Bluewater<\/p>\n
Garage, a Montreal born brand, officially landed in the UK earlier this month, opening a store at Bluewater Shopping Centre.<\/p>\n
“Opening in the UK is a defining moment for Garage,” says Andrew Lutfy, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board at Groupe Dynamite. “London is at the heart of global fashion- the energy and style across the UK truly inspires us. Opening at Bluewater and on Oxford Street is a bold step in our international growth and an opportunity to strengthen our connection with the customers who already know and love us, and to introduce Garage to those just discovering the brand.”<\/p>\n
2026 RTIH Innovation Awards<\/p>\n
Physical stores will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n The awards are now open for entries and celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.<\/p>\n Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC<\/a>\u00a0in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.<\/p>\n Check out our 2025 winners here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson<\/a>.<\/p>\n In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: \u201cThis is the awards\u2019 fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA\u2019s HQ in the West End.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut I\u2019m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You\u2019re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we\u2019ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cThis year\u2019s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.\u201d<\/p>\n