Future of Retail

Challenge Open: Sept 13 – Mar 1

Step 1 – Pick your challenge today:

    1. How can automation and robots enhance retail efficiency without impacting human employment
    2. How can the incorporation of AI and robots improve return processes and reduce costs?

Step 2 – Sign up to the challenge using the form! Watch the webinar to gain a refresher on what experts have to say on the Future of Retail that can help guide your submission.

Step 3 – Once you have received an invite for PreprLabs, complete your project and submit it, ensuring you have completed all the required fields on the project pitch on PreprLabs.

Step 4 – You’ll receive an email after the submission date, to announce the winners. Check out the prizes below, they could be yours!

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    Webinar

    Missed our webinar? Watch to uncover the game-changing trends reshaping the retail industry. Gain valuable insights into how businesses are optimizing their operations to meet the rising demand for swift and convenient deliveries. Don’t miss your chance to learn from experts now!

    Prizes

    For 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, the total prizes are:

    1st Place

    • $500 Visa gift card
    • $300 in Linux course credits
    • $1000 Prepr Lab Kit
    • Internship opportunities at Prepr and our network of partners

    2nd Place

    • $250 Visa gift card
    • $300 in Linux course credits
    • $1000 Prepr Lab Kit

    3rd Place

    • $125 Visa gift card
    • $300 in Linux course credits
    • $1000 Prepr Lab Kit

    **Please be advised that while participants are welcome to enter the Challenges, it should be noted that individuals who have previously won are ineligible for further awards.

    Please be advised that all cash prizes will be awarded in CAD.**

    Our Expert Panelists

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    Sachin Arora

    Managing Director, Next Commerce

    Sachin Arora is the Managing Director of Next Commerce, a public speaker, and an award-winning, multi-faceted retail executive. He possesses leadership experience on topics – ex. Corporate & Retail Strategies, Media Modernization, and other topics.

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    Craig Patterson

    Founder and Co-Editor-In-Chief, Retail Insider. Publisher, Retail Insider Media Ltd.

    Craig Patterson, Founder and Co-Editor-In-Chief, Retail Inside. Publisher, Retail Insider Media Ltd. He is a retail analyst and consultant at the Retail Council of Canada. He has studied the Canadian retail landscape for the past 25 years.

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    Jackson Payne

    Founder & CEO, Deeleeo

    Jackson Payne, Founder & CEO at deeleeo. Former Olympic Gymnast. Becoming frustrated with the process of selling items on Facebook marketplace and Kijiji, he believed he could make it easier to facilitate these sales. From this, Deeleeo was born.

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    Cameron Waite

    Founder & CEO, Real Life Robotics

    Cameron Waite, Founder & CEO at Real Life Robotics. Cameron is a 20+ year veteran sales leader in the technology/robotics space with a proven success in bringing innovative and disruptive products to market.

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