Nominees have been announced for the eighth annual European Retail Solutions Awards, which will be awarded in a ceremony June 25 at Old Billingsgate Market in London.
The ERSAs are "focused on recognizing retailers and suppliers for excellence and innovation in retail IT, solutions and technology," according to the organization's Web site.
The nominees for the awards include:
Best Customer Facing Technology
- Figleaves with Bazaarvoice for Bazaarvoice Ratings & Reviews implementation on Figleaves.com
- EAT with Commidea for its integrated contactless EPoS solution
- Marks & Spencer with Fizzback for its instant customer feedback service
- The Co-operative Group with Smart Technology Solutions for Insight - customer feedback at the point of sale using Chip & Pin devices
Best Green IT Initiative
- Sainsbury's with NCR for Sainsbury's halves receipt paper usage with NCR two-sided thermal printing technology
- The Co-operative Group with IBM for InControl - Green Tills using Wake Up On LAN
- Littlewoods Shop Direct Group
Best Multi-Channel Integration
- Poppets Ltd with Intelligent Retail for Nursery Connect Multichannel Retail System
- Direct Wines with Site Intelligence for Multi-Channel Intelligence
- Specsavers Optical Group for Multi-Channel Integration
Best Use of E-Commerce Technology in Retail
- zavvi Entertainment Group with hybris and Javelin Group for its e-commerce solution
- Littlewoods Shop Direct Home Shopping with Adobe for Enhanced Customer Internet Experience
- Specsavers Optical Group for Specsaversdirect.co.uk
Best Use of Technology for Employee Training or Communication
- World Duty Free with First Friday Ltd for E-learning training to support implementation of ICE EPoS system
- O2 with Imparta for O2 Journey Retail Simulation
Supply Chain Excellence Award
- Co-operative Retail Logistics with Manhattan Associates for Project Odyssey
- New Look with Quantum Retail Technology for Q
- JD Williams with TradeStone Software for TradeStone Merchandise Lifecycle Management Suite Byblos Book Store with Alien Technology for its item-level RFID deployment
A full list can be found at the ERSA Web site.
