Retail Tech Accelerator

The UK Launchpad is partnering with Retail Week on a three-month fast-track accelerator program for overseas vendors looking to enter or scale in the UK retail markets. The purpose of this program is to give the selected companies an opportunity to develop a deep understanding of the UK retail scene. It also aims to aid the selected companies to build strong networks, discuss innovation opportunities and pitching to leading retailers and build a post-program GRM strategy in conjunction with the experts.

This program is designed for companies in the retail tech space that are keen on scaling to the UK or Europe. In addition to that, they will be expected to have at least three paying customers and should be able to demonstrate the ability to scale. The program is open to 10 startup companies who will have to commit about 5 hours per week. Even though it is designed to be a virtual program, there would be some hybrid activities involved too.

Furthermore, the idea of this accelerator program is to guide the vendors to build a deep understanding of the UK retail scene by giving them access to premium research. The vendors will have access to an expert advisory panel that will support them with any questions. They will also be provided with the opportunity to meet the innovation requirements of the retailers on the Retailers Innovation Panel. This program brings an opportunity to the vendors to pitch at the Innovation Summit to leading retailers across the UK. They would even have access to masterclasses on thought leadership and topical themes in the UK Retail Market along with various discounts and other benefits.

The company with a winning pitch at the session of Innovation Summit will be offered a feature in the Retail Week magazine. And the program will conclude by working 1-2-1 with the specialists at the Retail Week and the UK Launchpad. This will be instrumental in devising a personalised market entry or scaleup strategy for the selected company.

The fast-track retail accelerator program will start on the 3rd of October and will end on the 15th of December 2022. The registrations close on the 23rd of September. To know more, drop a comment or click here.

About Us:

The UK Launchpad is an innovation ecosystem providing unique support and services to tech companies looking to scale up or enter into the UK and European markets. The support services include- accelerator programs, business development, access to business and professional networks, setup and management of UK events, partnership and collaboration opportunities and access to the UK and European grants.

Retail Week is the most trusted source of business intelligence and networking available to today's retailers. It is a London-based news website, data service, event producer and magazine covering the retail industry. Every week over 50,000 retail professionals visit www.retail-week.com looking to connect to market-leading news, insights and data.