What Retail Gazette does

Retail Gazette is a London-headquartered B2B online media company that publishes a daily retail-industry news website at retailgazette.co.uk and operates a portfolio of sister vertical publications covering grocery (Grocery Gazette), marketing (Marketing Beat), and sustainability (Sustainability Beat). Founded around 2010 as Retail Gazette Limited, the company serves UK retail industry professionals — executives, managers, and specialists — with free news coverage across categories including fashion, ecommerce, supply chain, property, technology, and appointments, supplemented by feature interviews, podcasts, and opinion.

The core product is the retailgazine.co.uk website, built on a standard WordPress content management stack, with a free daily email newsletter as the primary audience-acquisition funnel. The product portfolio also includes RG+ Custom News Feed, a premium personalized news service, plus a dedicated events business anchored by the Retail Media Summit held at venues such as The Minster Building in London. The firm operates as a privately held affiliate of recruitment firm Quest Search and Selection, with shared data and administrative staff. In 2019 it acquired Charged Retail to broaden sector coverage.

Retail Gazette generates revenue primarily through advertising — display advertising, direct marketing campaigns, and recruitment advertising via its Retailmoves.com vertical — supplemented by event sponsorship and ticketed participation (e.g., Retail Media Summit with founding partners Capgemini, JCDecaux, and Stratacache) and a free newsletter that carries partner messages on behalf of commercial partners. Its go-to-market is sales-led B2B media targeting retail executives, brands, and recruiters, with a primary geographic focus on the United Kingdom and no public revenue disclosure.

Name

Retail Gazette

Legal name

Retail Gazette Limited

Website

https://retailgazette.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Retail Gazette is a London-based B2B online media company publishing daily UK retail-industry news across grocery, fashion, ecommerce, supply chain, and technology, monetizing through advertising, events (Retail Media Summit), and recruitment listings, with sister publications Grocery Gazette, Marketing Beat, and Sustainability Beat.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising Services: The company provides advertising products including advertising space, direct marketing campaigns, and recruitment advertising hosted by Retailmoves.com. Access to registered user targeting is available for advertisers.
2. Events: The company hosts industry events such as the Retail Media Summit, with founding partners Capgemini, JCDecaux and Stratacache, generating revenue through event participation and sponsorship.
3. Newsletter Subscription: Free electronic newsletter containing latest topics featured on the website, with additional relevant messages sent by Retail Gazette on behalf of its Partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Retail Gazette publishes a free UK retail industry news website (retailgazette.co.uk) offering daily news, analysis, insight features, a podcast, and category coverage across grocery, fashion, technology, supply chain, appointments, and property. It distributes this content via a free email newsletter, sister publications (Grocery Gazette, Marketing Beat, Sustainability Beat), a premium personalized feed (RG+ Custom News Feed), and hosted industry events such as the Retail Media Summit, monetizing primarily through advertising sales and event sponsorship.

Product overview

Retail Gazette is a single, unified online news publication serving the UK retail industry. The company operates a portfolio of sister publications (Grocery Gazette, Marketing Beat, and Sustainability Beat) under common ownership, alongside its flagship Retail Gazette brand. The core product is the retail news website offering free and premium (RG+) content, supplemented by industry events and conferences. All publications share a common platform and are affiliated with Quest Search and Selection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retail Gazette A UK-based online retail news publication providing daily coverage of the retail industry, including news, analysis, features, and insights across grocery, fashion, technology, supply chain, appointments, property, ecommerce, department stores, and other retail sub-sectors. Targeted at UK retail professionals.
• RG+ Custom News Feed A premium, personalized news feed service offered as RG+ that allows subscribers to receive tailored retail news content based on their specific interests. Targeted at retail professionals seeking a curated daily digest.
• Grocery Gazette A sister publication under the Retail Gazette Limited umbrella focused on grocery retail news and industry coverage. Targeted at grocery retail professionals and shared audiences with the flagship Retail Gazette.
• Marketing Beat A sister publication under the Retail Gazette Limited umbrella focused on marketing industry news and coverage. Targeted at marketing professionals in retail and adjacent sectors and used as a co-host for events such as the Retail Media Summit.
• Sustainability Beat A sister publication under the Retail Gazette Limited umbrella focused on sustainability in retail and related industries. Targeted at retail sustainability professionals.
• Retail Gazette Events (Retail Media Summit) Industry events and conferences hosted by Retail Gazette, including the Retail Media Summit, bringing together retail, grocery, and marketing industry professionals for networking, discussion, and sponsored showcases. Targeted at retail executives, marketing leaders, retail media networks, and commerce media strategists.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered founding partner, sister publication and affiliate.

• Capgeminifounding partnerGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 September 2025Founding partner of the Retail Media Summit 2025. Capgemini supports the summit focused on retail media, brand spend strategy, and commerce media.
• JCDecauxfounding partnerGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 September 2025Founding partner of the Retail Media Summit 2025. JCDecaux contributes to discussions on retail media and outdoor advertising.
• Stratacachefounding partnerGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 September 2025Founding partner of the Retail Media Summit 2025. Stratacache participates in Showcase Square demonstrating retail media technology.
• Grocery Gazettesister publicationStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister publication under the Retail Gazette Limited umbrella, sharing editorial focus and co-hosting events such as the Retail Media Summit.
• Marketing Beatsister publicationStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister publication covering marketing industry news, co-hosting events with Retail Gazette including the Retail Media Summit.
• Quest Search & SelectionaffiliateOthersAffiliated company with shared data usage for marketing purposes. Retail Gazette Ltd is an affiliate company of Quest Search & Selection and reserves the right to share data with them.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Marketing Week: UK B2B trade publication covering the marketing industry, sister-brand comparable to Retail Gazette's Marketing Beat publication. Competes for marketing services advertisers and overlaps with retail-media coverage.
• Retail Technology Review: UK B2B digital publication focused on technology in retail. Comparable to Retail Gazette's technology and supply-chain vertical as a niche B2B retail-tech publisher competing for retail-tech vendor advertising and events sponsorships.
• Talking Retail: UK B2B news service for the convenience and independent retail sector. It is comparable to Retail Gazette as a UK-focused B2B retail trade title targeting retail professionals and suppliers.
• Essential Retail: UK B2B retail news and insight site covering omnichannel, in-store tech, and digital transformation. Comparable as a digital-first UK retail trade publication targeting retail professionals and technology advertisers.
• Drapers: UK B2B trade title dedicated to fashion retail, covering news, insight, and events for the fashion sector. Closely comparable to Retail Gazette's fashion vertical and a competitor for fashion retailer advertising spend.
• The Grocer: Leading UK B2B trade publication focused on grocery retail, with a print magazine, digital news site, and industry events. Retail Gazette's Grocery Gazette sister publication sits in this category, making The Grocer the closest direct competitor for grocery-focused advertising and events.
• InternetRetailing: UK B2B publication covering ecommerce and digital retail. It directly competes with Retail Gazette's ecommerce and technology categories for the same retail-professional audience.
• Retail Week: Long-established UK B2B trade title covering the retail industry with daily news, analysis, events, and awards. Directly comparable to Retail Gazette as a horizontal UK retail trade publication competing for the same reader and advertiser base.
• Charged Retail: UK B2B retail publication covering electrical and consumer electronics retail, fully acquired by Retail Gazette in 2019. Treated as a peer because it is the closest direct B2B-retail-vertical brand within the same portfolio structure.
• Fashion United: Global B2B fashion industry news and jobs platform. Comparable as a vertical B2B publisher and recruitment advertising business in the apparel retail sector, mirroring Retail Gazette's dual editorial-plus-recruitment model via Retailmoves.com.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/retailgazette
• Facebookfacebook.com/retailgazette
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/retail-gazette

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A1 record

Investments

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

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