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Modern Retail
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Modern Retail
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modernretail.co
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Private
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2019
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Modern Retail is a privately held B2B trade media brand that provides news, analysis, podcasts, newsletters, awards programs, and industry events focused on the transformation of the retail industry. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, it operates as a subsidiary within the Digiday Media network alongside sister publications Glossy, Worklife, and Digiday. The company serves retail industry professionals—retail executives, brand leaders, agencies, and technology vendors—by covering topics including DTC strategy, the Amazon Effect, store-of-the-future innovation, supply chain disruption, tariffs, and AI adoption in retail. Its editorial coverage is organized across three primary sections (Marketing, Operations, Technology) and supported by topical streams such as Creator Playbooks, The Marketplace Boom, AI Strategies, and Global Retail.

The company's core product surface comprises Modern Retail+ (a paid subscription membership offering exclusive content and unlimited articles), the Modern Retail Podcast (interviews with retail entrepreneurs on Spotify and other platforms), daily email newsletters, the Modern Retail Awards (annual recognition spanning marketing, supply chain, technology, and customer experience), the Next Gen Store Awards (physical retail innovation focus), and the Modern Retail Marketing Summit (in-person industry event). Underlying technology is a standard digital media platform built on WordPress (evidenced by wp-content URLs) augmented with podcast hosting, event management, and awards program infrastructure. Distribution spans its own website, Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Spotify, and email.

Modern Retail's revenue model combines subscription revenue from Modern Retail+ members, advertising and sponsorship against its editorial audience, awards program fees, and event-related revenue from the Marketing Summit. Pricing for Modern Retail+ is not publicly disclosed but operates on a monthly billing cadence. The company targets a horizontal audience of retail industry professionals and B2B buyers (brands, agencies, technology vendors) rather than a defined narrow vertical. As a subsidiary of Digiday Media, Modern Retail benefits from shared infrastructure and cross-publication authority, but no venture funding, ownership structure, or revenue figures are publicly disclosed.

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Modern Retail is a B2B trade media brand covering retail industry transformation through news, podcasts, newsletters, awards, and events. It serves retail executives, brand leaders, agencies, and technology vendors as a subsidiary within the Digiday Media network.

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Serves global market

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retail trade media, retail industry news, retail business podcast, retail industry awards, retail marketing events
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Trade Media and B2B Publishing
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1Modern Retail+ subscription membership
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Provides exclusive content, unlimited articles, and member-only features

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Modern Retail is a B2B trade media brand that publishes authoritative news, analysis, and feature coverage on the reinvention of the retail industry across technology, marketing, and operations verticals. The company sells a premium subscription membership (Modern Retail+), produces the Modern Retail Podcast featuring retail entrepreneur interviews, operates annual industry recognition programs (Modern Retail Awards and Next Gen Store Awards), distributes daily editorial newsletters, and runs in-person industry events such as the Modern Retail Marketing Summit.

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Modern Retail is a retail industry media publication under Digiday Media, offering a multi-platform content ecosystem. The core offering is Modern Retail+ (a premium subscription for exclusive content and unlimited articles), supported by the Modern Retail Podcast (interviews with retail leaders), Modern Retail Awards (annual industry recognition program), Next Gen Store Awards (store innovation focus), newsletters (daily news delivery), and industry events including the Modern Retail Marketing Summit. The portfolio is unified by its focus on authoritative retail industry coverage spanning technology, marketing, and operations.

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1Modern Retail+
CategorySubscription membership
Description

Premium subscription membership offering retail industry professionals exclusive content, unlimited articles, and member-only access to Modern Retail's in-depth analysis and editorial coverage of retail reinvention.

2Modern Retail Podcast
CategoryPodcast series
Description

Podcast series featuring interviews with retail entrepreneurs, DTC brand leaders, and industry executives discussing trends, strategies, and challenges in modern retail.

3Modern Retail Awards
CategoryAwards program
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Annual awards program recognizing retail executives and companies driving success in dynamic retail landscapes, spanning categories from marketing and supply chain to technology and customer experience.

4Next Gen Store Awards
CategoryAwards program
Description

Awards program celebrating innovations reshaping the new in-store experience, recognizing physical retail transformation and store technology.

5Modern Retail Newsletters
CategoryEmail newsletter
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Daily email newsletters delivering top retail stories and analysis directly to subscribers' inboxes each morning.

6Modern Retail Events
CategoryIndustry events and conferences
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In-person industry events including the Modern Retail Marketing Summit, bringing together speakers from top retail brands to discuss trends and best practices.

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

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M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Modern Retail

Trade Media and B2B Publishingmodernretail.co

Modern Retail is a B2B trade media brand covering retail industry transformation through news, podcasts, newsletters, awards, and events. It serves retail executives, brand leaders, agencies, and technology vendors as a subsidiary within the Digiday Media network.

What Modern Retail does

Modern Retail is a privately held B2B trade media brand that provides news, analysis, podcasts, newsletters, awards programs, and industry events focused on the transformation of the retail industry. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in New York, it operates as a subsidiary within the Digiday Media network alongside sister publications Glossy, Worklife, and Digiday. The company serves retail industry professionals—retail executives, brand leaders, agencies, and technology vendors—by covering topics including DTC strategy, the Amazon Effect, store-of-the-future innovation, supply chain disruption, tariffs, and AI adoption in retail. Its editorial coverage is organized across three primary sections (Marketing, Operations, Technology) and supported by topical streams such as Creator Playbooks, The Marketplace Boom, AI Strategies, and Global Retail.

The company's core product surface comprises Modern Retail+ (a paid subscription membership offering exclusive content and unlimited articles), the Modern Retail Podcast (interviews with retail entrepreneurs on Spotify and other platforms), daily email newsletters, the Modern Retail Awards (annual recognition spanning marketing, supply chain, technology, and customer experience), the Next Gen Store Awards (physical retail innovation focus), and the Modern Retail Marketing Summit (in-person industry event). Underlying technology is a standard digital media platform built on WordPress (evidenced by wp-content URLs) augmented with podcast hosting, event management, and awards program infrastructure. Distribution spans its own website, Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Spotify, and email.

Modern Retail's revenue model combines subscription revenue from Modern Retail+ members, advertising and sponsorship against its editorial audience, awards program fees, and event-related revenue from the Marketing Summit. Pricing for Modern Retail+ is not publicly disclosed but operates on a monthly billing cadence. The company targets a horizontal audience of retail industry professionals and B2B buyers (brands, agencies, technology vendors) rather than a defined narrow vertical. As a subsidiary of Digiday Media, Modern Retail benefits from shared infrastructure and cross-publication authority, but no venture funding, ownership structure, or revenue figures are publicly disclosed.

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Name
Modern Retail
Legal name
Modern Retail
Website
https://modernretail.co
Company type
Private
Founded year
2019
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
101–250 employees
Short description
Modern Retail is a B2B trade media brand covering retail industry transformation through news, podcasts, newsletters, awards, and events. It serves retail executives, brand leaders, agencies, and technology vendors as a subsidiary within the Digiday Media network.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Where Modern Retail is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

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New York
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Markets served

Modern Retail business model

Business model
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B2B
Offering type
Services
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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

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ModelBillingPrice
SubscriptionMonthlyModern Retail+ subscription membership

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Modern Retail product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Modern Retail is a B2B trade media brand that publishes authoritative news, analysis, and feature coverage on the reinvention of the retail industry across technology, marketing, and operations verticals. The company sells a premium subscription membership (Modern Retail+), produces the Modern Retail Podcast featuring retail entrepreneur interviews, operates annual industry recognition programs (Modern Retail Awards and Next Gen Store Awards), distributes daily editorial newsletters, and runs in-person industry events such as the Modern Retail Marketing Summit.

Product overview

Modern Retail is a retail industry media publication under Digiday Media, offering a multi-platform content ecosystem. The core offering is Modern Retail+ (a premium subscription for exclusive content and unlimited articles), supported by the Modern Retail Podcast (interviews with retail leaders), Modern Retail Awards (annual industry recognition program), Next Gen Store Awards (store innovation focus), newsletters (daily news delivery), and industry events including the Modern Retail Marketing Summit. The portfolio is unified by its focus on authoritative retail industry coverage spanning technology, marketing, and operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Modern Retail+ Premium subscription membership offering retail industry professionals exclusive content, unlimited articles, and member-only access to Modern Retail's in-depth analysis and editorial coverage of retail reinvention.
  • Modern Retail Podcast Podcast series featuring interviews with retail entrepreneurs, DTC brand leaders, and industry executives discussing trends, strategies, and challenges in modern retail.
  • Modern Retail Awards Annual awards program recognizing retail executives and companies driving success in dynamic retail landscapes, spanning categories from marketing and supply chain to technology and customer experience.
  • Next Gen Store Awards Awards program celebrating innovations reshaping the new in-store experience, recognizing physical retail transformation and store technology.
  • Modern Retail Newsletters Daily email newsletters delivering top retail stories and analysis directly to subscribers' inboxes each morning.
  • Modern Retail Events In-person industry events including the Modern Retail Marketing Summit, bringing together speakers from top retail brands to discuss trends and best practices.

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Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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

Modern Retail M&A and investment

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Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Modern Retail

What does Modern Retail do?

Modern Retail is a B2B trade media brand that publishes authoritative news, analysis, and feature coverage on the reinvention of the retail industry across technology, marketing, and operations verticals. The company sells a premium subscription membership (Modern Retail+), produces the Modern Retail Podcast featuring retail entrepreneur interviews, operates annual industry recognition programs (Modern Retail Awards and Next Gen Store Awards), distributes daily editorial newsletters, and runs in-person industry events such as the Modern Retail Marketing Summit.

Is Modern Retail a public or private company?

Modern Retail is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was Modern Retail founded?

Modern Retail was founded in 2019. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is Modern Retail based?

Modern Retail is headquartered in New York, United States, in the North America region.

Does Modern Retail have an API?

No public API is recorded for Modern Retail.

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Modern RetailAI Marketing Strategies: From experimentation to execution with Samsung, Bayer, David’s Bridal and Dolce&Gabbana BeautyDigiday, Glossy and Modern Retail will host the second iteration of AI Marketing Strategies on Sept. 24 in New York City, bringing together brand leaders, agency executives, analysts and technology providers. The event follows reports that brands including Samsung, Bayer, David's Bridal and Dolce&Gabbana Beauty have moved from early experimentation to AI-driven tactics.Modern RetailBrands face death by a ‘thousand cuts’ as supply chain pressures and material costs eat into profit marginsAt a Brand Leaders Dinner hosted by Modern Retail and Glossy in collaboration with e-commerce tech company Swap, leaders from fashion, beauty, home and CPG brands discussed industry challenges. A recurring theme was that retail margins are being eroded incrementally by third-party fees, tariffs, rising operating costs and numerous smaller expenses.GlossyBrands face death by a ‘thousand cuts’ as supply chain pressures and material costs eat into profit marginsBrand leaders from fashion, beauty, home and CPG sectors discussed margin erosion at a Glossy and Modern Retail dinner hosted with e-commerce tech firm Swap, under Chatham House Rules. Attendees cited third-party fees, tariffs, supply chain and shipping costs, and poor returns on Meta, Google and TikTok ads, with one brand diversifying from 85% Meta reliance.GlossyBrands face death by a ‘thousand cuts’ as supply chain pressures and material costs eat into profit marginsLeaders from fashion, beauty, home and CPG brands discussed industry challenges at a Brand Leaders Dinner hosted by Glossy and Modern Retail in collaboration with e-commerce tech company Swap. A recurring theme was how retail margins are being eroded incrementally by third-party fees, tariffs, rising operating costs and numerous smaller expenses.Modern RetailModern Retail+ Research: Marketers hesitate to adopt AI for influencer and CTV marketingModern Retail+ Research released survey data from over 100 marketing professionals in Q1 2026 showing that while AI adoption for social media and retail media marketing has grown significantly, rising from 44% in 2022 to 86% in 2025, marketers remain notably slower to adopt AI for influencer and connected TV marketing. The research highlights an ongoing gap in AI implementation across different marketing channels despite the overall upward trend in investment.Modern RetailBrands Briefing: How brands aim to stand out this summer as it’s become ‘harder to create momentum’Modern Retail interviewed brand executives and agency heads regarding consumer engagement strategies amid persistent inflation and rising gas prices. Talent agencies are actively training content creators to operate like retailers by establishing online storefronts and demonstrating audience spending power to brands.Modern RetailModern Retail Emerging Technology Analysis: The retailers’ guide to technologies including AR, VR, AI & blockchainModern Retail published an analysis examining how retailers are using artificial intelligence, augmented reality and virtual reality to inform marketing and merchandising strategies, following the pandemic's acceleration of e-commerce adoption. The study combined a survey, focus groups and analysis of leading brands, retailers and agencies, and previews an upcoming report on blockchain technology.PR NewswireMySize's Sizing Tech Benefits Levi's Direct-to-Consumer Sales: Article in Modern Retail "Most-Clicked Stories" by National Retail FederationMySize announced that its AI-driven sizing technology, MySizeID, was featured in a Modern Retail article ranked among the National Retail Federation's most-clicked stories for helping Levi's reduce online returns. The implementation of this predictive algorithm on Levi's U.S. and European e-commerce sites resulted in a 47% reduction in womenswear returns and a 44% reduction in menswear returns.