Retail Tech Startups

anybill provides digital receipt technology that lets brick-and-mortar retailers deliver receipts to customers' smartphones via QR code, loyalty card, or card payment, replacing paper receipts. The platform turns the point-of-sale moment into a marketing channel for newsletter sign-ups, loyalty programs, coupons, and customer data collection, with over 60 integrations into POS systems across more than 9 countries.

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Apex Noire is a 7-story full-service cannabis dispensary in downtown Boston's Faneuil Hall, offering products such as flower, pre-rolls, vapes, edibles, tinctures, topicals, and concentrates. The location also features an on-site edible factory and a rooftop bar and lounge, serving both local residents and tourists.

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Aplazame provides a buy-now-pay-later payment option that lets shoppers split purchases into monthly installments at partner online and physical stores. It also offers merchants a financing solution to integrate into their e-commerce or point of sale to raise average order value.

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Shifter is a specialized point-of-sale and management software for bike shops and repair workshops, also covering scooters and motorbikes. It offers checkout, supplier-connected inventory management, sales statistics, and workshop planning tools, and is used by over 1,200 bike shops.

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Appcard provides intelligent data capture and analytics solutions for mid-size retailers, grocery stores, and brands to optimize customer engagement campaigns.

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AQUA is a Japanese manufacturer and planner of plush toys, novelty goods, and food products, developing and producing original merchandise for zoos, aquariums, museums, science centers, botanical gardens, and corporate clients. The company also operates directly-managed retail stores at facilities across Japan, handling everything from product development to store operations.

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Online retailer specializing in pet supplies and products for dogs and cats, including food and health solutions.

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ARK is an operations platform for growing businesses and SMEs in Nigeria that handles inventory tracking, procurement, retail operations, expense and liability recording, and financial statement generation. It targets SME owners, warehouse managers, procurement officers, and retail cashiers as an alternative to spreadsheets and complex foreign software.

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Arteli is an AI platform that analyzes retail data to generate insights on product assortment, inventory optimization, and store layout for brick-and-mortar showroom retailers. Its products (Select, Move, and Flow) support merchandising planning, predictive inventory management, and store design decisions.

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Photoroom offers AI-powered image editing tools that help e-commerce businesses and brands create product visuals for selling online. Its offering includes a mobile app used across more than 40 countries.

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artlabs uses AI to generate high-quality 3D models from product images and turn them into AR experiences and virtual try-on for online stores. It serves enterprise brands and retailers with large product catalogs in the eCommerce space.

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ASKUL is a Japanese online retailer selling office supplies, furniture, consumer goods, and daily necessities to businesses and individuals through its e-commerce catalog. It offers products across categories such as office equipment, beverages, and home goods.

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Atlas is an all-in-one operating system for restaurants that unifies online ordering, point-of-sale, kitchen management, and delivery platform integration. It serves food and beverage operators across Southeast Asia with storefront, table ordering, kiosk, and omnichannel commerce capabilities.

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Auglio is a virtual try-on tool that uses a device camera and augmented reality to let shoppers try products such as eyewear, cosmetics, and wigs before purchasing. It also offers features like PD and head measurement, face shape detection, and 360° product views for e-commerce retailers.

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Aura Salonware is a cloud-based management platform for beauty salons, barbershops, and spas, offering online booking, scheduling, automated reminders, KPI dashboards and reporting, payroll, and payment processing. It targets salon owners and operators looking to manage operations and revenue.

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Autengo is an automotive dealership management system (DMS/Autohausmanager) and is part of the ALZURA Tyre24 Group, a European e-commerce operator for the automotive sector. The parent group runs online B2B/B2C marketplaces and software for tire and parts wholesalers, retailers, workshops, and car dealerships across Europe.

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Authentic Brands operates a global portfolio of consumer brands spanning media, entertainment, sport, luxury, fashion, beauty and wellness, home, and active and outdoor sectors. It manages and licenses these brands across various industry categories.

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Auto-Wares Group of Companies is a family-owned distributor of automotive aftermarket parts, supplying over 1.7 million part numbers to more than 750 corporate and independently owned Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper parts stores. Founded in 1976, it operates 200+ company-owned retail locations and 13 distribution centers across Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Kentucky.

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Autodistribution sells multi-brand automotive parts online and through a network of over 350 retail points across France, with a catalog of more than 300,000 references. It serves both individuals and professionals, offering in-store pickup, expert advice, and a partner network of auto repair centers.

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Glöckner Automobile is a dealership and service center specializing in US cars and Böckmann trailers, offering sales, rentals, maintenance, and repairs in Dresden.

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AutoHub provides a software platform for car dealerships to identify, appraise, and acquire inventory from existing customer interactions in service drives and online channels. The solution streamlines the vehicle acquisition workflow with data-driven valuations, pricing controls, and conversion tracking to improve margins and reduce acquisition costs.

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Autoniq provides vehicle pricing, evaluation, and real-time market data tools to help automotive professionals make informed buying and selling decisions across auctions and dealerships.

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Autoparti provides AI-powered marketing and content management tools for auto parts retailers and distributors. The platform enables users to run campaigns, send messages, place banner ads, and manage digital catalogs with automated content creation.

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AutoStore builds an automated cube-storage and goods-to-person AS/RS warehouse system using robots, bins, ports, and grids, paired with software and AI-driven optimization for order fulfillment. It serves e-commerce, 3PL, retail, and healthcare operations, with more than 1,950 systems installed across 65+ countries.

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