Top 100 Retail Tech influencers 2025
Brand Experience Lab’s Chief Experience Officer, David Polinchock, has been named one of Retail Tech Innovation Hub’s Top 100 Retail Technology Influencers of 2025, recognizing his decades-long leadership in experiential and phygital retail innovation.
Each year, Retail Tech Innovation Hub celebrates leaders who are driving meaningful innovation in how retail operates, engages, and evolves. This list highlights those whose work is shaping the next era of customer experience — through creativity, experimentation, and a commitment to human-centered technology.
David’s inclusion in this year’s list is a testament to decades of trailblazing work at the intersection of technology and storytelling. Long before immersive retail became a buzzword, David was helping brands explore new ways to create emotional, memorable connections through emerging platforms — from early virtual reality activations and brand experiences to today’s data-driven retail environments.
Building the Future of Retail, Together
Recognition on the Top 100 Retail Technology Influencers list reinforces the collaborative nature of innovation at BEL. David’s work is rooted in curiosity and shared discovery — partnering with brands, universities, and technology companies to prototype and test new ideas that make retail more adaptive and engaging.
Whether it’s developing AI-driven shelf intelligence, exploring dynamic storytelling through connected displays, or hosting Retail Tech Walks and Executive Immersions, David continues to champion hands-on exploration as the most powerful driver of learning and transformation in retail.
A Well-Deserved Honor
This award reflects not only David’s individual impact but also the spirit of innovation that defines our team at Brand Experience Lab. Together, we’re dedicated to helping brands reimagine what’s possible in the store of the future — a space where technology serves creativity and data fuels human connection.
Congratulations, David, on this well-deserved recognition.