Retail Startups
Editorial coverage, analysis and commerce intelligence on retail startups across global markets.
The U.S. Retail Startup Funding Landscape Has Reset — Here's What Investors Are Actually Backing
After two brutal years for consumer-startup funding, the surviving capital is moving toward a very specific set of categories with very specific operating profiles.
Europe's Commerce IPO Window Is Finally Open Again
After a long drought, several of Europe's most important commerce companies are credibly preparing for public listings — and the markets are finally ready to receive them.
London and Manchester Are Quietly Building Britain's Most Important Commerce Startup Ecosystems
Beyond the headline fintech narratives, the U.K. has produced a remarkably strong cohort of commerce, retail and consumer-internet startups in the past five years.
Europe's Deep-Tech Retail Startups Are Quietly Building Some of the Most Important Companies in Global Commerce
From robotics in Germany to checkout-free systems in France, European deep-tech founders are taking on operational problems that U.S. retail tech largely ignores.