International Awards Program Recognizes Standout Retail Technology Companies, Products, and Services Around the World
LOS ANGELES, May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- RetailTech Breakthrough, the premier awards and recognition platform devoted to honoring excellence in retail technology companies, services, and solutions around the world, today announced the winners of the inaugural awards program. The RetailTech Breakthrough Awards Program is part of Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership. This year's program attracted more than 1,200 nominations from over 12 different countries in categories that included digital displays, checkout automation, smart dressing room, inventory and warehouse technology, bots and chatbots, fraud prevention, and more.
The mission of the annual RetailTech Breakthrough Awards program is to honor excellence and recognize the creativity, hard work and success of companies, technologies, and products within the retail technology sectors around the world. Winners are selected annually based on a variety of criteria by a panel of industry experts who represent a mix of technical, business, and investor expertise. The award winners highlight key disruptions in retail that are enabling consumers to make more informed choices and to shop anywhere anytime, improving segmentation and pricing, enhancing convenience, and improving customer journeys after purchase through digital transformation.
"The global smart retail technology market is expanding, with expected growth from $22.6 billion in 2021 to $68.8 billion by 2026. Consumers appreciate and already expect technology-enhanced retail experiences – both online and instore – and the innovative companies, products, and services honored at the inaugural RetailTech Breakthrough Awards are helping retailers meet and exceed these expectations," said Bryan Vaughn, Managing Director of RetailTech Breakthrough Awards. "Today, 87% of shoppers already prefer to shop in stores with touchless or robust self-checkout experiences and 80% of brands worldwide are using or plan to use AI chatbots in the near future. Tomorrow, we can only imagine what the next disruptive retail technology will be. We're excited to share the best and most innovative RetailTech innovators in 2023, and look forward to seeing what they accomplish next."
Retail is at the forefront of a technology revolution, driven by consumer behavior and growing competition in the industry. Consumers continue to embrace e-commerce and increasingly want to interact with retail brands across channels. To thrive in this new digital environment, companies are re-imagining the role of physical retail and the format of in-store shopping. Technology innovation is already enhancing customer journeys and helping lower retailers' costs of doing business, including with advanced data analytics, innovative customer loyalty programs, customer experience solutions, marketing services, and even augmented reality and virtual reality.
The 2023 RetailTech Breakthrough Award Winners include:
Store Management
Store Operations Platform of the Year: Zipline
Store Management Innovation of the Year: Trigo
Overall Store Management Solution Provider of the Year: Focal Systems
Checkout Automation
Self Checkout Solution of the Year: shopreme
Checkout Automation Platform of the Year: Standard AI
Checkout Automation Solution Provider of the Year: Shopic
Workforce Tools
Workforce Scheduling Solution of the Year: WorkJam
Overall Workforce Management Solution of the Year: YOOBIC
Inventory and Warehouse Technology
Shelf Monitoring Solution of the Year: Pensa Systems
Inventory Management Solution of the Year: Upshop
POS and Payments
RetailTech Payments Platform of the Year: Unlimint
POS Solution of the Year: NewStore
POS Innovation of the Year: Digibee
Overall POS Solution Provider of the Year: Manhattan Active® Point of Sale, Manhattan Associates
Fraud Prevention
Fraud Prevention Solution of the Year: Intelligence Node
Location
Location Analytics Solution of the Year: Sheeva.ai
Indoor Mapping Solution of the Year: Oriient
Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality Shopping Solution of the Year: Qreal
Augmented Reality Innovation of the Year: Royal Cyber
e-Commerce
e-Commerce Solution of the Year: commercetools
Headless Commerce Solution of the Year: Netlify
e-Commerce Innovation of the Year: BigCommerce
Overall e-Commerce Solution Provider of the Year: Mollie
e-Commerce Automation Solution of the Year: Webgility
e-Commerce Platform of the Year: Cymbio
Visual Commerce Solution of the Year: Threekit
Composable Commerce System Integrator of the Year: Orium
Marketing
Overall CRM Solution of the Year: Braze
Customer Experience
Returns Optimization Solution of the Year: ReturnLogic
In-Store Experience Innovation of the Year: ELERA™ Commerce Platform, Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions
Overall Customer Experience Solution of the Year: Red Ant
Post Purchase Experience Solution of the Year: Veho
Customer Experience Solution of the Year: AfterShip
Customer Loyalty
Customer Loyalty Solution of the Year: Wink
Overall Customer Loyalty Solution Provider of the Year: Syte
Data and Analytics
Predictive Analytics Solution of the Year: Logiwa
Physical Store Analytics Solution of the Year: TruRating
Overall RetailTech Analytics Solution Provider of the Year: Impact Analytics
Merchandising
Merchandising Solution of the Year: Toolio
Overall Merchandising Solution Provider of the Year: Wooqer
Industry Leadership
Offline/Online RetailTech Solution of the Year: Quivers
IoT Based RetailTech Solution of the Year: Cooler Screens
RetailTech Company CEO of the Year: Ali Asaria, Tulip Retail
RetailTech Startup of the Year: TalkShopLive
Artificial Intelligence Innovation Award: Intel
Overall RetailTech Innovation of the Year: Avassa
Overall RetailTech Solution of the Year: Bambuser
Overall RetailTech Company of the Year: Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions
Product Experience Management Platform of the Year: Salsify
For the full list of winners please visit our website: https://retailtechbreakthrough.com/.
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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.
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Bryan Vaughn, RetailTech Breakthrough, 949.529.4120, [email protected]
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