retail Entrepreneur of the Year
• MudoRetail
  Transformation & Reinvention Award
• PrimarkRetail
  Transformation & Reinvention Award
• M&S "For Every Milestone"
  Retail Advertising Campaign of the Year
• Hamleys World, Moscow by Fitch
  Store Design of the Year
• JD.com, China
  e-Commerce Retailer of the Year
• Alibaba
  Retailer of the Year
  Accepted by Jingming Li - Group VP & Head of US for Alibaba

Covered by WRA London; InStore Magazine Italy; EIMAGAZINE Rome; Twitter at #WRC2015 and #WRA2015; iGNITIATE USA; Retail Week, UK; Hunt Review UK; Fashion Mag UK; WRA UK; Drapers UK; WRC UK; WRA London; Chainstore Magazine, UK; Future Retail, UK; WN.com USA; Abomous USA; Toyworld, UK

                               

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When a firm utilizes “innovation” the mechanism for dissemination of breakthroughs is radically different? Why? Any number of political, design, ego, financial and technical reasons. How can this be mitigated to bring breakthroughs out faster and without error. In Front And Backstages Of The Diminished Routinization Of Innovations: What Innovation Research Makes Public And Organizational Research Finds Behind The Scenes  we see how and how designers can take advantage of this to move things faster than ever before. 

                               

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