100 eCommerce Trailblazers

It’s time to help decide BusinessCloud’s 100 eCommerce Trailblazers for 2020.

The annual ranking profiles the UK’s most innovative start-ups, scale-ups and established firms creating technology for retail and eCommerce. 

We have shortlisted around 180 firms for potential inclusion. The final 100 eCommerce Trailblazers ranking will be determined by a combination of reader votes and selections from an expert judging panel (available here).

You can cast your vote until 23:59 on Sunday November 1st. Browse the shortlist below and vote for the company you believe to be the most innovative.

The final 100 eCommerce Trailblazers ranking will be published online on Monday 30th November and in the Q4 edition of our magazine, out in early December. Subscribe to our daily email tech innovation newsletter (just tick the checkbox when you vote) to be among the first to see the results.

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100 eCommerce Trailblazers shortlist

Adimo

Glasgow

Integrates with marketing to make it shoppable

ADXBA

Manchester

Digital signage solutions

Adzooma

Nottingham

Digital marketing software

Aero

Middlesbrough

eCommerce platform for retailers

Amplience

London

Content management software for retail

Anythingforhire.com

Cardiff

Comparison site for hiring local products

Appear Here

London

Online marketplace for pop-up retail shops

Asos

London

Fashion marketplace plus white label platform for retailers

Attraqt

London

Product and content personalisation for retailers and brands

Aura Vision

London

Drives in-store conversion using existing security cameras

Auto Trader

Manchester

Online vehicle sales giant

Autorama Group

Hemel Hempstead

Leasing price comparison sites for cars (Motorama) and vans (Vanarama)

Avasam

London

Automated dropshipping platform

Bidnamic

Leeds

AI to boost Google Shopping performance

Bink

Ascot

Links payment cards to loyalty programmes

Bizuma

London

Empowering businesses to trade globally

BlackCurve

London

SaaS pricing optimisation platform for retailers

Bluepark Solutions

Witney

eCommerce platform for retailers

Brightpearl

Bristol

Omnichannel retail management system

Buckt

Birmingham

Tickets and activities subscription box

Bunting

Manchester

eCommerce tools for businesses

By Rotation

London

Fashion rental platform

Captify

London

Consumer search behaviour analysis

Carwow

London

Car buying comparison site

Catapult

London

Platform for retail workers to claim shifts

Clearmark Solutions

Nottingham

Coding and labelling solutions for packaging

CloudSense

London

Commerce and subscriber management platform

Codec

London

AI to help brands understand audience culture

Common Objective

London

Business network promoting sustainability in fashion industry

Cudoni

London

Marketplace for people to sell on luxury goods

Cybertill

Knowsley

Cloud-based EPoS system and retail management software

Dee Set

Stoke-on-Trent

Retail solutions including image recognition to identify out-of-stock products

Deliveroo

London

Online food delivery company

Depop

London

Peer-to-peer social shopping app

DigitalBridge

Manchester

AI-powered design tool for DIY and home decor retailers

Divido

London

Retail finance platform for spreading purchase cost

Dream Agility

Ramsbottom

AI software for optimising presence on Google Ads, Facebook and Microsoft Ads

Dressipi

London

Fashion prediction platform

Dropit

London

Delivers shopping bags from store to door

Duologi

Basingstoke

Payment solutions for retail

Eagle Eye

Guildford

Platform driving retail customer acquisition, engagement and loyalty

EcoVend

Waltham Abbey

Reverse vending machines enabling return of plastic bottles

Ecrebo

Reading

Personalised offers at point-of-sale on paper and digital receipts

Edited

London

Analytics for fashion retailers

EKM

Preston

eCommerce platform for retailers

Endless Gain

Manchester

Conversion optimisation through facial analysis and eye tracking

Enjovia

Newport

Online gift voucher, certificate and card management processing software

Envolve Technology

Newport

Virtual shopping assistant

Evoke Creative

Wirral

Digital signage solutions

Expandly

Milton Keynes

eCommerce software allows retailers to sell across multiple channels worldwide

Farfetch

London

Global tech platform for luxury fashion industry

Feedr

London

Food delivery alternative to office canteens

Festicket

London

Platform to book festival tickets, accommodation and transport

Flooid

Coventry

Point-of-sale technology for retail

Flux

London

Itemised digital receipts

freewebstore

Burnley

eCommerce platform for retailers

Fresh Relevance

Southampton

eCommerce marketing personalisation platform

Fruugo

Ulverston

Online marketplace helping British retailers drive products internationally

fulfilmentcrowd

Chorley

eCommerce logistics company

Global-e

London

Cross-border eCommerce solutions

Gnatta

Bury

Customer communication aggregation platform for retailers

Go InStore

London

Connecting online customers with in-store experts via video

Good-Loop

Edinburgh

Ethical advertising tech for retailers

GreenJinn

London

Coupon app for grocery brands

Henderson Technology

Newtownabbey

Electronic point-of-sale systems for retailers

Hero

London

Connects online shoppers with sales assistants

HoloMe

London

Recreates humans in augmented reality for retail clients

huboo

Bristol

Multi-channel fulfilment service for eCommerce businesses

Hurr Collective

London

Wardrobe rental platform for women

Hyper Group

Leeds

AI-powered customised marketing for retail

Ice Lolly

Leeds

Holiday price comparison site

Incopro

London

Machine learning tech to tackle counterfeiting

Infectious Media

London

Programmatic advertising and data insights

Inspired Thinking Group

Birmingham

Marketing technology and brand control

Intelistyle

London

AI helping fashion retailers create personalised outfit recommendations

IRP Commerce

Belfast

eCommerce platform for retailers

JRNI

London

Customer engagement software for enterprises

Kalibrate Technologies

Manchester

Fuel and convenience retail analytics platform

Leasing.com

Stockport

Marketplace for new car contract hire and leasing offers

Localistico

London

Local marketing and analytics platform for bricks-and-mortar retailers

LoopMe

London

AI to maximise mobile ad effectiveness

Love The Sales

London

AI-powered aggregator for sales items

LoyalBe

Belfast

Data-driven loyalty marketing platform

LoyaltyLion

London

Data-driven loyalty marketing platform

Lyst

London

Global fashion search platform

Machine Labs

Edinburgh 

AI-powered email and database marketing for eCommerce

Mercarto

Manchester

eCommerce platform for retailers

Mercaux

London

SaaS platform for physical retail stores

Metail

Cambridge

3D body modelling and digital garment visualisation for apparel

Miappi

London

AI-powered user-generated content platform for consumer brands

MiQ

London

Connected marketing solutions for retailers

MPP Global Solutions

Warrington

Smart subscriber management and billing platform

NearMeNow

Caerphilly

Digital high street app promoting local shops

NearSt

London

Boosts footfall by making instore products visible to shoppers searching nearby

Neighbourly

Bristol

Community engagement platform linking retailers to food banks and charities

Nexus Vehicle Rental

Leeds

Online vehicle rental booking and management platform

Nomadix Media

Glasgow

Digital signage solutions

Ocado

Hatfield

Online supermarket using robotics to automate fulfilment

OFFiGO

Blackpool

Bringing local high street deals to online customers

Ometria

London

Predictive eCommerce marketing software

On Demand Solutions

Guildford

Add-ons to transform ERP systems into multi-channel trading tools

Onbuy.com

Poole

eCommerce marketplace

ONVU Retail

London

Business intelligence within retail stores

Paddle

London

Subscription and commerce platform

Paperclip

Cardiff

Local classified ads marketplace

Parcel2Go

Bolton

Comparison website for deliveries

Parcelly

London

Parcel delivery to locations such as convenience stores, bars and gyms

Peak

Manchester

Subscription-based AI solutions serving retailers

Personify XP

London

Anonymous personalisation experience platform

Pimberly

Manchester

Product information management solution

Pixie

Poole

Discovery, payment and loyalty app for local businesses and artisan markets

Poq

London

SaaS platform for mobile app commerce

Pouch

London

Browser extension which applies discount codes automatically on checkout

Proximity Insight

London

App helping shop floor staff to drive physical and online traffic

PureClarity

York

Intelligent eCommerce personalisation software

Purple Dot

London

Plugin allowing eCommerce retailers to receive offers for goods

Qudini

London

Queue management system for retailers

Quorso

London

App for retail store management

ReBOUND

Telford

Intelligent eCommerce product returns

REDU Group

Seaham

Behind retail apps including Reward Me Now

Regital

Manchester

Programmatic marketing specialist

Relative Insight

Lancaster

Language analysis helping retail brands connect with customers

REPL Group

Henley-In-Arden

Supply chain and retail solutions

Reviews.io

Leicester

Customer feedback review platform

Revlifter

London

AI deals personalisation platform

Rezcomm

Exeter

eCommerce systems helping airports increase other revenue streams

SaleCycle

Rainton Bridge

Tech to increase conversions and recover sales

Sancus Insights

Manchester

Connects bricks-and-mortar retailers with customers using online tools

SentrySIS

Leeds

System to help police forces investigating retail crimes

SessionCam

Norwich

Website behaviour visualisation solutions

Shopblocks

Stockport

eCommerce platform for retailers

ShopIt

Manchester

eCommerce platform for retailers

Shoptimised

South Shields

Product feed management software for eCommerce

SignStix

Leeds

Digital signage solutions

SkyScanner

Edinburgh

Flight comparison site

Smartzer

London

Makes brands’ videos interactive and shoppable

Sook

Cambridge

By-the-hour retail rental specialist

Sorted Group

Manchester

Parcel delivery software

Sparkbox

Southampton

Helps merchandising teams make data-driven pricing decisions

Spirable

London

Personalised video marketing automation

Spoon Guru

London

AI-based personalised nutrition for retail

stok.ly

Hereford

Stock control, multichannel eCommerce and ePos solutions for retailers

StorIQ

London

Task management and retail operations platform

Streamba

Glasgow

Visibility, collaboration and supply chain technology

Stuffstr

London

Partners with retailers to buy back used clothing

Supermeal

Birmingham

Online food ordering

Swipii

Glasgow

Cashback app for brick-and-mortar businesses

Tebex

Nottingham

Commerce solutions for online games including Minecraft

The Hut Group

Manchester

Tech platform taking brands direct to global consumers

The Very Group

Liverpool

Integrated retail and financial services provider

Threedium

London

3D imaging and AR solutions for retailers

TopCashback

Stafford

Cashback app

TOSHI

London

In-home clienteling for fashion brands

TrouDigital

Southampton

Digital signage solutions

Trouva

London

Online marketplace focused on independent bricks-and-mortar boutiques

TruRating

London

Real-time ratings on products and services

TVSquared

Edinburgh

Analytics for TV ad campaigns

Ubamarket

London

Provides retailers with white label ‘scan and go’ in-store app

UNiDAYS

Nottingham

Connects brands with students by offering discounts

Unmade

London

Manufactures bespoke fashion products on-demand

Veeqo

Swansea

Retail automation platform

VirtualStock

Reading

Subscription software for dropshipping

Vistalworks

Edinburgh

Data tech which warns shoppers about counterfeit goods

Visualsoft

Stockton-on-Tees

eCommerce platform for retailers

VoCoVo

Shipton-under-Wychwood

Tech for instant customer service response on phone or at checkout

Voxpopme

Birmingham

Retail data insights from video

Vypr

Manchester

Predictive consumer behaviour intelligence

WeGift

London

Digital rewards platform

Wevat

London

Helps tourists get tax back on UK shopping

White Label Loyalty

Leeds

Turns bank cards into loyalty cards

WhoCanFixMyCar.com

Newcastle

Price comparison site for car repairs

wordnerds

Gateshead –

Advanced linguistics and AI to analyse customer feedback

Wowcher

London –

Discount eCommerce marketplace

Yieldify

London –

Predicts behaviour to optimise customer experience

Yoobic

London –

Helps retailers optimise their stores and operations

yReceipts

London –

Connecting Google and Facebook ads to in-store retail sales

Zappi

London –

Ad and innovation testing platform

ZigZag Global

London –

Platform to manage process of product returns

Zuko

Salford –

Formerly known as Formisimo; improves checkout conversion rates