
The campaign, now in its third year, kicked off in April 2016. John Lewis said it sought businesses operating across five categories – health and wellbeing; simplify my life; effortless shopping; tech for kids, and surprise us (too innovative to classify).
With almost 300 applications, a pitch day in front of a judging panel took place to whittle down the number to five finalists, which have now been revealed by John Lewis and innovation partner L Marks. They are: (1) DigitalBridge – Using computer vision and machine learning, customers can visualise home furnishings.Read more about retail innovations:
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Tech entrepreneur Stuart Marks, L Marks chairman, added that JLAB is proof that large and small firms can indeed work together and both benefit.
“The startups will have unprecedented access to John Lewis’s retail expertise, working together to exchange ideas and create a product or service that has real commercial application,” he said. By Zen Terrelonge The grand finale of Virgin Media Business’ £1m VOOM business competition took place on 28 June – find out who the winners were and what chief judge Richard Branson said on the day.Share this story