(from left) Mr Jimmy CHAN, Ms Morgane Parizot, Muskan SHAH (Year 3), LO Wai Chun Katniss (Year 4), TSE Chun Ho Harvas (Year 3), Simran GULATI (Year 4), Mr Anthony KEUNG and Ms Tracy WONG
Group photo of the panel of judges and finalists
There was much excitement leading up to the final audition of the team for Future Retail Challenges 2022 on 27 Jan 2022. Four ITC students are shortlisted to participate in the event at the World Retail Congress, which will be held in April 2022 in Rome, Italy. This year, an industry panel with experts from prestigious companies selected and co-supervised the student representatives, including:
- Mr Jimmy CHAN, Head of Account Management, Farfetch
- Ms Morgane PARIZOT, Education Director, Redress
- Mr Anthony KEUNG, President and CEO, Fenix Group Holdings Ltd
- Ms Tracy WONG, General Manager, Trinity Chain Holding Limited
Apart from the industry expert panel, ITC academic supervisors - Dr Eunsoo BAEK, Dr Magnum LAM, Dr Tsai Chun HUANG and Dr Salvatore LO SICCO jointly selected and provided guidance to the candidates. Four outstanding students were selected as the competing team: Muskan SHAH (Year 3), LO Wai Chun Katniss (Year 4), TSE Chun Ho Harvas (Year 3) and Simran GULATI (Year 4) from the Fashion Retail and Marketing specialism. They will participate in the competition as a team virtually on behalf of PolyU. Congratulations and good luck!
About the World Retail Challenge
The competition is a key component of the World Retail Congress, which seeks to promote future talents in the retail industry across the globe by providing an international platform for new ways of thinking and innovative retail ideas.
This year's challenge is titled Refashioning Fast Fashion: “How Fast Fashion Can Serve the Needs of Customers and the Planet”. Students are asked to develop a strategic plan that would help fast fashion retailers generate 25% of their income from activities that reduce or replace the use of new products by 2027.