The technology innovators that are driving Smart Retail and shaping its future

ABI Research has named the technology innovators that are driving Smart Retail and shaping its future. Ranking criteria included identifying the companies that are the fastest growing in the retail technology industry based on the number of implementations internationally, and the amount of funds raised from capital investors that will continue to fuel their growth. 

The startups, tech providers, and technologies highlighted present exciting offerings that all retailers should explore.  Included are various startups in the areas of IPS (Indoor Positioning Systems), smart barcode scanning, mobile analytics, and visual interactive displays.

The Smart Retail Hot Tech Innovators for 2017 are:

•           Digimarc – Barcodes and Scanners

•           Senion – Indoor Positioning Systems

•           Perch Interactive – Visual Interactive Displays

•           Volare/Cloud4W – Location Analytics

•           Heap – Ecommerce Tracking and Analytics

•           Trax – Shelf Analytics

•           ViSenze – Visual Commerce