Top 20 Retail Solution Companies - 2021

The retail industry is going through an enormous amount of change, and investing in modern business strategies is essential to gain a competitive advantage. As consumers' shopping behavior continues to evolve, retailers turn toward edge retail solutions like pop-up shops and specialty kiosks. These are intended to catch the shopper's eye and, at the same time, allow businesses to enjoy flexibility, low startup costs, and digital analytics.

The need for automation continues to rise due to the talent shortage and consumer demand for lightning-quick service. Autonomous robots are being used to man grocery stores and warehouse aisles, identifying trip hazards and clean the floors. The robots can scan and sort inventory, pinpoint ways to improve shelf layout, automate tedious tasks, improve day-to-day operational efficiency, save considerable time, and free up employees for more value-added activities. More retail companies are taking advantage of augmented and virtual reality to satisfy customers' long-term as top customer engagement strategies. Finally, computer vision in retail is a technology that can cut the many facets of a business. It helps improve retail operations through shelf management and compliance and helps improve retail operations through shelf management and compliance.

At this juncture, there is a wide variety of solution providers entering the industry with a set of advanced retail solutions. To help companies navigate through the best-of-breed retail solution providers, CIO Review has compiled a list of '20 Most Promising Retail Solution Providers– 2021.' The enlisted organizations offer solutions that leverage the latest technologies and supply chain optimization tools to streamline processes and elevate customer experiences. Besides, the magazine also comprises insights from thought leaders in the sector on the industry trends, best practices, recent innovations, and their advice for aspiring CIOs.

We present to you CIO Review's "20 Most Promising Retail Solutions Providers– 2021."

TOP VENDORS

Retail Solutions Companies

Aurora Digital Signage

Aurora’s patented .NET content management platform is transforming the way businesses are communicating with their customers and employees. In particular, they are enhancing the timely communications of retail businesses by creating tailor-made solutions, leaning on their boutique service model and leveraging the expertise of their in-house development team. Aurora also provides these robust functionalities via API. If a client needs a customized API, the development team at Aurora has the expertise to modify it according to the client’s requirements. For instance, their clients can connect the inventory systems to the display screens via API to show the real-time status of products in the inventory. It is especially advantageous for fast food restaurants, grocery chains, and medical dispensaries that have to update their menu boards periodically

CEMOSoft

CEMSoft provide technology platform that help build unrivaled customer insights big data for marketing and growth programs, such as personalization, and predictive. Its platforms involve innovation capabilities for customer journeys, and emerging technologies for businesses to engage customers with mobiles smartphones/tablets. The deep AI learning engines enable businesses to enrich customer experiences. The company’s platforms are also implemented on the Edge with Intel® IoT Gateways, NUC, and Sensors. The platform implementation solutions can be customized to meet specific needs of businesses and customer journey

Code

Code is a leading barcode scanning solution provider with over two decades of experience serving numerous industries, including retail, manufacturing, and healthcare. Having more than 120 barcode scanning patents, Code designs, develops, and manufactures image-based barcode readers, portable data terminals, data capture software, and smartphone applications. Code’s portfolio includes wireless and corded devices, presentation scanners, and mobile applications. Code solutions lead the retail industry by offering customers exceptional flexibility. Whether they need a combination of hardware and software solutions, or just the software, Code can tailor its offerings to best serve customers

CONTROLTEK

Offers security solutions for retail and banking institutions focused heavily on cash protection, electronic article surveillance, and RFID

Dash Technologies

A trusted technology provider that offers development as a service, delivering programming and coding support on a project basis

Fountain

Rescuing retailers and other leading brands from the tedious tasks of high-volume hiring without compromising on quality, is San Francisco-based company, Fountain. Its automated high-volume hiring solution, eﬀectively streamlines the recruiting process of sourcing, screening, and onboarding at a considerably less amount of time than the average applicant tracking system (ATS) and in a user-friendly manner. Fountain’s easily customizable workﬂows enable its clients to tweak and conduct the hiring process online as per their speciﬁcations by requisition, be it video interviews or diﬀerent skill assessment tests. This customization is extended towards languages, too

Hyosung America

Headquartered in Texas, Hyosung America is focused on bringing industry-leading cash management solutions to financial institutions and the retail market. The company was founded in the late 1990s when there had been no significant innovation in the Retail ATM marketplace. However, with a focus on innovation, engineering, and superior customer service, Hyosung brought the change introducing a small-footprint Retail ATM, opening up a new market. Today, the company is widely recognized for its industry-leading products and self-service solutions in retail and expanding into the financial institutions market

i3 Verticals

i3 Verticals is a leading provider of seamless, integrated payment and software solutions to small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). i3 Verticals enables businesses to thrive in today’s fast-paced market with flexible and customizable POS solutions. The company helps its customers improve their operating efficiencies, enhance revenues, and streamline their payment processing functions. Through its proprietary gateway, i3 Verticals offers its clients a single point of access for a broad suite of payment and software solutions. From enterprise solutions such as NCR Counterpoint, the complete retail management solution, to industry-leading cloud-based solutions that are robust yet easy to implement, i3 Verticals helps retail businesses of all sizes minimize cost, increase sales, and save time

net2phone

By delivering purpose-built retail phone systems with integrated unified communications tools, net2phone assist retailers in addressing customer communication challenges and providing a superior customer experience. What takes net2phone’s UCaaS to the next level is Huddle, the video conferencing solution that the company provides. Offered as a seamless and secure video conferencing system, Huddle helps create a personalized virtual shopping experience for the customers by enabling virtual face-to-face communications with people worldwide. Accessible through any smartphone & PC, Huddle is built on an encrypted platform with password protection for both users and guests and is grade A certified from SSL Labs. Further, it works on all desktop computers and tablets that can run Chrome, Edge, and Firefox

Remark Holdings

Remark Holdings delivers deep insights into consumer behavior, allowing offline retailers to create better shopping experiences at lower costs and with high conversion rates. The company focuses on harnessing the power of AI through practical and accessible solutions that solve problems, reduce risk, and deliver positive outcomes across multiple industries. Remark AI gives retailers an edge by providing real-time customer analytics from the moment the customer enters the store till the final purchase and every activity in between. The company utilizes high-tech cameras and visual sensors placed throughout the store to intelligently analyze customer shopping behavior such as time of store entry, browsing habits, and walking pattern