What La Retail Tech does

La Retail Tech is a French retail technology community organization founded in early 2022 by retail experts, structured as a SAS headquartered in Levallois-Perret near Paris. It operates as a membership-based convening layer for the French retail innovation ecosystem, aggregating startups and scaleups, retailers and brands (including Carrefour, Kiabi, Cdiscount, Zalando, Veepee, Kingfisher, Les Mousquetaires, Burger King), technology providers and integrators (Criteo, GK Software, Scaleway, VusionGroup), and incubators, accelerators, and associations. Its stated three missions are federating the ecosystem, promoting innovation, and accelerating business via co-construction between retailers and technology partners.

The organization's core offering is a community platform, not a software product. Its underlying "technology" consists of a website with a member directory organized by membership tier (Tech, Leader, Associated Member, Retailer & Brand) and expertise domain (Data, Instore experience, Marketing, Online experience, Payment, Product, Store management, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability), recurring in-person and virtual events (notably 'Les Jeudis de La Retail Tech'), a CEO Vision interview series, and a publication track that includes monthly consumer statistics co-produced with OpinionWay. It curates a 'Retailers' Board' of senior executives from major French retailers and named 'Thematic Leaders' (e.g., VusionGroup for Positive Commerce) to provide domain expertise. There are no proprietary APIs, SDKs, or AI/ML assets disclosed.

La Retail Tech's business model is subscription / recurring membership fees, with tiered membership (Tech, Leader, Associated Member, Retailer & Brand) priced opaquely (not publicly disclosed). Distribution is community-led: digital channels (website, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Facebook), recurring events, and physical presence at major industry conferences (NRF New York, NRF Europe, VivaTech, Tech for Retail) via a Startup Hub, partly enabled by a GTM partnership with Business France. The team is intentionally lean, with 5 employees disclosed.

Name

La Retail Tech

Legal name

La Retail Tech SAS

Website

https://laretailtech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

La Retail Tech is a French retail technology community organization founded in 2022 that operates a membership-based platform convening retailers, brands, startups, and tech providers across France to federate the ecosystem and accelerate retail innovation through events, publications, and networking.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Levallois-Perret

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: La Retail Tech operates as a membership-based community organization. Companies join the community to gain visibility, network with retail leaders, and access exclusive content and events. The organization hosts regular events including Les Jeudis de La Retail Tech, CEO Vision interviews, monthly statistics presentations, and collaborative sessions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

La Retail Tech is a French retail-tech community that sells memberships and ecosystem services: it federates retailers, brands, technology providers, integrators, and innovation ecosystem actors in France through a member directory, recurring events (Les Jeudis de La Retail Tech), publications (Les Chiffres du mois with OpinionWay), and a Retailers' Board and Thematic Leaders program. Members gain visibility, networking, and co-construction opportunities around retail innovation.

Product overview

La Retail Tech is a French retail technology community organization (not a product company) created in early 2022 by retail experts. It serves as a community platform that brings together retail innovation actors in France through events (Jeudis de La Retail Tech), member directory, publications, studies, networking opportunities, and programs like Startup Hub and pitch contests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• La Retail Tech Community Membership Recurring, paid community membership for retail-tech actors (startups, scaleups, retailers, brands, technology providers, integrators, and innovation support organizations) operating in France. Members gain directory visibility, networking access, event participation, and co-construction opportunities with the Retailers' Board and Thematic Leaders.
• Les Jeudis de La Retail Tech (Thursday Events) Recurring community events held on Thursdays (combining virtual and in-person formats) that feature CEO Vision interviews, expert insights, roundtables, member pitches, and presentations of consumer statistics, designed for member networking and knowledge sharing.
• Les Chiffres du mois (Monthly Consumer Statistics) Monthly publication of consumer research and statistics on French consumers in retail and commerce, co-produced with partner OpinionWay and made available to the community.

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• OpinionWaycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Partnership with OpinionWay for monthly consumer research studies (Les Chiffres du mois). Each month, OpinionWay conducts flash surveys of French consumers on current topics related to retail and commerce.
• Business FrancecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerStrategic partnership for international development of French retail tech startups. Business France organizes international missions, exhibition opportunities at major events (NRF, VivaTech), and business meeting programs for La Retail Tech members.
• VusionGroupmajorTechnology or IntegrationThematic Leader for 'Positive Commerce' at La Retail Tech. VusionGroup provides expertise and thought leadership on sustainable retail and commerce performance.
• Positive (Supply Chain Leader)majorTechnology or IntegrationFeatured as a Thematic Leader for Supply Chain at La Retail Tech, providing expertise on supply chain management topics.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tech for Retail: French B2B retail technology event and media platform. Directly comparable as a France-based retail tech community/event organizer serving retailers, brands, and tech providers, with overlapping event programming and member audiences.
• Shoptalk: Major US/UK retail and ecommerce conference and community organizer. Comparable as a retail tech ecosystem convener running large-scale events, content, and networking platforms — a global counterpart to La Retail Tech's community model.

Broad incumbents

• National Retail Federation (NRF): The dominant US retail industry association running the world's largest retail conference (NRF Big Show). Comparable as an institutional retail ecosystem convener; La Retail Tech already partners with NRF Europe for international event presence.
• VivaTech: Major European tech event with strong retail/ecommerce programming and Startup Hub. Comparable as a large-scale tech ecosystem convener where La Retail Tech already activates its community through a partnership.

Others

• Fevad: French Federation of E-commerce and Distance Selling, representing retailers and ecommerce players in France. Adjacent peer operating in the same French retail ecosystem and convening overlapping member audiences.
• French Tech: French government-backed ecosystem movement supporting French startups including retail tech. Adjacent peer as a French ecosystem-federation body operating in the same national startup/tech community layer.
• France Digitale: French startup and digital economy association federating investors, startups, and corporates. Adjacent peer as a French ecosystem-level community organization with overlapping retail/digital membership.

Regional players

• Retail Technology Show: UK-based retail technology exhibition and conference. Comparable as a regional retail tech event/community organizer serving retailers and tech vendors, but focused on the UK market rather than France.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LaRetailTech
• Facebookfacebook.com/LaRetailTech
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/laretailtech

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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