Men's clothing store Hointer is out to revolutionise retail. Founded by a senior ex-Amazon employee, it combines the best of physical and digital in a customer-centric real-world experience that's as fast and efficient as buying online.

With the spread of technology, companies are exploring the ways household chores can be made more bearable. Amazon is appealing to grocery-hating mothers everywhere with Amazon Dash – the kitchen assistant intended to do for the shopping list what Kindle did for the e-book.

Calorie neutral pop-up restaurant Steam provided a vision of responsible indulgence. With it, Miele met a growing demand for balanced living – and proved, once again, that domestic appliances need not be boring.

In an increasingly connected world, people are looking to the internet and technology to solve everyday problems. Tile combines the seamless simplicity of the internet of things with the benefits of a global community to help find lost items.