Oct 29, 2025

In a LinkedIn post, Denis Niezgoda, Chief Commercial Office, International at Locus Robotics , said: “350 bots are now fully live at The Quality Group - and ready for peak. What started just a few months ago with 40 bots in a temporary pallet pick zone handling has now scaled into the largest Locus Robotics fleet in Europe.” He added: “We went live in under 90 days from signature. Now, less than 8 months later, the site is running at full scale - across three connected halls with smooth coordination between pickers, bots, packaging, and conveyance. Targeting 60,000+ orders and over 300,000 units per day. Fully integrated with Ranpak (on-demand packaging) and Vanderlande (conveyance).” “We had originally planned to hit this scale about a year from now. But TQG's growth has been phenomenal, and the ramp up moved faster than anyone expected. This operation supports ESN and More Nutrition - two standout D2C brands in the fitness and health space. Fast growing, community driven, and constantly pushing boundaries.” He concluded: “From a temporary zone to one of the most advanced fulfilment hubs in Europe - all in under eight months. Huge respect to the teams who made it happen.” 2025 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS Robotics was a key focus area at the 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards VoCoVo, Everseen, Sensei, Gander, Iceland, Olio, Trust Retail, East of England Co-op, Lekkerland SE, Poq, Mamas & Papas, Varner, Sitoo, and Zebra Technologies were among our winners this year We received a record number of entries and many fantastic examples of the continued resilience and dynamism of the retail space during hugely challenging times. For a full rundown of all of the shortlisted entries, click here Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC in Central London 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 In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards' 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's HQ in the West End.” “But I'm conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You're only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we've moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.” He added: “This year's 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.” Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel , the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.