Top 100 Business Ideas in May

From Personable Email Platforms to Android Shop Assistants

— May 17, 2015 — Business
From android robots that provide in-store assistance to biometric payments, many of the top May 2015 business ideas show that what is thought of as futuristic technology isn't that far away from being implemented on a large scale.

As the Apple Watch is launched across the world, banks, airlines, grocery stores and fashion retailers are jumping at the chance to stay on the cutting edge of wearable payments.

Touchscreens are also proving to be a popular way for brands to encourage product discovery, coupon collection and interaction in a way that includes physical merchandise. A prime example of this is the screen used in-store by Munich Sports, which has a consumer approach with an athletic shoe in hand that they would like to learn more about.
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Crowdsourced Algorithm Databases
Crowdsourced Algorithm Databases
Algorithmia is an Open Marketplace for Computer Algorithms
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Global Collaboration Apps
Global Collaboration Apps
Circa Helps People Keep Time Across Multiple Locations
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Awesome Boss Apps
Awesome Boss Apps
This App is for Managers Looking to Engage and Reward their Team
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Cinematic Super Hero Razors
Cinematic Super Hero Razors
Gillette Creates Themed Razors Based on Avengers Age of Ultron Movie
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Room Rental Rate Tools
Room Rental Rate Tools
Startup Beyond Pricing Provides Automated Pricing for Airbnb Hosts
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Effortless Reservation Services
Effortless Reservation Services
Zomato's 'Book' Improves Restaurant Table Reservation Services
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Skill-Building Toy Shops
Skill-Building Toy Shops
Amazon Launched a Store for Featuring Educational and Fun STEM Toys
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Digital Distribution Deals
Digital Distribution Deals
Tencent and Warner Music Group Have Announced a Partnership
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Empowering Tech Events
Empowering Tech Events
Shopify's Beyond the Code Triumphs Women in Technology
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Surge Menu Pricing
Surge Menu Pricing
The Restaurant Industry Considers Charging More During Peak Times
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Diet-Friendly Meal Plans
Diet-Friendly Meal Plans
Blue Apron's Meal Plans Include Those with Dietary Restrictions
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Personable Email Platforms
Personable Email Platforms
Crystal Analyzes Messages for Better E-Communication
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Nationwide Concierge Selling Services
Nationwide Concierge Selling Services
The Gone App is Partnering with UPS to Scale Nationally
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Novel Device Covers
Novel Device Covers
This Handmade E-Reader Case Collection Resembles Hardbound Book Covers
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Underground Parcel Deliveries
Underground Parcel Deliveries
This UK Company Wants to Deliver Parcels Using Automated Tunnels
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Burrito Delivery Services
Burrito Delivery Services
A Postmates Partnership Means Chipotle Delivery is Now a Real Thing
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Rum Bottle Portraits
Rum Bottle Portraits
Loyalty Gift Packaging Features Clients' Faces Illustrated onto Vessels
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Two-Sided Payment Platforms
Two-Sided Payment Platforms
Maxeda's POS System Includes a Screen for Employees and Shoppers
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Loyalty App Creators
Loyalty App Creators
The Shoutem App Helps Small Businesses Create Their Own Loyalty Apps
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Native App-Building Tools
Native App-Building Tools
The Fuse App Development Platform Will Focus on the Designers' Process
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Musician-Branded Cannabis
Musician-Branded Cannabis
Marley Natural Fine Cannabis is a Marijuana Startup with Major Backing
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All-Natural Craft Cannabis
All-Natural Craft Cannabis
The Farm Co is a Boulder Dispensary Stocking Only Pesticide-Free Pot
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Grungy High-End Boutiques
Grungy High-End Boutiques
The New Maison Kitsuné NYC Store Aims to Be Edgy Like Its Location
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Tech Inventor Startups
Tech Inventor Startups
Wattage Makes Designing Electronics Possible for Those Untaught in Tech
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Size-Less Online Stores
Size-Less Online Stores
AbbeyPost Sells Fashions That Are Made to Measure for Every Unique Shape
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Biometric Banking Wristbands
Biometric Banking Wristbands
This Wearable Payment Device Uses Your Pulse for Authentification
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Wearable Banking Apps
Wearable Banking Apps
The Nationwide Wearable App Shows the Possible Future of Mobile Banking
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Restaurant Crowdfunding Sites
Restaurant Crowdfunding Sites
The Equity Crowdfunding Platform Turns Customers Into Investors
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E-Commerce Equity Crowdfunding Sites
E-Commerce Equity Crowdfunding Sites
Alibaba Competitor JD.com Launched a Crowdfunding Platform
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Digital Flagship Boutiques
Digital Flagship Boutiques
The Newly Launched Lacoste Digital Boutique is Elegant and Pristine
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Android Shop Assistants
Android Shop Assistants
Shop Robot Aiko Chihira Helps Customers at Mitsukoshi
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Commercial Art Galleries
Commercial Art Galleries
Museum as Retail Space is a Contemporary Art Gallery in LA
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Instant Online Shopping
Instant Online Shopping
The Amazon Dash Button Lets Prime Members Reorder Products with a Push
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Quality Eatery Sound Systems
Quality Eatery Sound Systems
Oliveto Restaurant Installs Meyer Sound's Concert Hall-Grade Audio
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Renovated Retro Drive-Thrus
Renovated Retro Drive-Thrus
A Hollywood Starbucks Location Takes Over a 1930s Gas Station
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Gourmet Mayo Shops
Gourmet Mayo Shops
The Brooklyn Empire Mayonnaise Store is Definitely Niche
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Department Store Fiestas
Department Store Fiestas
The Selfridge's x Mexico Campaign Features 10 Weeks of Festivities
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Warm Canned Coffee
Warm Canned Coffee
HOTSHOT is a System of Portable Heated Java in Aluminum Cans
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Aesthetic Retail Makeovers
Aesthetic Retail Makeovers
A New Store in NYC Marks the Beginnings of Banana Republic's Rebrand
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Cannabis Merchandising Firms
Cannabis Merchandising Firms
The High Road Design Studio is Aiming to Rebrand Medical Marijuana
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Telemedicine Kiosks
Telemedicine Kiosks
Rite Aid's HealthSpot Stations Provide Instant Medical Consultations
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Artisan Yogurt Boutiques
Artisan Yogurt Boutiques
The Yogurt Culture Company is a Specialty Shop Located in NYC
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Mustard-Tasting Bars
Mustard-Tasting Bars
Maille Has Launched a Dijon Mustard-Only Shop in NYC
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Smart Payment Mugs
Smart Payment Mugs
Users Can Pay For Their Drinks Using the Environmentally Friendly Coffee Cup
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Live Streamed Razor Unveilings
Live Streamed Razor Unveilings
Gillette Introduces Avengers Razors Online & Offline Simultaneously
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Yogurt Food Trucks
Yogurt Food Trucks
Liberte Creates a Fun Out-of-Store Experience That's Great for Summer
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Alabaster Flagship Stores
Alabaster Flagship Stores
Maison Margiela Reveals an All-White Retail Location in Milan
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Beautifully Balanced Eateries
Beautifully Balanced Eateries
iQ Food Co Focuses on Health, Wellness and Thoughtful Design
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Outfit-Creating Apps
Outfit-Creating Apps
Lovelooks Lets You Arrange New Clothing Combinations and Buy Them in App
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Surreal Mannequin Displays
Surreal Mannequin Displays
The Prada Iconoclasts Installations Seeks to Reinvent the Brand
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Processed Cheese Displays
Processed Cheese Displays
These La Vache Qui Rit Displays Accentuate the Brand Mascot's Femininity
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Golden Flowering Kiosks
Golden Flowering Kiosks
The Flowerbomb Rose Explosion is a Perfect Perfume Retail Display
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Immersive Dairy Displays
Immersive Dairy Displays
Chobani Natural Greek Yogurt Creates an Intimate Space for Consumers
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Recyclable Retail Shelving
Recyclable Retail Shelving
Trumari's Eco-Friendly Retail Display Solutions are Vibrant and Compact
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Luxurious Menswear Flagships
Luxurious Menswear Flagships
The Joseph Abboud Flagship in NYC is the Designer's First
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Nationally Inspired Storefronts
Nationally Inspired Storefronts
Lululemon Edmonton Location Celebrates Canadian Values in Symbols
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Elegant Concept Stores
Elegant Concept Stores
Bazar Noir is an Eclectic, Well-Curated Concept Shop in Berlin
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Literary Retail Takeovers
Literary Retail Takeovers
The Sonia Rykiel Flagship in Paris Has Been Transformed into a Library
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Sanitizing Touchscreen Stations
Sanitizing Touchscreen Stations
Sterilyfe's Touchscreen Kiosk Makes Interactive Marketing Hygienic
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Financial Startup Stats
Financial Startup Stats
This Venture Capital Infographic Asks If You Have Enough Money to Begin
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Microfarming Juice Bars
Microfarming Juice Bars
The 'Living Produce Aisle' Grows All Ingredients Inside Its Shop
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Elegant Cannabis Dispensaries
Elegant Cannabis Dispensaries
This Albuquerque Dispensary Puts a New Spin on Pot Branding
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Quirky Secondhand Bookstores
Quirky Secondhand Bookstores
This Tokyo Bookstore Combines Minimalist Design and a Love of Font
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Crafty Retail Partnerships
Crafty Retail Partnerships
Four Canadian Etsy Sellers Will Be Getting Exposure in Nordstrom
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Digital Easter Displays
Digital Easter Displays
Harrods and Faberge Team Up for an Interactive Egg Installation
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Interactive Footwear Displays
Interactive Footwear Displays
Munich Sports' Interactive Displays Use RFID Technology
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Garage-Grown Produce
Garage-Grown Produce
Vertical Fresh Farms is an Urban Farming Initiative in Buffalo
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Enticing Dairy Stalls
Enticing Dairy Stalls
This Dairy Product Display Resembles the Food It Pairs Well With
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Mobile Womenswear Boutiques
Mobile Womenswear Boutiques
Fierce Finds Applies the Food Truck Model to Women's Clothing
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Female-Only Sneaker Shops
Female-Only Sneaker Shops
Naked Copenhagen Exclusively Sells Women's Athletic Footwear
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Cream Cheese Retail Displays
Cream Cheese Retail Displays
These Point of Purchase Materials are to be Strategically Placed
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Conical Retail Displays
Conical Retail Displays
This Retail Display For Elege is Shaped Like a Toblerone Bar
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Wine Tasting Strips
Wine Tasting Strips
Beringer Transforms the Wine Tasting Experience in-Store with Flavored Strips
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The Beach Bar Experience
The Beach Bar Experience
Trend Hunter Chats with Sabino, Jessica & Lillo About #TheDreamIsland
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Free Vending Machines
Free Vending Machines
Innovative Vending Solutions Encourages People to Tweet for Snacks
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Eclectic Menswear Boutiques
Eclectic Menswear Boutiques
This Menswear Retail Hub in Manchester Carries Hard to Find Brands
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Branded Shipping Boxes
Branded Shipping Boxes
Pakible Offers E-Commerce Solutions for Custom Packaging
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Revamped Coffee Shops
Revamped Coffee Shops
Modern Coffee Receives an Design Overhaul Courtesy of Arcsine Architecture
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Complete USB-Sized Computers
Complete USB-Sized Computers
The Google and ASUS Chromebit Turns Monitors into Working Computers
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Members-Only Coffee Bars
Members-Only Coffee Bars
This North London Coffee Shop Sits Within a Coworking Club
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Search Engine Store Displays
Search Engine Store Displays
The Google Store Retail Concept Boasts a Slew of Interactive Elements
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Scholarly Boutique Gyms
Scholarly Boutique Gyms
The Library Gym is Transforming Training into an Upscale Activity
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Interactive Travel Agencies
Interactive Travel Agencies
The Addin Store Has Tourism Displays That Customize to Dream Vacations
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Mobile Florist Services
Mobile Florist Services
The Uprooted Flower Truck is a Full-Service Florist on Wheels
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Mobile Juice Bars
Mobile Juice Bars
This New Boston Juice Bar is Adapting the Food Truck Business Model
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Recording Studio Cafes
Recording Studio Cafes
The Songbyrd Record Cafe in Washington Has a Recording Booth
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Illustrious Bookstore Displays
Illustrious Bookstore Displays
This Clever Bookstore Merchandising is Delightfully Detailed
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Metropolitan Cat Cafes
Metropolitan Cat Cafes
The Recently Opened Meow Parlour is the First NYC Cat Cafe
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Website-Inspired Stores
Website-Inspired Stores
Web-Enabled Retail Displays Update Constantly with Online Content
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Interactive Pet Shops
Interactive Pet Shops
The BlueCollar Working Dog Store Has Space for Products and Play
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Experiential Retail Booths
Experiential Retail Booths
This Dairy Retail Booth Design is an Escape Within the Grocery Aisle
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Automated Footwear Displays
Automated Footwear Displays
This Kid's Shoe Store Features an Interactive Retail Display
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Appliance-Inspired Merchandising
Appliance-Inspired Merchandising
This Yogurt Shelf Display is Made to Resemble a Microwave
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Branded Confectionery Kiosks
Branded Confectionery Kiosks
This Delicious Nutella Pop-Up in Brazil is the First of Its Kind
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Children's Grocery Stores
Children's Grocery Stores
This Kid's Supermarket in Moscow is Designed for Children
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Hybrid Barbershop Cafes
Hybrid Barbershop Cafes
Hurwundeki in London Serves Homemade Food and Affordable Haircuts
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Mobile Bus Boutiques
Mobile Bus Boutiques
The Kenzo Fashion Bus Offers Designer Style On the Go
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Eco Bulk Food Kiosks
Eco Bulk Food Kiosks
This New Self-Service Refill System is Housed at London's Planet Organic
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Small-Batch Supermarkets
Small-Batch Supermarkets
This Grocery Store Boasts a Herb Wall and a Soda Fountain
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Authentic Gourmet Grocers
Authentic Gourmet Grocers
This Specialty Supermarket Boasts Sophisticated Rustic Branding
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