Registration for the Retail Technology Show (RTS), the leading event that connects Europe’s most forward-thinking retailers and leading tech innovators, is now open.
Debuting in its new home, ExCeL London, RTS will welcome 16,000 retail professionals to explore its retail carnival on 02 & 03 April 2025, bringing the wonder of retail to life at the industry’s flagship event that celebrates innovation and fast-forwards retailers’ digital transformation.
Building upon significant visitor growth in 2024, with overall RTS attendees increasing by +28% year-on-year (YoY), RTS 2025 promises to bring the retail carnival to town, offering even more of the thrills and spills synonymous with Europe’s largest retail tech event.
RTS 2025 – A Big Top of tech to power every part of retail
In what Adidas’ Global Director of Profit and Risk, Corin Dennison, described last year as a ‘one-stop shop’ for innovation, RTS is packing even more in to its Big Top tent of technology in 2025.
Expanding its show floor to meet exponential demand, RTS 2025 will feature even more disruptive innovations, offering solutions that power every part of retail operations across the full spectrum of technology. From Retail Media to Augmented Reality (AR), AI and data solutions, through to store and online analytics, logistics and supply chain optimisation, RTS offers something for every retailer looking for transformative tech.
“It’s the huge range of different people from all elements of retail [and] some incredible technologies that are coming out, [which makes RTS] so exciting and inspiring.”
Mellissa Snover, CEO & Founder, Nourished
As well as a packed show floor, RTS 2025’s Start-Up Superstars offers retailers a behind-the-curtain peek at so-far unseen solutions, while the Retail Futures stand, in partnership with Commerce Futures, will shine a spotlight on ecommerce solutions as well as hosting retailer-only deep-dive content sessions focused on the future of online trading.
The crystal ball of retail trends
Once again, the sector’s brightest minds take centre stage at RTS in 2025, with 100+ brand maestros and leading luminaries discussing all the latest industry-defining hot-topics that are setting the retail agenda and shaping future retail strategy.
With session topics vetted by RTS’ Advisory Board, comprising 50 visionary retailers, including Schuh, Specsavers, Costa, Sainsbury’s and Tesco, to ensure maximum value, the 2025 Conference Programme treads the tightrope of providing both progressive trend-gazing insights as well as practical debates and key take-aways. “With so many great speakers, [RTS offers a] great insight into what other brand and other retailers are doing,” commented Craig Ash, MD UK&I at Swarovski.
New for 2025, RTS will be doubling its content focused on ecommerce and digital retailing. Reflecting its growing number of online retail visitors and the demand for more digital trading insights from attendees, RTS will extend its partnership with Commerce Futures to deliver a dedicated ecommerce track on the Retail Futures stage across the two-days event.
Making connections at the Retail Technology Show
Bringing all the energy and excitement of the retail carnival to town, RTS’ unrivalled networking opportunities are back for 2025. From its Big Party, sponsored by PMC and taking centre stage at the Champagne Bar on Day 1, to dedicated retailer dinners and a raft of satellite events, RTS will deliver the event platform that allows retailers to meet with peers, partners and suppliers, helping them make the connections that matter to drive their businesses forwards.
Back by popular demand, RTS will also host its London store tours, sponsored by XY Retail on 01 Apr 2025, the day before the show. The retailer-only tours will showcase the very best examples of bricks-and-mortar innovation, highlighting retailers who are seamlessly blending immersive tech and brand-rich retail experiences to deliver compelling in-store theatre and unrivalled shopping journeys.
Matt Bradley, Event Director for the Retail Technology Show, commented: “At the Retail Technology Show, we’re about delivering the extraordinary – extraordinary technology, extraordinary insights, extraordinary networking – with the energy and pizzazz you’d expect from our carnival of retail that celebrates innovation and fosters meaningful industry connections. Now, with our new larger home at ExCeL, we can pack even more in to RTS 2025, we can’t wait to reveal more of what we’ve got up our sleeves in the months to come.”
Register for free to attend the 2025 Retail Technology Show:https://www.retailtechnologyshow.com
