{"id":159983,"date":"2018-04-25T16:28:01","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T16:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/john-lewis-reveals-new-retail-tech-innovation-programme\/"},"modified":"2021-08-12T13:52:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T13:52:42","slug":"john-lewis-reveals-new-retail-tech-innovation-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theindustry.fashion\/john-lewis-reveals-new-retail-tech-innovation-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"John Lewis reveals new retail tech innovation programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The John Lewis Partnership has announced that expansion of its JLAB <strong>incubator programme for retail tech start-ups to a new \"always on\" model that runs year-round.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->JLAB is now in its fifth year and had <strong>previously comprised a 12-week annual programme<\/strong> but this year it will run three themed programmes with the first, focused on health &amp; wellbeing, launching today. Further themes will be announced throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>The group, which includes the John Lewis department store and grocer Waitrose, is looking for <strong>customer-facing, digitally led propositions for the first raft of entries,<\/strong> which <strong>open today and close on 25 May 2018<\/strong>.\u00a0It is looking for innovators that will offer customers advice and inspiration on how to lead healthier lives and eat a healthier diet.<\/p>\n<p>Successful applicants will receive a variety of benefits such as <strong>expert advice and mentorship from John Lewis and Waitrose senior leaders, product validation<\/strong> from retail experts and customers, as well as investment from the JLAB fund and office space.<\/p>\n<p>\"As more and more businesses face digital disruption, it's increasingly important for the Partnership to stay committed to the ideals of our founder, John Spedan Lewis, by <strong>experimenting and nurturing innovation both inside and outside our business<\/strong>,\" said John Vary, futurologist at the John Lewis Partnership.<\/p>\n<p>\"This is exactly why we have created a completely new JLAB for 2018. We wanted to <strong>take the programme to the next level by launching more events but with a focus on themes<\/strong> we feel are most significant to our customers as well as the future of retail. We're excited to see the market challenging ideas businesses will put forward,\" he added.<\/p>\n<p>JLAB 2018 will be run in partnership with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.true.global\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">True<\/a>, Europe's<strong> only retail and consumer sector specialist, operating across the entire investment vertical<\/strong>. Applications can be made on <a href=\"https:\/\/jlab.co.uk\">the JLAB website<\/a> and a small group of businesses will be invited to pitch in June 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The revamp of JLAB 2018 follows on from successful investment made last year, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wefifo.com\">WeFiFo<\/a>, <strong>the social eating movement<\/strong> which connects home chefs, supper club hosts and professional chefs with paying guests, and <a href=\"https:\/\/exaactly.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exaactly<\/a> <strong>an intelligent addressing system<\/strong> that aims to put an end to failed deliveries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":148629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10585,6,12973],"tags":[12118,12113,12992,10601,12991,10566,12114],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>John Lewis reveals new retail tech innovation programme - TheIndustry.fashion<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The John Lewis Partnership has announced that expansion of its JLAB incubator programme for retail tech start-ups to a new &quot;always on&quot; 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