Name

Retail Week

Legal name

William Reed Ltd

Website

https://retail-week.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Individual and corporate subscriptions providing access to news, analysis, data, and premium content. Digital subscriptions at £5/month for 3 months with auto-renewal options at £529 annually or £140 quarterly. Corporate team access available for 5+ subscriptions.
2. Advertising & Sponsorship: Sponsored content, paid partnerships with brands, and advertising opportunities across the platform. Partners include major retail technology and service providers such as Oracle, Salesforce, PayPal, Snapchat, and others who commission content.
3. Events & Awards: Revenue from event tickets, sponsorships, and awards ceremonies including Retail Week Awards, AI Summit, Digital Transformation Summit, and LIVE events such as Retail Week x The Grocer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Retail Week is a B2B trade media platform that publishes daily UK retail industry news, in-depth analysis, proprietary data indices (AI Investment Tracker, Staff Benefits Index, Retail Pay Index, Digital Capability Index, Christmas League Table), sponsored research reports, and runs industry events and awards (Retail Week Awards, AI Summit, LIVE: Retail Week x The Grocer). Content is delivered via retail-week.com, daily/weekly email newsletters, print magazine, virtual events, and on-demand content.

Product overview

Retail Week is a B2B media and intelligence platform for the UK retail industry, offering a unified platform combining news and analysis content with structured data products and research tools. The core offering includes real-time news coverage, the AI Investment Tracker for tracking retailer technology investments, several annual research indices (Staff Benefits Index, Retail Pay Index, Digital Capability Index), special industry reports produced in partnership with technology vendors, and major events including the Retail Week Awards and Retail Week AI Summit. The Ask iA (beta) feature represents an early AI-powered capability for content discovery. Users access content through subscription tiers including digital-only options, and the platform also offers corporate team access for organizational subscribers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Retail Week Awards: Annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in the retail industry
• Retail Week AI Investment Tracker
• LIVE: Retail Week x The Grocer

Products and services

• Retail Week Digital Subscription Recurring individual digital subscription giving retail professionals access to news, analysis, data, indices, newsletters, and on-demand virtual events on retail-week.com. Priced at £5/month for 3 months as an introductory offer, auto-renewing at £529 annually or £140 quarterly.
• Corporate / Team Access Subscriptions Multi-seat corporate subscription product for retailers and organizations needing team-wide access to Retail Week content, data products, and virtual events, with custom enterprise pricing via a dedicated corporate sales team.
• Retail Week Print Magazine Physical print magazine product bundled with or supplementing digital subscriptions for readers preferring print retail industry journalism.
• AI Investment Tracker Proprietary data product tracking how leading UK retailers are investing in artificial intelligence and identifying which technology partners they are working with, sold to retail leaders and strategy teams.
• Staff Benefits Index 2026 Annual index ranking UK retailers based on employee benefits and workplace offerings, used by HR leaders, retailers, and benchmarking analysts.
• Retail Pay Index Recurring research product tracking salary trends and compensation benchmarks across the UK retail sector for HR, workforce, and compensation benchmarking use cases.
• Digital Capability Index 2026 Annual assessment of UK retailers' digital transformation progress and technological capabilities, used by digital, technology, and strategy leaders for benchmarking.
• Christmas 2025 League Table Annual league table ranking UK retailers on Christmas trading performance, providing peer-relative visibility into peak-season results for retail executives and analysts.
• Retail Week Awards Annual industry awards ceremony and program recognizing excellence in UK retail across multiple categories, generating revenue through tickets, awards entry fees, and sponsorships.
• Retail Week AI Summit 2026 Annual summit focused on AI investment and implementation strategies for UK retail leaders, offered as a ticketed event with sponsorship and partnership revenue.
• LIVE: Retail Week x The Grocer Joint live/virtual event with The Grocer publication, gathering retail and grocery industry leaders for shared insight and content.
• Special Reports / Industry Insight Reports Sponsored research reports covering topics including ecommerce, customer experience, supply chain, and retail technology, produced in partnership with technology vendors (Oracle, Salesforce, PayPal, Feedonomics, etc.) and sold to retail leaders.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OraclecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContent collaboration on customer experience (CX) research and reports exploring how AI transforms shopper experiences. Jointly produced The CX Report examining retail technology adoption.
• SalesforcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPaid content partnership on unified commerce and agentic era topics. Commissioned feature content on strategic commerce shifts.
• PayPalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing paid partnership producing content on cross-border commerce, grocery innovation, digital personalisation, and value-driven shopping. Multiple sponsored articles and reports.
• FeedonomicsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPaid partnership on ecommerce retail content including ranking reports on UK's top ecommerce retailers.
• SnapchatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Gen Z consumer research and Christmas shopping trends content.
• WorkdayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPaid content partnership on practical AI applications driving retail margin improvements.
• RotageekcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on Talking Shop 2026 report revealing insights from 500 UK retail workers on workforce realities and engagement.
• MiraklminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Gen-AI shopping revolution content exploring technology readiness for online retailers.
• American ExpresscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsored content on Retail 2050 report exploring innovation, localism, and high street evolution.
• TransparityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPaid partnership on supply chain traceability, trust, and transformation content.
• NatWest BoxedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on buy-now-pay-later and responsible consumerism content.
• VyprcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsumer spending research partnership producing How They'll Spend It 2026 report and retail category forecasts.
• LloydsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristmas advertising and retail trends research partnership.
• Tritax Big BoxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPaid content on logistics as competitive edge in retail and logistics property insights.
• Network RailminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRailway station retail opportunities and commercial property content.
• NFU MutualminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRetail challenges content covering costs, crime, and changing consumer trends.
• Blue YonderminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContent partnership on retail returns and hidden value optimization.
• SheerIDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLoyalty programs content featuring New Look, Boots, and Kingfisher case studies.
• Talon.OneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLoyalty and customer engagement content including M&S, IKEA, and Joe & the Juice examples.
• AliExpressminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeature article on AliExpress ecommerce history and 150 million shoppers milestone.
• CommerceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAI in retail action content exploring how leading retailers accelerate growth.
• TITAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTaiwan innovation content exploring retail technology developments.
• Foot AnsteyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRetail construction and framework agreements content.
• AcopiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigh-performance stores content exploring store strategy and customer experience.
• QoedaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHyper-personalisation retail journey content featuring Osprey London, DFS, and Dune case studies.
• MerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerElectric vehicle adoption content for retail business future-proofing.
• Kleen-TexminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHomeware retail consumer trends content.
• ComexposiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean retail trends content on five trends redefining the sector.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• WWD (Women's Wear Daily): WWD (Penske Media) is the premier global fashion and retail trade publication, offering news, data, and events. Comparable in B2B trade media model and retail-executive audience, though primarily fashion-led and serving a US/global market.
• Retail TouchPoints: Retail TouchPoints is a long-established US B2B retail media brand covering customer experience, technology, and store operations. While US-focused, it follows the same trade-media-plus-events model and competes for retail-tech vendor sponsorship budgets globally.
• Chain Store Age: Chain Store Age (part of EnsembleIQ) is a major US retail trade publication covering operations, technology, and strategy. Overlaps with Retail Week across content, events, and data offerings, though it serves a North American audience and broader multi-vertical portfolio.
• Retail Dive: Retail Dive is a leading US digital B2B retail news publication (Industry Dive) serving retail executives with daily news, analysis, and events. Comparable to Retail Week in audience and digital-first media model, with broader scale and global reach.

Direct peers

• The Grocer: The Grocer is the UK's leading grocery and FMCG trade publication and data business, published by William Reed (the same parent as Retail Week). It is the most directly comparable B2B media peer given overlapping audience, subscription model, events, and data products — and the two even co-produce the 'LIVE: Retail Week x The Grocer' event.
• Drapers: Drapers is the leading UK fashion-retail trade title (also part of the William Reed portfolio), serving a comparable B2B media model of subscriptions, events (Drapers Awards), and proprietary data. It is the most relevant direct competitor in adjacent retail verticals with an identical operating model.
• InternetRetailing: InternetRetailing is a UK-headquartered B2B media brand covering ecommerce and digital retail. It targets the same retail executive audience with research, events (e.g., InternetRetailing Awards), and subscription content, making it a close comparable for Retail Week's digital and data products.
• Retail Gazette: Retail Gazette (formerly Retail Week's online spin-off competitor) is a UK retail B2B news outlet serving senior retail executives. It competes head-to-head for newsletter subscribers, event attendees, and sponsor attention in the same UK retail vertical.
• The Retail Bulletin: The Retail Bulletin is a UK retail B2B news and intelligence service covering corporate, technology, and store-level news for senior retail professionals. Closely comparable in audience (retail leaders), business model (subscriptions/advertising), and vertical focus.

Emerging players

• IGD (Institute of Grocery Distribution): IGD is a UK-based retail and grocery research and training organization producing subscription research, events, and benchmarking. Closely comparable to Retail Week's data and events offering (retailer benchmarking, executive insights) and a credible alternative for grocery-heavy retailer subscribers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/RetailWeek
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/about

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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