Top 100 Retail Trends in 2025

2025 retail trends centered on smarter, more meaningful, experiential shopping, driven largely by AI and hyper-personalization.

Retailers are increasingly deploying AI-powered tools and experiences, from planogram platforms that optimize shelf layouts to in-store smart styling stations that offer customized fashion advice. Even aisles are becoming AI-assisted to reduce friction, while AI-generated music catalogs are now on offer to adapt to customer preferences.

Personalization also significantly shaped online and in-store experiences, as seen with multi-brand luxury retailers creating unique homepages tailored to individual customers, and several flagship stores opening with on-site bars or pop-ups for customizing garments, accessories and trinkets.

For a look at what’s next in retail, check out Trend Hunter's 2026 Trend Report.