The Retail Technology Show (RTS), the industry’s flagship event which brings the wonder of retail to life, has partnered with Retail AI Council to bring the latest innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) to its 2025 show.
According to RTS’ latest data, AI is now the top technology UK retail leaders believe will unlock and accelerate growth for their businesses in 2025. Polling over 2,000 senior UK retail professional, RTS’ study revealed Artificial Intelligence (AI) as the top innovation growth accelerator (51%), followed by Generative AI (Gen AI) for 44% and personalisation technologies (25%).
Retail AI Council is a global retailer-led community that seeks to empower its members, made up of retailers and brands of all sizes, through the transformative power of AI. Its mission is to provide a collaborative platform where retailers and industry partners can come together to network, share best practice and exchange knowledge, and explore the vast possibilities offered by AI technologies to accelerate its adoption and applications within the sector.
Partnering with RTS, Retail AI Council will bring the latest and most innovative examples of cutting-edge AI innovation to the two-day event, which debuts at its new home, London ExCeL, 02 & 03 April.
The Retail AI Councill Pavillion (Stand E10) will feature a hand-picked selection of U.S. suppliers, curated for the progressive nature of their future-forward AI-powered solutions. Among the pioneering innovation showcases within the Retail AI Council Pavillion are: Monetate, a digital merchandising, testing and personalisation AI technology; KWI, an AI-first unified commerce and POS platform; Sophelle, a leading retail management consultancy; and Newmine, an applied AI returns reduction solution.
Matt Bradley, Event Director at RTS, commented: “As AI continues to evolve at pace – whether it’s the arrival of the next progressive AI waves – from agentic to physical and robotics AI – to new disruptive players like DeepSeek upending the already hyper-charged AI landscape – retailers understand the need to adapt and leverage the technology to remain competitive. That’s why we’re so excited to be partnering with Retail AI Council, who are at the sharpest end of AI innovation, to bring fresh, new and disruptive AI insights and solutions to our unmissable 2025 show.”
Doug Weich, CEO and Connecter for Retail AI Council, commented: “Our mission is to help retail professionals leverage AI to drive successful business outcomes. The Council does this by delivering valuable benefits, actionable insights, and real connections. As one of the leading retail events, partnering with the Retail Technology Show is a great opportunity for us to connect with the retailers and tech innovators who have the power, imagination and tech know-how to turbo-charge AI use to benefit the entire retail ecosystem.”
The 2025 Retail Technology Show takes place on 02 & 03 April 2025 at its new home of London ExCeL. Welcoming a raft of new speakers, RTS has added challenger discount fashion pureplay, Shein, and Holland & Barrett’s Executive Chair, Alex Gourlay, to its conference line up, which features retail’s brightest minds. New for 2025, RTS will also be unveiling a series of immersive and experiential surprises to the event, which will bring the fun, energy and spirit of retail’s carnival to life.
Register for free to attend: https://www.retailtechnologyshow.com.
