Discover the winners and a snapshot of their ideas
We challenged 秀色直播 students and faculty to reimagine the future of retail through two competition streams 鈥� an ideation contest and a call for research proposals. From cutting-edge tech to behavioural insights, these winning ideas stood out for their creativity, feasibility, and impact.听A huge congratulations to all our winners and a special thank you to our partner Alimentation Couche-Tard for their invaluable support in helping us make these opportunities possible.
RIL Research Proposal Contest
秀色直播 PhD students & faculty members
The winner received a $1,000 cash prize and each of two runners-up received a $500 cash prize each. The winner and runners-up may also have an opportunity to collaborate with RIL-affiliated professors to implement their research proposals.
RIL Ideation Contest
秀色直播 Undergrad & Master Students
The winning team received a $1,000 cash prize and each of two runners-up received a $500 cash prize.
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Winner: Jae Choi
A study on how in-store subscription programs affect customer engagement and loyalty.
Runner-up: Ferris Belkhiria
Research exploring how healthy-eating nudges influence habitual shopping patterns.
Runner-up: Hamidreza Moshrefi
Investigating the link between customer eye-tracking behaviour and purchasing decisions.
Winner: Ruping Xu
A gamified rewards system that promotes sustainable, healthy, and loyal customer behaviour.听(Photo: Ruping Xu with Charles de Brabant)
Runner-up: Ruihong Li
An AI-powered, tablet-enabled platform that instantly creates and deploys branded digital signage in stores.
Runners-up: Selina Ved & William Bernasconi
A smart locker system for bundled food pre-orders and easy pickup.
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