Judging Process

The spirit of the RetailTech Breakthrough Awards is to highlight the BREAK THROUGH products, solutions and companies within the crowded retail technology market.

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Judging Criteria

We intentionally keep the submission process simple, focused on nominees addressing the question – “How does your company or product break through the crowded RetailTech market?”

The evaluation criteria for the RetailTech Breakthrough Awards program are focused around the concept of innovation. We have developed the evaluation criteria and a corresponding set of assessment tools and scales that we believe allow for a fair, honest and equitable assessment of each entry.

All entries will be judged on the RetailTech Breakthrough criteria:

Innovation

Performance

East of Use and Manageability

Functionality

Value

Impact

In the spirit of the technology “Break Through,” we are looking for innovative solutions and companies that address a true need, solve a complex or critical problem, or seize an opportunity and create or revolutionize a new market or industry. In the award nomination, you may choose to address the following areas. Note that it is not necessary to address each area and these are suggested guidelines only.

Innovation

Does your product introduce new capabilities of significant Improvements? Does it break new ground and truly “Break Through” the crowded Market?

Performance

Does the product perform to a degree that it improves overall performance versus competitors or previous solutions?

East of Use and Manageability

Is the product easy to install? Are the products functions clear and easy to learn and run? Will the products scale to accommodate growth?

Functionality

Does the product deliver as promised? Does it provide greater or more useful functionality that others in its categorgy?

Value

Does the product represent a cost-effective solution? Can its return on investment be easily justified?

Impact

What needs does this product uniquely meet? What problems does it solve?