Retail Technology Show announces 2025 Innovation Award shortlist including Pricer and Akeneo

Retail Technology Show (RTS) has announced the shortlist for its 2025 Innovation Awards, which champions the progressive technologies powering retail transformation.

Every year, the awards highlight the best examples of game-changing solutions from across the RTS exhibition floor. They are judged by a panel made up of the RTS advisory board, as well as industry analysts and influencers, such as NBK Consulting’s Natalie Berg, IGD’s Toby Pickard, Andrew Busby, Retail Connection’s Chris Field, and OB&Co’s Oliver Banks.

The top ten innovations selected for the shortlist in 2025, listed in alphabetical order, are:

AIPERIA (stand #SU18) – An AI solution that redefines ultra-fresh food management, using over 150 data points to generate precise demand forecasts, ensuring the right product availability while minimising waste and maximising profitability for grocers. 

Akeneo (stand #N10) – Shortlisted for its new PX Insights solution, which uses AI to build customer reviews, ratings, and search behaviour into product data, increasing discoverability in intent-based search, growing sales and reducing returns.

Differs (stand #E40) – A predictive AI SaaS solution that optimises discounts for each product, allowing retailers, including Sephora and H&M, to sell more at higher prices, protecting margins and optimising markdowns to generate sell-through.

Glanceable (stand #E40) – An AI powered customer experience platform, Glanceable centralises customer feedback - from reviews, feedback and calls - providing real-time improvements to services or products with AI-generated, personalised responses to streamline engagement and boost CX.

invent.ai (stand #E60) – A promotions, markdown and pricing optimisation solution, invent.ai integrates inventory constraints, financial goals and demand forecasts to dynamically adjust prices and promotions across stores, channels and product categories, maximising profits and reducing waste. 

Optimum Retailing (stand #L70) – Shortlisted for its Realgram AI solution, the first AI powered planogram tool that allows bricks and mortar retailers to create plans that align with business objectives, real-time inventory and capacity. 

PervasID (stand #G20) – Its latest TrackMaster 2X fixed RFID reader is shortlisted for its ability to deliver both real-time stock accuracy and 2m location accuracy for all retail store inventory. Removing the need for handheld scanning and delivering critical data within minutes to the retailer, it boosts CX while improving on-shelf availability.

Pricer (stand #G41) – The new Pricer Avenue evolves the role of electronic shelf labels (ESLs), delivering enhanced and connected in-aisle experiences. Digitally transforming the shelf-edge into a CX platform, it delivers brand-rich in-aisle customer engagement and retail media activations, while elevating ESLs as the ‘glue' connecting other in-store tech to unlock operational efficiencies and labour productivity.

Profitmind (stand #SU04) – A SaaS solution which uses machine learning (ML), generative AI and agentic AI to track competitors, Profitmind analyses internal data and surfaces fast-impact revenue and margin growth opportunities to increase productivity, transparency and profitability.

Yellow Sub AI (stand #SU02) – Able to uncover footfall and spending patterns, anywhere and in real-time, Yellow Sub AI is a software-only footfall analytics provider. Delivering insights on the number of people in any location globally and predicting transaction volumes, the solution operates without the need for hardware or sensors.

Matt Bradley, Event Director at RTS, comments: “Always hotly contended, the breadth and depth of the tech - and the sheer scale of capabilities on display - in this year’s Innovation Awards was simply phenomenal.  I don’t envy the judges in picking a winner from the smorgasbord of innovation and high calibre entries we received in the 2025 programme. We wish all the shortlisted tech providers the very best of luck and look forward to the big reveal when we crown the winner at the show.”

The winner of the awards will be crowned at RTS, which debuts at its new home, London ExCeL on 2nd and 3rd April, during the BIG Retail Party, held at the end of day one.

2025 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS

The 2025 RTIH Innovation Awards will open for entries in March, celebrating global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our 2024 hall of fame entrants were revealed during an event which took place at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ in Central London on 21st November, and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by comedian Lucy Porter.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “The event is now into its sixth year and what a journey it has been. The awards started life as an online only affair during the Covid outbreak, before launching as a small scale in real life event and growing year on year to the point where we’re now selling out this fine, historic venue.”

He added: “Congratulations to all of our finalists. Many submissions did not make it through to the final stage, and getting to this point is no mean feat. Checkout-free stores, automated supply chains, immersive experiences, on-demand delivery, next generation loyalty offerings, inclusive retail, green technology. We’ve got all the cool stuff covered this evening.”

“But just importantly we’ve got lots of great examples of companies taking innovative tech and making it usable in everyday operations - resulting in more efficiency and profitability in all areas.”

Congratulations to our 2024 winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Lucy Porter, and all those who attended November's gathering. 

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