Mark Anderson
This article showcases our top picks for the best English Retail companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Retail industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top English Retail Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Dija
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Dija is a startup offering groceries delivered to customers’ doors in under 10 minutes.
YOOBIC
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YOOBIC is an all-in-one platform for the deskless workforce to optimize communication, training, and process management.
Feelunique.com
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Feelunique.com is an online e-commerce platform that offers beauty products and related advice.
Yoox Net-a-Porter Group
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Yoox Net-a-Porter Group is the global Internet retailing partner for leading fashion and luxury brands.
Yoyo Wallet
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Yoyo Wallet is a mobile payment, loyalty and marketing platform.
Debenhams
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Debenhams is a multi-channel brand that operates department stores offering women’s clothing, menswear, beauty, kids, and homeware products.
MADE
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Made.com is an online e-commerce platform directly providing designer furniture without third party involvement.
Farfetch
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Farfetch is an online luxury fashion retail platform.
Creoate
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Creoate is on a mission to make wholesale work for independents.
Quiqup
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Quiqup is a provider of on-demand, same-day, and scheduled delivery solutions to retailers and restaurants.
EDITED
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EDITED is an information technology company that features a software platform that is designed for real-time product and pricing analytics.
Provenance
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Provenance is a leading platform for supply chain and impact transparency
JRNI
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JRNI is an experiential relationship management (XRM) platform for scheduling and managing personalized experiences at scale.
Arcadia Group
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Arcadia Group Ltd. is a British multinational retailing company
ZigZag Global
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ZigZag Global is a software platform that helps retailers manage their returns globally.
Appear Here
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Appear Here is an online marketplace for retail space.
Oddbox
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Oddbox is a provider of fruit and veg box delivery service intended to reduce food waste.
Swapi
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Swapi is the only digital wallet globally that allows users to swap their loyalty rewards, cashback & gift cards between brands.
Simba Sleep
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Simba Sleep is an e-commerce company that offers a variety of mattresses.
Poplar Studio
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Poplar is a creative platform that enables brands and retailers to produce 3D and AR experiences on-demand, powered by a talent cloud.
RevLifter
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RevLifter is an AI powered technology provider helping brands increase revenue through real-time personalised offers.
Emperia
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Developing immersive VR tech experiences for the premium fashion and art sectors, boosting sales and customer engagement.
SportPursuit
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SportPursuit is a UK-based private-sale sports website.
Hyperion Insurance Group
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Hyperion is an international insurance intermediary group with insurance broking and underwriting agency arms.
YOPA
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YOPA provides real estate agency services that assist clients in selling their properties.
Bower Collective
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Bower Collective is a direct-to-consumer digital platform for sustainable home and personal care products.
Mercaux
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Mercaux brings the benefits of digital into retail stores to drive sales uplift.
Matches Fashion
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Matches Fashion is a multi-brand fashion retailer that offers the latest fashion from designer brands.
AEVI
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AEVI provides a platform for merchant-facing businesses that enables them to upgrade to more agile, more data-driven propositions.
Wolf & Badger
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Wolf & Badger is a multi-channel retail platform for the finest independent, ethical and unique brands from around the globe.
Mention Me
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The referral marketing platform fuelling growth for businesses around the world.
HYPERVSN
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HYPERVSN is a hardware-enabled technology platform that enables users to create and display 3D holographic content without any headgear.
Butter.co.uk
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Butter lets you spread the cost of shopping from any online store with a simple monthly instalment plan. Download the app now!
Pho
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Pho is a UK-based independent restaurant group that specializes in Vietnamese street food.
Cudoni
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Cudoni is an e-commerce business dedicated to selling pre-owned luxury goods.
NearSt
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NearSt is a retail technology company building the world’s source of real-time local inventory.
Ted Baker
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Ted Baker plc is a British luxury clothing retail company.
Trunomi
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Enterprise Privacy Platform allowing companies to meet all regulatory requirements for global Data Privacy Regulations
MyOptique Group
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The MyOptique Group is an online optical store offering prescription glasses, sunglasses and contact lenses.
Storm5
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Storm5 are global RetailTech recruitment experts, connecting organizations with the talent to drive their mission.
ASOS
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Asos is an online platform engaged in the retail of fashion and beauty products for men and women.
eve Sleep
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eve Sleep is a pioneer of luxury sleep solutions, promising the perfect start to every day thanks to a guaranteed great night’s sleep.
Rotageek
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Using data-driven technology to meet demand, engage teams, and drive efficiency.
OpenSensors
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OpenSensors is an internet of things company that builds a connected world that puts people first.
Olvin
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Olvin helps real-world businesses get proactive through its AI powered predictive analytics platform.
Popsa
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Popsa is a machine learning startup that automatically designs, makes, and delivers personalized physical products.
Taylor & Hart
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Taylor & Hart make proposing with a custom designed, high quality engagement ring, easy, affordable and enjoyable.
Nethermind
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API marketplace with blockchain payments for pay as you go for API usage, Ethereum clients, infrastructure and consulting.
Purple Dot
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Purple Dot allows consumers to request a “worth-the-wait” lower price.
Bother
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Bother operates as an online grocery delivery startup.
Mous
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Mous is a fashion tech brand that designs and manufactures protective accessories.
pepperhq
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The Pepper platform supports white label apps for mobile payment, discovery, digital loyalty, social media marketing, and actionable data.
BlackCurve
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B2B SaaS pricing automation solution. We help retailers make profitable pricing decisions.
ThirdEye
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Building real-time CCTV powered AI assistants to put in the hands of public space workers.
Quorso
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A new era for store management: Agile. Simple. Human.
Live Better With
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Make life a little bit better with 100s of recommended products for people living with cancer.
Kindred
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Kindred is an impact driven tech company that has developed the world’s first sustainable app monetization network.
BotsAndUs
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BotsAndUs is a data-driven robotics and AI company that provides full-stack robot systems for public spaces.
Cornerstone
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Cornerstone is a subscription service for men’s toiletries.
HubBox
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HubBox is the first universal Click & Collect solution for online retailers.
Watchfinder
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Watchfinder is the world’s leading retailer of pre-owned watches
Greendeck
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Greendeck uses AI to help brands and retailers with pricing optimisation and competitor intelligence.
Gig
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Gig offers a platform for millennials who want to pick up shift work in the hospitality and retail sectors.
Duel
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Brand Advocacy Platform that enables purpose-led brands to drive organic growth & retention through word-of-mouth & advocacy
Threedium
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We create memorable brand experiences, drive product considerations and deliver conversions through 3D/AR Technology.
cloud.IQ
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cloud.IQ is an AI and machine learning based automated conversion rate optimisation platform for e-commerce businesses.
Everpress
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A global marketplace enabling creators to monetise their brand. No risk. No waste.
Proximity Insight
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Enterprise Retail SaaS Tech built on Salesforce.com
OPUMO
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OPUMO is building the digital department store of the future connecting brands with customers through a content-rich shopping platform.
Sook
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Sook is a retail asset management solution that transforms vacant retail units into customizable digital spaces that are rented by the hour
Sainsbury’s
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Sainsbury’s operates supermarkets and convenience stores, an online grocery and general merchandise operation, as well as Sainsbury’s Bank.
Vashi
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Vashi is a diamond jewellery brand that offers a genuinely unique, disruptive, and omni-channel retail experience.
Wevat
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Wevat is the best way to get your tax back on shopping in the UK.
Perfect Moment
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Perfect Moment is an online fashion marketplace that offers ski, surf, and activewear collections.
TravelTime Technologies
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Technology that can map, rank and sort location based data by travel time instead of distance. Available as an API or analytics plugins.
Honest Burgers
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A burger restaurant inspired by great British produce
Ambie
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SaaS music solution for retail and hospitality businesses looking to boost their customer experience and drive profits
Magnetto
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Magnetto is a developer of digital products predominantly for retailers.
The Flavor Factory
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The Flavor Factory is a dark kitchen enabler tech company offering a restaurant-as-a-service platform.
Stuffstr
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Stuffstr makes recommerce a part of every retail transaction
Medino
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Medino is the convenient online alternative to your High street Health and Wellness Shop.
Taggstar
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Real-time social proof message expert for enterprise eCommerce | Conversion uplift by up to 12% | Shop Direct, N Brown, TUI, Missguided use.
Satoshi Systems Limited
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Satoshi Systems provides state of the art software solutions for the trading space, currently focusing on the commodity.
myThings
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myThings provides conversion-driven personalized display advertising solutions for online retailers in Europe.
reboxed
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Recommerce platform – E-commerce, SaaS and on-demand buyback of consumer electronics
Limio
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Subscription Commerce Platform to better acquire & retain subscribers
Ollie Quinn
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Ollie Quinn is a branded retailer of prescription glasses, sunglasses and non-prescription polarised sunglasses based in the UK and Canada.
What on Earth
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A curated e-commerce to discover the best sustainable independent fashion brands.
Global Risk Partners
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Global Risk Partners is an investment vehicle aimed at insurance brokers and managing general agents trading in the UK retail and global.
Prospective
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Prospective is a software company that enables governments, businesses and communities to foresee the impact of changes to cities.
WhenFresh
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When Fresh is a company that specializes in Investment Analytics for companies.
Victoria Beckham
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Victoria Beckham is a fashion brand that creates and markets a collection of apparel and accessories in over 50 countries.
Cult Beauty
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Cult Beauty is the insider’s guide to the world’s best beauty products. From skin care to make up
CASHOFF
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Provides profit-generating open banking API solutions for banks and unique digital experience for their consumers
MYSALE Group
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MYSALE Group is an aggregate of 11 online shopping destinations, across 8 countries.
