Retail Technology Show 2026

About Detail Information Event Name Retail Technology Show 2026 Dates 22–23 April 2026 Venue ExCeL London City London State / Region Greater London , England Country United Kingdom Categories IT & Technology , Business Services , Logistics & Transportation , Security & Defense Event Type B2B Trade Show , Technology Exhibition , Conference , Retail Buyer Event Audience Reach International , strongly UK and European focused Attendance 15,000+ retail professionals Technology Suppliers 450+ Speakers 125+ ExCeL London confirms the 22–23 April 2026 dates. The organizer positioned RTS around more than 15,000 senior retail professionals , 450+ technology suppliers , 125+ speakers. 1️⃣ Who Attends, BUYERS / ATTENDEES The most valuable buyer-side companies are: Retail Chains , Fashion Retailers , Grocery Retailers , Supermarkets , Department Stores , Beauty Retailers , Luxury Retailers , Consumer Brands , DTC Brands , Home Furnishing Retailers , Electronics Retailers , Sports Retailers , Hospitality Groups , Restaurant Chains The organizer specifically says RTS is designed for retailers and consumer brands with decision-making power, and the visitor audience includes people involved in purchasing across IT , eCommerce , payments , marketing , loss prevention , finance , supply chain , operations , HR , security. 🔥 Best buyer groups Large Retail Chains , Omnichannel Retailers , Ecommerce Retailers , Supermarkets , Fashion Retailers , Beauty Retailers , Department Stores , Consumer Brands These companies purchase technology such as: POS Systems , Ecommerce Platforms , Payment Technology , AI Solutions , CRM , Loyalty Technology , Retail Media , Inventory Management , RFID , Supply Chain Software , Warehouse Technology , Workforce Management , Loss Prevention , Cybersecurity , Customer Experience Technology , Personalisation , Data Analytics , Store Technology 2️⃣ Geography Event location London , Greater London , England , United Kingdom Audience reach International , UK-centric 🌍 The show markets itself as an international gathering, while the strongest buyer concentration is clearly from UK retailers and consumer brands. Its 2026 programme also included international retailers and brands from Europe and North America. Best Apollo locations United Kingdom , Ireland , France , Germany , Netherlands , Spain , Italy , Sweden , Denmark , Belgium Within the UK, prioritize: London , Greater London , Manchester , Birmingham , Leeds , Bristol , Edinburgh For 10 samples United Kingdom 6 , Ireland 1 , France 1 , Germany 1 , Netherlands 1 This is my recommended prospecting distribution, not an organizer-published geographic percentage. 3️⃣ Attendance / Footfall 15,000+ retail professionals RTS 2026 brought together more than 15,000 retail professionals and approximately 450+ retail technology suppliers. Pre-event organizer material had projected more than 16,000 senior professionals, while the current event materials use 15,000+. For client communication, I recommend using the safer post-event figure: 15,000+ attendees Buyer-list suitability: 9.8/10 This event is unusually useful because attendance is deliberately focused on retailers, brands and hospitality businesses. Tech providers have a different access model, helping keep the visitor audience commercially relevant. 4️⃣ Best Buyer Companies, BUYERS ONLY These are especially strong samples because they had senior executives directly represented in the 2026 programme or event highlights. Buyer Company Buyer Type Website Marks & Spencer Fashion , Food , Department Retail marksandspencer.com Currys Consumer Electronics Retail currys.co.uk Harrods Luxury Department Store harrods.com Sephora UK Beauty Retail sephora.co.uk Holland & Barrett Health , Wellness Retail hollandandbarrett.com New Look Fashion Retail newlook.com Matalan Fashion , Home Retail matalan.co.uk Tesco Grocery , Supermarket Retail tesco.com Morrisons Grocery , Supermarket Retail morrisons.com B&Q Home Improvement Retail diy.com Frasers Group Sports , Fashion , Luxury Retail frasers.group Fortnum & Mason Luxury Food , Department Retail fortnumandmason.com The official programme included senior personnel from Currys , Harrods , Sephora , New Look , Matalan , Tesco , Morrisons , B&Q , Frasers Group , Fortnum & Mason, while Marks & Spencer and Holland & Barrett executives were among the headline participants. ⭐ Strongest generic buyer companies Marks & Spencer , Currys , Tesco , Morrisons , B&Q , New Look , Matalan , Frasers Group , Holland & Barrett , Sephora 5️⃣ Best Apollo Industries Using your Apollo industry list: Highest Priority Retail , Consumer Goods , Supermarkets , Apparel & Fashion Strong Secondary Luxury Goods & Jewelry , Cosmetics , Furniture , Sporting Goods , Food & Beverages , Consumer Electronics Hospitality buyers Hospitality , Restaurants , Leisure, Travel & Tourism Best compact Apollo filter Retail , Consumer Goods , Supermarkets , Apparel & Fashion , Cosmetics , Consumer Electronics , Furniture If your client sells general retail technology, I would start with: Retail , Consumer Goods , Supermarkets , Apparel & Fashion 6️⃣ Best Apollo Keywords Copy-paste: retail , retailer , retail chain , ecommerce , e-commerce , omnichannel , digital commerce , online retail , retail technology , retail operations , store operations , point of sale , POS , payments , retail payments , customer experience , customer engagement , CRM , loyalty , retail media , inventory management , inventory visibility , RFID , merchandising , supply chain , fulfillment , warehouse management , loss prevention , asset protection , workforce management , personalization , digital transformation , artificial intelligence , AI , store technology , smart store 7️⃣ Best Job Titles 🔥 Technology buyers Chief Technology Officer , CTO , Chief Information Officer , CIO , Chief Digital Officer , Chief Technology and Product Officer , VP Technology , Technology Director , Director of Technology , Head of Technology , IT Director , Head of IT Digital , ecommerce Chief Digital Officer , Ecommerce Director , Director of Ecommerce , Head of Ecommerce , Head of Digital , Digital Director , Digital Transformation Director , VP Digital , Digital Product Director Retail operations Chief Operating Officer , COO , Retail Director , Head of Retail , Director of Retail , Store Operations Director , Head of Store Operations , Retail Operations Director , Operations Director Data , AI Chief Data Officer , Chief Data and Analytics Officer , VP Data , Data Director , Head of Data , Head of AI , AI Director , Director of Analytics Customer experience , loyalty Chief Customer Officer , Customer Experience Director , Customer Director , Head of Customer Experience , Loyalty Director , Head of Loyalty , CRM Director , Head of CRM Supply chain Chief Supply Chain Officer , Supply Chain Director , Head of Supply Chain , Logistics Director , Fulfilment Director , Inventory Director Payments Head of Payments , Payments Director , Payment Product Director , Director of Payments Security , loss prevention Loss Prevention Director , Head of Loss Prevention , Asset Protection Director , Head of Asset Protection , Security Director , Cybersecurity Director Procurement Chief Procurement Officer , Procurement Director , Procurement Manager , Purchasing Director , Strategic Sourcing Director ⭐ Best compact title filter Chief Technology Officer , CTO , Chief Information Officer , CIO , Chief Digital Officer , Chief Data Officer , Chief Operating Officer , VP Technology , Technology Director , Head of Technology , Ecommerce Director , Head of Ecommerce , Digital Director , Retail Director , Head of Retail , Retail Operations Director , Store Operations Director , Customer Experience Director , Supply Chain Director , Head of Payments , Loss Prevention Director , Procurement Director The show's own exhibitor material specifically highlights access to CEOs , Managing Directors , Heads of eCommerce , Technology , Payments , Customer Experience. 8️⃣ Key Focus Areas & Buyer Engagement The main 2026 technology themes were: Agentic AI , Artificial Intelligence , Ecommerce , Connected Retail , Omnichannel , Retail Media , Customer Experience , Personalisation , Loyalty , Payments , Supply Chain , Warehouse Robotics , Inventory Management , Cybersecurity , Loss Prevention , Workforce Technology , Sustainability , Product Traceability , Store Innovation The official 2026 conference included dedicated content around connected retail , AI-driven customer journeys , supply-chain AI , warehouse robotics , sustainability and traceability. A new Cyber & Loss Prevention Zone was also added for 2026, reflecting growing retailer investment in cybersecurity, theft prevention and colleague/customer safety technology. 🎯 Recommended Apollo Setup Location: United Kingdom , Ireland , France , Germany , Netherlands , Spain , Italy Industry: Retail , Consumer Goods , Supermarkets , Apparel & Fashion , Cosmetics , Consumer Electronics , Furniture Keywords: retail , retailer , ecommerce , omnichannel , retail technology , point of sale , POS , customer experience , CRM , loyalty , payments , retail media , inventory management , RFID , merchandising , supply chain , loss prevention , workforce management , digital transformation , AI Titles: Chief Technology Officer , CTO , Chief Information Officer , CIO , Chief Digital Officer , Chief Data Officer , Chief Operating Officer , VP Technology , Technology Director , Head of Technology , Ecommerce Director , Head of Ecommerce , Retail Director , Head of Retail , Store Operations Director , Supply Chain Director , Customer Experience Director , Head of Payments , Procurement Director Client matching Please send me your client's website. Once I review what your client sells, I can give you the exact best buyer segment , best 5 locations , Apollo industries , keywords , titles , 10–20 buyer company websites , companies to keep , companies to remove specifically for Retail Technology Show 2026.