Fourth Annual RetailTech Breakthrough Awards Program Honors World’s Most Innovative Retail Technology Companies

Prestigious Annual Awards Program Recognizes Standout Retail Technology Companies Around the World

/EIN News/ -- LOS ANGELES, April 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RetailTech Breakthrough, a leading independent market intelligence organization that evaluates and recognizes standout retail technology companies, products and services around the globe, today announced the winners of the 4^th annual RetailTech Breakthrough Awards program, representing the world’s most innovative companies empowering the retail industry to enhance customer experiences, streamline operations and boost sales.

The mission of the annual RetailTech Breakthrough Awards program is to spotlight and celebrate the global innovators who are transforming the retail technology landscape. The RetailTech Breakthrough Awards program aims to conduct the industry’s most comprehensive analysis of the breakthrough technologies driving innovation and shaping the future of retail. This year’s program received thousands of nominations from more than 14 countries worldwide, reflecting the global momentum and impact of retail technology advancements.

Consumer behavior is changing rapidly across the retail landscape. Much of this shift is being driven by technological advances such as last-mile delivery, cashier-less stores, personalized shopping experiences driven by data analytics and AI-tools like chatbots. To thrive, retailers must not only embrace these innovative solutions but do so faster than ever before. The Retail Breakthrough award winners represent categories that include Store Management, Workforce Tools, Inventory and Warehouse Technology, Merchandising, PLM & PDM and more.

“The global smart retail technology market is expected to grow from $22.6 billion in 2021 to $68.8 billion by 2026, demonstrating the incredible shift in the way retailers are leveraging breakthrough technology to deliver on the modern consumer’s need for smarter, faster and more personalized shopping experiences,” said Bryan Vaughn, Managing Director, RetailTech Breakthrough. “This year’s winners are transforming the industry by focusing on cutting-edge solutions that optimize supply chains, improve inventory management, blend physical and digital retail, to meet and exceed today’s evolving consumer expectations. Congratulations to our entire 2025 RetailTech Breakthrough Award winners circle.”

The 2025 RetailTech Breakthrough Awards winners include:

Store Management
Overall Store Management Platform of the Year: Zipline
Overall Store Management Solution Provider of the Year: StoreSpace Insights Ltd.
Store Operations Platform of the Year: Logile

Workforce Tools
Overall Workforce Management Solution Provider of the Year: Paycom
Workforce Hiring Solution of the Year: Instawork

Virtual Fitting Room
Virtual Fitting Room Solution Provider of the Year: Sama

Inventory and Warehouse Technology
Inventory Management Innovation of the Year: Shipfusion
Shelf Monitoring Solution of the Year: Pensa Systems

Bots and Chatbots
Chatbot Solution of the Year: CodeBoxx for GoodwillFinds’ GEM Chatbot

POS and Payments
Overall POS Solution Provider of the Year: Flexa
POS Innovation of the Year: Transaction Network Services

Fraud Prevention
Fraud Prevention Solution Provider of the Year: Appriss Retail

Location
Location Analytics Solution of the Year: Smarty

Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality Innovation of the Year: echo3D

Commerce
e-Commerce Solution of the Year: Spryker
Overall Digital Commerce Platform of the Year: Pacvue

Marketing
Overall RetailTech Marketing Solution of the Year: Postscript

Customer Experience
Overall Customer Experience Solution of the Year: Gladly

Customer Loyalty
Customer Loyalty Solution of the Year: Cohora

Data and Analytics
Omnichannel Analytics Solution of the Year: Hightouch
Overall RetailTech Analytics Solution of the Year: KPMG Dash
Predictive Analytics Solution of the Year: Resonate
Product Attribute Data Solution of the Year: Knowledge Hero
Sales Analytics Platform of the Year: Engine

Order Orchestration
AI Procurement Platform of the Year: Order.co
Order Orchestration Company of the Year: Fluent Commerce

Fulfillment
Logistics Solution of the Year: Hangar A

Merchandising
Merchandise Planning Solution of the Year: Advatix
Overall Merchandising Solution Provider of the Year: RELEX Solutions

Security, Loss Prevention and Asset Protection
Anti-theft Security Solution of the Year: x-hoppers

Artificial Intelligence
RetailTech AI Company of the Year: Perfect Corp
RetailTech AI Innovation of the Year: TruRating
RetailTech AI Platform of the Year: Revuze
RetailTech AI Solution of the Year: Quorso

Industry Leadership
Commerce Experience Management Platform of the Year: Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions
IoT Based RetailTech Solution of the Year: Nextivity
Overall RetailTech Company of the Year: EDITED
Overall RetailTech Solution of the Year: Retail Control Systems

About RetailTech Breakthrough
Part of Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the RetailTech Breakthrough Awards program is the premier awards and recognition platform devoted to honoring excellence in retail technology companies, services and solutions around the world. The RetailTech Breakthrough Awards provide public recognition for the achievements of retail technology companies and products in categories that include store management, digital displays, checkout automation, workforce tools, smart dressing rooms and more. For more information visit retailtechbreakthrough.com.

Tech Breakthrough LLC does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in our recognition programs, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with award designations. Tech Breakthrough LLC recognition consists of the opinions of the Tech Breakthrough LLC organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Tech Breakthrough LLC disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this recognition program, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

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Bryan Vaughn
RetailTech Breakthrough
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