Retail Tech Startups

Darkstore ("Даркстор у дома") operates a network of fulfillment dark stores across Russia combined with an IT platform that integrates with marketplaces (Ozon, Wildberries, Yandex.Market, Megamarket) to offer FBO, FBS, and Express one-hour delivery fulfillment for sellers. It serves marketplaces, eGrocery, online stores, telecom, banks, and travel services, handling receiving, storage, picking, and courier handoff with 100% express-delivery coverage in cities of presence.

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AceTeam is a mobile workforce automation and monitoring platform designed for field sales teams and merchandisers, enabling electronic order management, GPS tracking, real-time inventory visibility, and task execution with analytics dashboards.

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Returneeds (리터니즈) operates a dedicated reverse-logistics center that handles product returns for e-commerce brands, including automated pickup, vision-AI-based inspection with high-resolution photos, and restocking or disposal. It integrates with commerce platforms to process returns, recover an average of 88%+ of returned items as sellable inventory, and support claim handling and consignment sale, donation, or disposal.

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Lifizz offers a ready-made cocktail and highball solution for bars, pubs, and casual dining establishments in South Korea. The platform enables bar staff to prepare professional-quality mixed drinks through a simple pump-and-carbonation system without requiring advanced bartending skills.

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Generative Lab builds an AI-powered virtual customer service agent that automates customer inquiries for e-commerce and retail businesses. The system handles shipping inquiries, returns/refunds, product recommendations, and order processing while integrating with ERP and WMS systems, escalating complex or sensitive issues to human agents.

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Kolon Mobility Group distributes and sells imported automobiles including BMW, Volvo, and Polestar, and provides comprehensive mobility services across the customer lifecycle including certified pre-owned vehicles, auto financing, and Mobility-as-a-Service solutions. The company was established in 2023 as a spin-off of Kolon Global's automotive division.

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Kolon FnC is a South Korean fashion company founded in 1973 with the launch of Kolon Sport, operating around 30 brands spanning outdoor, golf, contemporary, accessories, unisex casual, and premium imported labels. It also runs the online retail platform Kolon Mall, which sells fashion, beauty, living, and appliance products from some 300 brands.

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Breezm designs and sells eyeglasses in various styles and materials including titanium, wire, polymer, and acetate frames. The company offers a range of prescription and sunglasses products marketed primarily in South Korea.

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Partron ESL develops electronic shelf label (ESL) products and gateway systems for retail stores, including slim tags, durable displays, and digital signage-integrated labels. Its products serve retailers across various industries with wireless price/information display and large-scale tag network management.

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Honeyspoon is a retail brand selling products through offline stores located in department stores and a duty-free store in Busan, South Korea. The page functions as an e-commerce checkout and store-location listing.

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WATCHNIAN is a brand centered on wristwatches, with a stated mission of promoting the "circulation" (resale/reuse) of watches. The page explains the meaning behind the brand name, logo, and mascot character but gives no concrete product or service details.

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The company develops digital media systems for venues such as public sports facilities, stadiums, commercial complexes, and transit locations, including a platform for managing and distributing content across digital signage and web, LED display products, an ad-distribution network, and self/mobile ordering systems for food courts and restaurants.

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Ruby Groupe provides e-commerce operational support services including product registration, inventory management, and content creation for online retailers across multiple platforms. The company serves luxury and domestic brands by handling platform management, product listing optimization, and marketing-related tasks.

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Lestas operates an online shop for custom-printed promotional merchandise (novelty goods) in Japan, offering items such as poly/plastic bags, paper bags, cotton drawstring pouches, stainless bottles, and pens. Customers can order custom products by uploading text or images, with design-creation support from in-house staff, and the site provides online quote downloads.

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Mofuku Rescue operates an unmanned, 24-hour self-service store where customers can try on and rent mourning attire (funeral wear). The Tokyo-based company focuses on rethinking everyday consumer services to make them more convenient and reliable.

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Yamato Foods operates a portfolio of food service franchise businesses in Japan, including Mr. Donut, Mos Burger, and Tempura Yamato restaurants. The company serves the casual dining and quick-service restaurant market through franchise operations.

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Unerry leverages location data and AI to provide insights for urban planning, retail optimization, and disaster resilience. The company serves government agencies, retailers, and enterprises across Japan.

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Aoyama Lab operates SECRET MALL, a closed membership-only online shopping site selling beverages, alcohol, food (rice, meat, fish, vegetables, sweets and processed foods), gift products, and home appliances at special prices. Through partner companies it offers members discounted goods while helping manufacturers expand their sales channels, and it also runs gift-card services for corporate and individual customers.

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Beauty Terminal develops a platform to optimize distribution channels for hair and beauty salons sold through dealers, aimed at improving marketing efficiency for beauty product manufacturers, beauty dealers, and salons.

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Coordimate operates a fashion-advice app where users upload outfit photos and receive "yes/no" reactions and advice from female fashion advisors ("mates"). The company also offers a try-on DX solution for enterprises.

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CRISP, Inc. operates the custom salad restaurant chain "CRISP SALAD WORKS" and builds a technology-driven "connected restaurant" model for the food service industry in Japan.

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A Japanese company offering end-to-end e-commerce support, from strategy and site construction to creative production, advertising, order management, payments, and day-to-day operations. It serves online store operators through its ShopServe service, acting as an extension of their team to grow EC sales.

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Goals Inc. develops HANZO, a cloud service for restaurants that automates ordering, calculates food costs, and forecasts sales to reduce food industry waste and optimize restaurant operations. The company serves foodservice and restaurant businesses in Japan.

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Nebraska provides "Degitail Store" (デジテール ストア), a system that lets retail stores run hybrid staffed/unstaffed operations using LINE- and QR-code-based store entry authentication and full self-checkout. It targets Japanese retailers such as bookstores and stationery shops looking to extend hours and reduce labor costs.

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