SRA Retail Reimagined Innovation Challenge (SRRIC) 2022
The Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) announced the winners of the inaugural SRA Retail Reimagined Innovation Challenge (SRRIC) 2022 on Tuesday 12 July. It is the first national level initiative by SRA to encourage tertiary students and recent alumni to ideate and develop solutions that tackle challenges facing the retail industry, with the hope of seeking fresh perspectives and creative ideas to help retailers reimagine retail and develop game-changing solutions for the future.
Over the past few months, 42 teams of 163 students from 11 IHLs participated in the Innovation Challenge to address 10 Problem Statements from our Challenge Partners – BHG Singapore, Commune Lifestyle, EmergencyBiz, Eyesight.sg, FairPrice Group, Pick & Go, Scent by SIX, Singapore Retailers Association, Wing Tai Retail (G2000) and Yue Hwa Chinese Products.
10 teams of 39 students from Singapore Polytechnic, Temasek Polytechnic, Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore, Singapore Institute of Management, Singapore Management University and Singapore Institute of Technology advanced to the Finals, and 6 of them are mixed-school teams.
On Challenge Day, the 10 teams presented their innovative solutions to our judges in a bid to win the Top 3 prizes worth over $13,000 and 3 special awards – Most Passionate Team, Most Sustainable Solution and Most Collaborative Effort.
Our SRRIC 2022 Winners: Team Commersseurs
Team Commersseurs, a mixed school team from NUS X NTU, who presented the solution to EmergencyBiz’s Problem Statement, emerged as the winner of the SRA Retail Reimagined Innovation Challenge 2022. The 2nd and 3rd place winners were Team X-3 from Temasek Polytechnic and Team Biodynamic from NTU X NUS X SIT. The 3 special awards went to Team Win Dough Shoppers from NTU X NUS X SIM (Most Passionate Team), Team Innov8 from SMU X SIT (Most Sustainable Solution) and Team Augmeta from NTU X NUS (Most Collaborative Effort) respectively.
The SRA Retail Reimagined Innovation Challenge 2022 is supported by Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG).
It’s a wrap for our inaugural SRA Retail Reimagined Innovation Challenge (SRRIC) 2022. See you next year!
List of winners
Winner:
Commersseurs
| Teng Ting | 22 | Nanyang Technological University (NTU) |
| Chua Jia Sheng | 25 | Nanyang Technological University (NTU) |
| Chng Chun Kang | 25 | Nanyang Technological University (NTU) |
| Tan Xuan Wen | 22 | National University of Singapore (NUS) |
2nd Place:
X-3
| Tan Hui Ling | 19 | Temasek Polytechnic (TP) |
| Nur Kristinnah Binte Omar | 19 | Temasek Polytechnic (TP) |
| Chew Jun Wei Merwyn | 19 | Temasek Polytechnic (TP) |
3rd Place:
Biodynamic
| Ong Ru Yin, Rebecca | 21 | Nanyang Technological University (NTU) |
| Yeo Zhi Lin | 21 | National University of Singapore (NUS) |
| Lim Yan Jia, Jocelyn | 21 | Nanyang Technological University (NTU) |
| Dion Wong Kai Jun | 23 | Nanyang Technological University (NTU) |
| Chen Zhongyan | 23 | Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) |
Most Passionate Award:
Win Dough Shoppers
| Jayvis Lim Xu Xuan | 22 | Nanyang Technological University |
| Ong Hao Ting Aiken | 22 | National University of Singapore |
| Lim Wen Xing Julius | 22 | SIM Global Education – University of London |
| Low Jun Wei Joshua | 23 | Nanyang Technological University |
| Fermin Loh Jing Wen | 23 | National University of Singapore |
Most Sustainable Award:
Innov8
| Chan Min Ai | 22 | Singapore Management University (SMU) |
| Ngia Kan Wee | 23 | Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) |
| Tay Shi Hui | 22 | Singapore Management University (SMU) |
Most Collaborative Award:
Augmeta
| Rachel Tang Hao En | 25 | Nanyang Technological University (NTU) |
| Lee Yan Long | 22 | National University of Singapore (NUS) |
| Ryan Sng Wei En | 22 | National University of Singapore (NUS) |
| Chong Yi Min | 21 | National University of Singapore (NUS) |
| Koh Chee Heng | 22 | National University of Singapore (NUS) |
Annex A: 10 Challenge Partners & Problem Statements