Smart Shelves Market Report 2026

The smart shelves market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $4.77 billion in 2025 to $5.72 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.9%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increasing adoption of rfid technology, rising retail automation, growth of organized retail chains, demand for improved inventory accuracy, integration of sensors in retail environments.

The smart shelves market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $11.39 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.8%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to adoption of AI-driven analytics, expansion of omnichannel retail, rising consumer demand for personalized experiences, advancements in cloud-based retail platforms, integration with autonomous robotic systems. Major trends in the forecast period include automated inventory tracking, real-time data analytics, personalized customer engagement, integration with retail management systems, digital shelf labeling.

The expanding e-commerce sector is anticipated to drive the adoption of smart shelves in the coming years. E-commerce involves the purchase and sale of goods and services via the Internet and other digital channels. Smart shelves enable real-time inventory tracking, helping businesses prevent both stockouts and overstock situations. For example, in December 2025, the US Census Bureau, a government agency in the US, reported that e-commerce sales in the third quarter of 2025, adjusted for seasonal factors but not for price changes, reached US$ 310.3 billion, marking a 5.1% increase from the same period in 2024 and representing 16.4% of total retail sales. Thus, the growth of e-commerce is fueling the expansion of smart shelf usage.

Major companies operating in the smart shelves market are concentrating on creating digital shelf-edge solutions, such as electronic shelf label platforms, to boost operational efficiency and improve the in-store customer experience. Electronic shelf label platforms are connected digital shelf systems that wirelessly update pricing and product details at the shelf edge, enabling features like real-time price synchronization, dynamic content management, and enhanced in-store communication. For example, in March 2025, Pricer AB, a Sweden-based retail technology company, introduced Pricer Avenue, an electronic shelf label platform aimed at modernizing shelf-edge communication and driving operational efficiencies and labor productivity. The platform features a modular powered communication rail, snap-in electronic shelf labels that can be configured into larger digital displays, and high-contrast, glare-free screens. Pricer Avenue enhances store execution efficiency, enables faster in-store updates, and elevates the overall customer experience in physical retail settings.

In August 2024, Scandit, a Switzerland-based technology company, acquired Marketlab for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, Scandit intends to expand its product offerings and boost its capabilities in advanced mobile data capture solutions, aiming to broaden its footprint in the retail and logistics sectors. Marketlab is a Poland-based company specializing in innovative solutions.

Major companies operating in the smart shelves market are Happiest Minds Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Intel Corporation, Avery International Corporation, Honeywell International Inc., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., NXP Semiconductors N.V., E Ink Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Software AG, Cisco Systems Inc., Trax Retail Inc., Minew Technologies Co. Ltd., SES-Imagotag SA, Pricer AB, SOLUM Europe GmbH, BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd., Lenovo PCCW Solutions Limited, Microsoft Corporation, Amazon.com Inc., Google LLC, IBM Corporation, Oracle Corporation, SAP SE, Zebra Technologies Corporation, Advantech Co. Ltd., NCR Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, Panasonic Corporation, LG Electronics Inc., NEC Corporation, Fujitsu Limited, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, Dell Technologies Inc.

North America was the largest region in the smart shelves market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the smart shelves market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in the smart shelves market report are Australia; Brazil; China; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Japan; Taiwan; Russia; South Korea; UK; USA; Canada; Italy; Spain.

The smart shelves market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing smart shelves services such as real-time stock information services, inventory management services, cross-selling suggestion, stock operations management. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The smart shelves market also includes sales of digital display, detector system, satellite receivers which are used in providing smart shelves services. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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