// Tesco’s 2023 global hackathon kicks off this week
// Over two days, teams will come together and look at how coding can help to find a technology solution to a real retail problem
Tesco is set to kick off its annual global hackathon this week, where teams of colleagues in the UK, Central Europe and India go head to head in a competition that champions technology, collaboration and innovation.
Over two days, the grocery giant‘s teams will come together and look at how coding can help to find a technology solution to a real retail problem.
Over 50 teams, with around 450 colleagues, will have 48 hours to transform their idea into a working prototype and every team will then get the chance to demonstrate their solution to the judges with two teams crowned winners in the end.
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This event has had lots of successful ideas come through the pipeline including 2019’s winning idea of ‘Tesco Magic’ which has since been developed, designed and delivered into Tesco Unpacked, the personalised, digital Clubcard summary.
This year, teams will be asked to focus on where Tesco can enhance progress against its purpose of serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day as well as its four strategic priorities:
- Magnetic Value for Customers: The combination of price, quality, range and customer experience, including our work on health and sustainability
- I Love my Tesco Clubcard: Increasing loyalty by making Clubcard work hard for our customers, with a more personalised experience
- Easily the Most Convenient: Serving customers wherever, whenever and however they want to be served
- Save to Invest: To give us the fuel to invest in our priorities
The judges include Tesco chief technology officer, Guus Dekkers and group strategy and innovation director, Claire Lorains who are looking for ideas that have the potential to make a real difference to the business and its customers.
The winning teams will then have the chance to take their prototype forward, on top of receiving a small cash prize.
Guus Dekkers said: “I love this event because it gives colleagues an opportunity to showcase the wealth of technology talent we have within Tesco. The ideas, no matter how big or small, are all designed to help Tesco be a better business.
“For our leadership team, it is an opportunity to challenge our perceptions and think outside the box. I wish every team all the best in the event and look forward to seeing what new ideas we can bring to the table.”
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