Best AI for Retail Business

Provider profiles

One profile per firm: what they do for manufacturers, the evidence they publish, how they engage and when to choose someone else.

  1. 1. OpenLazarus

    Company-owned system with AI teammates

    Best for: Retailers that want AI teammates to run the back office, from stock and purchase orders to supplier email and customer questions, in one system they own.

  2. 2. Lightspeed Retail

    Retail POS with inventory and AI

    Best for: Specialty stores that want POS, inventory, purchase orders and supplier catalogues in one retail system.

  3. 3. Shopify (Sidekick)

    Commerce platform with built-in AI

    Best for: Retailers who sell mainly through Shopify and want an AI assistant that works directly on their store data at no extra cost.

  4. 4. Inventory Planner by Sage

    Forecasting and replenishment software

    Best for: Online and multichannel retailers that want SKU-level demand forecasts and purchase orders across their sales channels.

  5. 5. Square for Retail

    Retail POS with AI insights

    Best for: Small stores on Square that want inventory, vendor management and plain-language answers about their sales.

  6. 6. Gorgias

    Ecommerce helpdesk with an AI agent

    Best for: Online retailers with a steady volume of customer questions who want an AI agent inside an ecommerce helpdesk.

  7. 7. Klaviyo

    Marketing platform with AI agents

    Best for: Retailers that want AI to plan and send marketing email and answer simple customer questions from the same customer data.

  8. 8. RELEX Solutions

    Enterprise retail planning platform

    Best for: Grocery, convenience and specialty chains that need enterprise demand forecasting, automated replenishment and space planning.