Retail Express (Acquired by Maropost)

What Retail Express (Acquired by Maropost) does

Retail Express is a Brisbane-headquartered, cloud-based point-of-sale (POS) software vendor founded in 2006 and acquired by Maropost in 2026. The company serves single-store and multi-store product retailers across Australia and New Zealand, with ten verticalized go-to-market tracks covering fashion, furniture, homewares, footwear, sport and outdoors, nutrition, pets, discount variety, toys and hobbies, and rural supplies. The platform is built as a unified retail management suite: a core Cloud POS module is complemented by integrated add-on modules for eCommerce and omnichannel, inventory and fulfilment, marketing and loyalty CRM, reporting and BI, and Australian-based setup and support. The product is delivered as a multi-tenant SaaS subscription with monthly billing, offered in single-store and multi-store tiers with non-publicly-disclosed pricing. Multi-store functionality includes a centralized HQ dashboard, cross-location stock transfers, predictive search, and consolidated reporting. The platform is differentiated primarily by an extensive integration ecosystem of 100+ pre-built connectors spanning accounting (Xero, MYOB), ERP (NetSuite), ecommerce (Shopify, Magento, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Neto, eBay), payments (Fiserv, Tyro, Stripe, Square, Klarna, Afterpay, major AU banks), logistics, BI, and ANZ marketplaces (David Jones, The Iconic, Bike Exchange).

Retail Express operates a sales-led go-to-market with website-based free demo requests for enterprise prospects and a self-serve inside-sales path for SMBs, supplemented by system-integrator and reseller channels. Marketing relies on content (blog, guides, case studies, video, webinars) and co-marketing with integration partners. Customers include recognizable ANZ retail brands such as Forty Winks, Napoleon Perdis, Early Settler, Nutrition Warehouse, SES Fashion, and Footgear, alongside a long tail of single-store SMBs. The company's brand position is anchored in Australian domain expertise, local support teams in both Brisbane and Auckland, and a self-claimed #1 ANZ retail POS leadership stance. Following the 2026 Maropost acquisition, Retail Express's sales flow through "Live sales powered by Maropost" and customer support is redirected to Maropost infrastructure, integrating the platform with Maropost's global commerce and marketing cloud. The combined entity positions Retail Express as the ANZ retail-vertical anchor inside Maropost's broader commerce platform portfolio.

Name

Retail Express (Acquired by Maropost)

Legal name

Retail Express

Website

https://retailexpress.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Retail Express is a Brisbane-based, cloud POS software vendor serving single- and multi-store product retailers across Australia and New Zealand across ten vertical segments. Now a Maropost subsidiary, it offers a unified SaaS platform with omnichannel, inventory, CRM/loyalty, and 100+ pre-built integrations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brisbane

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Cloud-based POS software subscription model with plans for single-store and multi-store retailers. Pricing is based on business size and number of stores, with all-inclusive features included in plans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Retail Express is a cloud-based retail point-of-sale (POS) software platform built for product retailers in Australia and New Zealand. The platform unifies POS, real-time multi-store inventory, eCommerce and omnichannel (Click & Collect, ship-from-store), marketing and loyalty CRM, and reporting/BI into a single subscription product. It serves single-store and multi-store retailers across verticals including fashion, furniture, homewares, nutrition, footwear, sport, pets, toys, rural supplies, and discount variety.

Product overview

Retail Express is a unified cloud-based retail management platform that combines point-of-sale (POS) software with omnichannel capabilities. The core offering is the Retail Express POS system, which serves as the central hub for single and multi-store product retailers. The platform architecture consists of the core POS module complemented by integrated add-on modules including Cloud POS (cloud deployment), eCommerce & Omni-channel (online-offline integration), Inventory & Fulfilment (stock and supplier management), Marketing & Loyalty (CRM and loyalty programs), Reporting & Insights (analytics), and Australian Setup & Support (implementation services). The system is designed for product retailers in Australia and New Zealand, supporting various retail sectors including fashion, furniture, homewares, sports, nutrition, pets, footwear, toys, rural supplies, and discount variety.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retail Express POS Cloud-based point-of-sale system for single and multi-store retailers, offering real-time inventory management, omnichannel capabilities, and Australian-based support.
• Multi-Store POS Centralized management system for overseeing multiple retail locations from a single HQ dashboard, with store transfers and multi-location reporting for multi-store retailers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced duplicate work and improved productivity through integrated software ecosystem
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration43 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• XerocoreTechnology or IntegrationPre-built accounting integration with Xero allowing seamless financial data synchronization, invoice management, and automated bookkeeping for retail businesses using Retail Express POS.
• ShopifycoreTechnology or IntegrationNative Shopify ecommerce integration enabling synchronized inventory, orders, and customers between Retail Express POS and Shopify online stores.
• MYOBcoreTechnology or IntegrationAccounting software integration with MYOB for automated financial reconciliation and reporting for Australian retailers.
• NetSuitecoreTechnology or IntegrationOracle NetSuite ERP integration for enterprise retailers requiring advanced financial management and supply chain capabilities.
• MagentocoreTechnology or IntegrationAdobe Magento ecommerce platform integration for enterprise retailers requiring custom ecommerce experiences.
• FiservcoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing integration with Fiserv for secure payment terminal connections and transaction processing.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Cin7: Cloud-based inventory and order management platform with significant AU/NZ retail presence and overlapping retail-customer base. Comparable as an adjacent retail operations platform rather than a pure POS competitor.
• Imonggo: Cloud-based POS and inventory management for SMB retailers with multi-store support. Smaller-scale competitor overlapping in the multi-store retail POS space.

Direct peers

• Vend (Lightspeed Retail): Cloud retail POS platform founded in New Zealand, serving product retailers of all sizes. The most direct AU/NZ-headquartered peer to Retail Express; now operates within Lightspeed but historically competed on the same multi-store retail POS ground.
• Square (Block): Block's cloud POS hardware/software suite serving SMBs and mid-market product retailers globally. Competes head-to-head with Retail Express's single-store and SMB plans on transparent flat-rate pricing and ease of use.
• Lightspeed Commerce: Global cloud-based POS and commerce platform serving retail and hospitality SMBs and mid-market. Closely comparable to Retail Express as a multi-store retail POS with omnichannel capabilities; notably Lightspeed acquired ANZ-native Vend and Kounta, directly addressing the same market.
• Erply: Cloud POS and retail management platform targeting multi-store product retailers with inventory and CRM modules. Comparable multi-store retail functionality and SaaS subscription model.
• EPOS Now: Cloud POS provider serving SMB and mid-market product retailers with ecommerce and inventory add-ons. Comparable subscription model, retail-vertical focus, and multi-store capability.
• Kounta: AU/NZ-origin cloud POS platform acquired by Lightspeed. Targeted the same SMB and multi-store retail base in Australia and New Zealand with similar cloud-based omnichannel functionality.
• Hike POS: Cloud-based POS for retail and hospitality, serving SMBs with multi-store features. Overlaps with Retail Express in single-store and multi-store retail POS functionality.
• Shopify POS: Retail POS extension of Shopify's commerce platform, targeting single- and multi-store product retailers with integrated ecommerce. Directly comparable as a cloud-native retail POS with omnichannel; also an integration partner of Retail Express.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/retailexpress01
• Facebookfacebook.com/RetailExpress
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/390673

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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