Retail Jobs UK

What Retail Jobs UK does

Retail Jobs UK Limited is an independent, boutique recruitment agency specialising in permanent placements across the retail and wholesale sector in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Founded in 2009 by Barbara King and Keri Levan, both former retail managers, the firm positions itself as a senior-retail specialist, sourcing store managers, area managers, heads of retail, HR specialists, buyers, merchandisers, and executive-level talent using a dedicated-account-director model that treats each vacancy as an executive search rather than a database trawl. The agency has built multi-year client relationships with enterprise retail brands, with Claire's cited as a 6-year anchor account, alongside placements at Orvis and JoJo Maman Bebe.

Operationally the firm is a traditional recruitment service with no proprietary technology platform; the only digital surface is a Laravel-based job board on retailjobsuk.net where candidates register CVs and browse vacancies, supplemented by active social channels (Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn) and a £50 candidate referral voucher programme. The company's coverage spans all retail/wholesale disciplines including store operations, support functions, supply chain, and an e-commerce/digital retail module covering head office digital, marketing, and business change roles. Revenue is generated entirely through placement fees on successful permanent hires, with no disclosed pricing schedule and no SaaS, subscription, or marketplace monetisation. The company remains founder-operated from a single registered office at White House Business Centre, Kingswood, Bristol, with no external investment, no parent group, no subsidiaries, and no documented acquisitions or funding activity.

Name

Retail Jobs UK

Legal name

Retail Jobs UK Limited

Website

https://retailjobsuk.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Retail Jobs UK is an independent, Bristol-based boutique recruitment agency placing senior and mid-level retail talent across the UK and Ireland, founded in 2009 by Barbara King and Keri Levan, and serving enterprise lifestyle, fashion, and digital retail brands via a dedicated-account-director model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Recruitment Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Executive Search Services (561312)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Consumer & Retail Leadership Search (BPACAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Retail & Consumer Services Direct Hire (BPACAFAM), C-Suite & Board Search (BPACAAAA), Confidential/Replacement & Succession Search (BPACAAAK)

Keywords

• Retail recruitment services
• Permanent placement recruitment
• Executive search retail
• Retail management hiring
• Boutique recruitment agency

Headquarters

HQ city

Bristol

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Permanent Placement Recruitment: Traditional recruitment agency placing candidates in permanent retail positions across the UK and Ireland. Revenue is generated through placement fees for successful candidate placements in retail management, store operations, support functions, and executive roles.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Retail Jobs UK is a boutique recruitment agency that places candidates in permanent retail-sector roles across the UK and Ireland, covering store operations, store and area management, support functions, supply chain, and executive positions such as Heads of Retail, Shopping Centre Directors, HR specialists, and senior Buyers/Merchandisers. Each vacancy is treated as an executive search, with dedicated account directors conducting direct headhunting and candidate engagement rather than relying solely on database trawling. A web-based job board supports candidates in browsing vacancies and registering CVs for future opportunities.

Product overview

Retail Jobs UK operates as a boutique recruitment agency offering a single integrated service for the retail sector. Their core offering is recruitment placement services for retail positions across the UK and Ireland, supported by an online job board platform where candidates can browse and apply for vacancies. They also offer a specialised e-commerce and digital retail recruitment module covering head office functions. The company consists of two directors/consultants (Barbara King and Keri Levan) who personally manage each vacancy from start to finish.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Retail Recruitment Services

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• C2 Recruitment: UK retail, hospitality and leisure-focused recruitment firm offering permanent and temporary placements; comparable vertical scope and boutique-to-mid-market service profile.
• Better Placed: UK retail, consumer, and digital recruitment firm placing candidates across marketing, e-commerce, buying, and merchandising roles — directly comparable in retail vertical and digital retail module.
• Quest Search & Selection: UK-based boutique recruitment firm specialising in retail, fashion, and consumer brands with permanent and executive placements — directly comparable in vertical focus and boutique delivery model.
• Fashion Personnel: London-based fashion retail recruitment firm placing candidates across design, merchandising, buying, and retail management — overlapping in fashion/lifestyle retail permanent placements.
• Retail Human Resources (RHR): Specialist UK retail recruitment firm placing candidates across store operations, head office, and executive retail roles; comparable boutique positioning and retail-only vertical.
• Metamorphosis Group: UK retail and consumer brands recruitment specialist with permanent and interim placements across buying, merchandising, digital, and head office functions.
• Zachary Daniels: UK retail, hospitality and leisure recruitment specialist offering permanent placements across operations, head office, and executive roles — highly comparable vertical and seniority mix.

Broad incumbents

• Michael Page Retail: Large global generalist recruiter with a dedicated UK retail division; offers overlapping permanent placements but as part of a much broader portfolio across industries.
• Reed Retail: UK high-volume recruitment platform with a retail vertical; serves overlapping employers and candidates but operates at much larger scale with technology-led delivery.
• Hays Retail: Global staffing group with a UK retail practice offering permanent and temporary placements; competes for the same enterprise retail clients but as one division within a diversified business.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/retail_jobsuk
• Facebookfacebook.com/retail.jobs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/retail-jobs-uk

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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