Students of PolyU’s Institute of Textiles and Clothing won the championship again in this year’s Retail Futures Challenge - a highlight event in the World Retail Congress 2012. The team comprised four students, namely Lee Ung-min (captain), Nigel Yau, Jann Lam and Alexandra Leung, working under the tutelage of academic supervisors Dr Chris Lo, Mrs Paulene Hsia, Dr Ho Chu-po and Dr Rachel Yee.

Under the contest’s theme “Imaging the Store of Tomorrow”, the team created a business proposal of an up market, one-stop luxury children’s retail model named “Palais de Tresors”. It aims to provide a seamless shopping experience to target customers, especially “generation Y” parents in China, with technology-based store experience and a “virtual butler” to be downloaded by smart phone or tablet PC users. Details>>