etretail

What etretail does

ETRetail is a B2B content, events, and marketing-services platform focused exclusively on the Indian retail industry, operated by Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Economic Times / Times Group). It delivers retail industry news, exclusive interviews, podcasts, videos, webinars, and editorial coverage across sub-segments including apparel & fashion, e-commerce, food & entertainment, consumer durables, health & beauty, home & decor, and books & stationery. The platform's core technology stack is a web-based B2B content management and distribution system, supplemented by dedicated iOS and Android mobile applications, a daily email newsletter reaching a claimed community of 2 million industry professionals, category-specific RSS feeds, and social media distribution across LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.

Name

etretail

Legal name

ETRetail (operated by Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd)

Website

https://etretail.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ETRetail, an Economic Times vertical under Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd., is a B2B content, events, and brand-solutions platform serving India's retail industry with news, summits, webinars, awards, and marketing services for retail professionals and consumer brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Noida

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Brand Solutions / Advertising: ETRetail offers integrated campaigns, bespoke events, advertorials, virtual engagement, videos, and digital branding & awareness services to brands for marketing their products to retail industry professionals
2. Event Sponsorships: Events such as ETRetail ShopFWD Summit, Great India Retail Summit, Food XP, and other conferences generate revenue through speaker sponsorships, attendee registrations, and event branding opportunities
3. Awards Platform Services: ETRetail hosts awards programs like GIRA (Great India Retail Awards) and Retail Awards, providing recognition services and brand visibility opportunities for retail companies

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

ETRetail is a B2B content and events platform serving the Indian retail industry, operated by Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Economic Times / Times Group). It delivers retail-industry news, exclusive stories, leader interviews, podcasts, videos, slide shows, and blogs across sub-segments including apparel, e-commerce, food & entertainment, consumer durables, health & beauty, home & decor, and books & stationery, complemented by flagship events, webinars, industry awards, and B2B brand solutions for retail advertisers.

Product overview

ETRetail is a B2B news and information portal operated by The Economic Times, providing comprehensive coverage of the Indian retail industry. The platform operates as a unified news and media ecosystem consisting of the core ETRetail News Portal delivering retail industry news across multiple categories, supplemented by event hosting capabilities (ETRetail Events), professional development content (ETRetail Webinars), industry recognition programs (ETRetail Awards), executive insights (Leaders Speak), marketing services (Brand Solutions), a mobile application for on-the-go access, a daily newsletter targeting 2M+ industry professionals, video content (ETRetail Videos), and RSS feeds for content syndication. The platform positions itself as India's leading B2B retail vertical within the Economic Times network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ETRetail ShopFWD Summit: Fashion retail summit focused on future of retail experiences and consumer engagement
• Food XP
• Great India Retail Summit (GIRS)
• ETRetail E-Commerce & Digital Natives Summit
• ETRetail Awards
• Leaders Speak
• Retail Cafe

Products and services

• ETRetail News Portal B2B news portal providing latest retail industry news, analysis, and updates from the Indian retail sector across categories including apparel, e-commerce, food & entertainment, consumer durables, health & beauty, home & decor, books & stationery, and industry news. Targets retail professionals, CXOs, and decision makers in India's organized retail sector.
• ETRetail Events B2B event platform hosting retail industry conferences and summits including ETRetail ShopFWD Summit, Food XP, Great India Retail Summit, E-Commerce & Digital Natives Summit, and various AI/agentic marketing roundtables. Brings together retail CXOs, founders, and decision makers for networking and thought leadership.
• ETRetail Webinars Digital webinar series featuring retail industry leaders, expert panels, and educational content for professional development and knowledge sharing. Over 500 retail-focused webinars have been conducted covering topics such as D2C brands, AI in retail, customer experience, and agentic marketing.
• ETRetail Awards Industry awards program recognizing excellence in branding, advertising, and PR initiatives within the Indian retail sector, including GIRA (Great India Retail Awards) and the broader ETRetail Awards platform. Provides brand visibility and recognition for retail companies and leaders.
• Brand Solutions Marketing and advertising services for retail brands, including integrated campaigns, bespoke events, advertorials, virtual engagement, branded videos, and digital branding and awareness solutions. Designed to help brands reach Indian retail industry decision makers.
• ETRetail Mobile App Smartphone application for iOS and Android providing real-time retail news updates, bookmarking for offline reading, daily newsletters, and exclusive content from retail industry leaders. Targets retail professionals accessing news on mobile devices.
• ETRetail Newsletter Daily email newsletter aggregating important retail industry news and insights, targeting a community of over 2 million industry professionals. Delivered via email to subscribers as a recurring roundup of retail news.
• ETRetail Videos Video content platform featuring interviews, event recordings, industry discussions, and leadership conversations including series such as Retail Cafe, Clicks & Commerce, and GIRS coverage. Distributed via the ETRetail site and YouTube (ETRetail Live channel).
• ETRetail RSS Feeds RSS syndication service allowing subscribers to receive automated updates across multiple retail news categories including top stories, health & beauty, e-commerce, apparel & fashion, food & entertainment, and industry news. Enables third-party aggregation of ETRetail content.

Quantifiable outcome

• ETRetail serves 2M+ retail industry professionals
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• YourStory: Major Indian B2B media platform for the startup and SME ecosystem. Similar business model combining content, events (TechSparks), and brand solutions to reach Indian business decision makers, serving as a wider competitor for B2B ad budgets.
• Moneycontrol: India's leading financial and business news platform (Network18 group). Competes for the same India business decision-maker audience and B2B advertising budgets as ETRetail, with overlapping coverage of listed retail and consumer companies.
• Forbes India: Indian edition of Forbes targeting senior business decision makers and brands. Overlaps with ETRetail's premium B2B audience and brand solutions monetization, particularly for awards franchises and executive-level content.
• Reuters Events: Global B2B events and media business owned by Reuters. Comparable in monetizing premium B2B audiences via flagship conferences and content; broader globally but a reference point for the high-end B2B events model ETRetail operates at India scale.
• Inc42: One of India's largest digital-first B2B media platforms covering startups and technology. Comparable in monetization (advertising, events, reports, awards) and target audience (business decision makers), though broader in vertical scope than ETRetail's retail focus.

Direct peers

• ETCIO: Economic Times vertical focused on CIOs and enterprise technology buyers. Closely comparable B2B content-plus-events-plus-ads platform with the same Times Group infrastructure and audience monetization approach as ETRetail.
• ETBrandEquity: Sister Economic Times vertical covering advertising and marketing. Operates an essentially identical B2B trade media + events + Brand Solutions model targeted at a different professional vertical, sharing infrastructure, sales, and editorial backbone with ETRetail.
• ETBFSI: Economic Times vertical for banking, financial services and insurance. Runs an analogous B2B news + events + brand solutions franchise, leveraging the same ET distribution and sales capabilities as ETRetail.
• ETHealthworld: Economic Times vertical covering healthcare and pharma industry. Same content + events + brand solutions architecture as ETRetail, monetizing a different professional vertical through the shared Times Group media engine.
• ETEnergyworld: Economic Times vertical covering the energy sector. Shares ETRetail's content + events + advertising business model and Times Group distribution, targeting a distinct but similarly structured professional audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ETRetail
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/ETRetailLive
• Facebookfacebook.com/EtRetail
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/et-retail
• Instagraminstagram.com/etretail

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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