Retail Landscape of New York City
3,530 Retail companies in New York City, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, what the news is about and which skills employers want. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Retail in New York City
Shows the top retail firms in New York City by size, funding, hiring activity and media coverage, noting 3,530 companies tracked, 238 currently hiring and 644 with disclosed funding rounds.
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Centric Brands12last posted Jul 2026
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KnitWell Group11last posted Jun 2026
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Fanatics11last posted Jun 2026
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Michael Kors11last posted Jun 2026
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Macy\'s11last posted Jun 2026
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Anastasia Beverly Hills10last posted May 2026
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Marc Jacobs10last posted May 2026
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Saks Fifth Avenue10last posted Jun 2026
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Attentive Mobile$1BSeries E · Jun 2021
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Back Market$1BSeries E · Jan 2022
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Letgo$975MSeries E · Aug 2018
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Harry\'s$755.9MSeries E · Jan 2022
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Delos$567.5MConventional Debt · Mar 2024
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Rent the Runway$526.4MSeries E · Oct 2020
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Forter$525MSeries F · May 2021
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Entrupy$5.8BFY2024 filing
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Oddity Tech$508.7Msnapshot Dec 2023
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VTEX$459.7MFY2022 filing
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Aeropostale$320.9MFY2015 filing
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1-800-Flowers.com$293MFY2021 filing
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Travelzoo$91.7MFY2022 filing
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Keeco1,872tracked employees
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PAT McGRATH LABS1,800tracked employees
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BaldorFood1,444tracked employees
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Foot Locker7.2%160 tracked events
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Mulberry3.7%83 tracked events
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xcel brands2.7%60 tracked events
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Treasure Global2.4%54 tracked events
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Creative Realities2.2%49 tracked events
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Phillips11,897articles in the window
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nate2,810articles in the window
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Ollie1,787articles in the window
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Kate Spade658articles in the window
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Sotheby\'s656articles in the window
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How the Retail ecosystem in New York City grew, 2016–2025
Lists the number of retail startups founded each year from 2016 to 2025, highlighting a peak of 223 companies in 2018 and only 12 in 2025.
The Retail market map of New York City: what these companies actually do
Breaks down the product sub‑categories these retailers focus on and their primary revenue models, with consumer digital and B2C e‑commerce as the largest categories and product sales as the most common model.
The biggest kinds of Retail company, by how many we track.
- Consumer Digital1,921 companies · $17.7B raised · 133 hiring
- B2C E-Commerce1,784 companies · $16.4B raised · 130 hiring
- Internet First Brands1,014 companies · $5.4B raised · 78 hiring
- B2C Fashion E-Commerce751 companies · $3.3B raised · 62 hiring
- Enterprise Tech740 companies · $11.1B raised · 57 hiring
- Internet First Fashion Brands567 companies · $1.5B raised · 45 hiring
- Commerce Enablers507 companies · $8.8B raised · 42 hiring
- Enterprise Software478 companies · $7.1B raised · 43 hiring
- Marketplaces377 companies · $8.1B raised · 21 hiring
- Internet First Apparel Brands309 companies · $681.8M raised · 28 hiring
- SaaS295 companies · $4.2B raised · 31 hiring
- Beauty E-Commerce275 companies · $2.4B raised · 20 hiring
Monetization
How Retail companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Retail in New York City
Counts corporate events over the past two years, recording 1,442 events such as announcements, earnings releases, key‑person updates, mergers and funding rounds.
- M&ASkio, a Y Combinator graduate that built a subscription management platform for Shopify merchants, has been acquired for $105 million in an all-cash deal.2026-05-01
- M&AJust two years later, however, Magnetic has exited Newton’s ownership, following a management buy-out.2026-05-01
- M&AAccording to the report, the merger of OnePlus and Realm is going to be followed by a change within the company.2026-04-30
- FundingNew York-based Shade develops a private AI-driven file explorer that visually searches and previews terabytes of files.2026-04-27
- M&AToday, the two platforms will merge under a single management structure: CEO Jeffrey Yin will lead the unified company, while Beowolff Capital founder and CEO Andrew Wolff - a former Goldman Sachs partner who founded Beowolff Capital in 2022 - will serve as chairman.2026-04-27
- M&ABeowolff Capital’s acquisition of a controlling stake in Artsy2026-04-15
- M&ALevanta acquired Amazon-focused affiliate marketing software provider Perch to strengthen its performance marketing and e-commerce optimization capabilities.2026-04-08
- M&AReserveBar acquired AccelPay to enhance its digital commerce and fintech capabilities.2026-03-31
- FundingNopalera, a San Antonio-based beauty and lifestyle brand, has raised $4 million in funding to accelerate its retail expansion and product development.2026-03-29
- FundingSous, an Amsterdam, The Netherlands-based developer of an AI-driven growth platform for the hospitality industry, raised €4m in seed funding. The investment was led by Seed + Speed Ventures, with participation from PeakBridge, āltitude, Gekko Capital, and angel investors.2026-03-27
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Retail company in New York City was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| $1.6B | Completed | 2026-06-01 | ||
| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-05-01 | ||
| Na | $105M | Completed | 2026-05-01 | |
| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-05-01 | ||
| $105M | Completed | 2026-04-30 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-30 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Details specific event types like IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches and contract wins for the tracked retail companies.
Cole HaanIPO · 1 reportJul 2025
SupergoopLauren Weinberg · Appointment → Chief Marketing OfficerApr 2026
Isla BeautyLuiza Neves · Appointment → Head of BusinessApr 2026
Thom BrowneSam Lobban · Departure → Chief Executive Officer of Thom BrowneApr 2026
Space ConnectNational Mobile Registry (NMR)Mar 2026
THG IngenuityGift With Purchase (GWP) channel (Retail media solution)Mar 2026
WunderkindWunderkind (AI decisioning platform)Jan 2026
OLB GroupiStores AI (eCommerce platform)Jan 2026
Artnetscale undisclosed · cost reductionApr 2026
Artsyscale undisclosed · cost reductionApr 2026
Glossier~54 roles reported · cost reductionFeb 2026
Food52scale undisclosed · business downturnDec 2025
- hagens berman v oddity techsecurities fraud; false and misleading statements · FiledApr 2026
- Lululemon Athletica v costco wholesale, Jacques Moretpatent infringement · SettledMar 2026
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than -2.4%, half slower.
Who is building Retail in New York City
Profiles 1,869 founders and CEOs across 1,399 firms, showing frequent alma maters (Harvard, UPenn, Columbia) and prior employers (Goldman Sachs, Google, McKinsey).
Ex-Lithan, OLX Group, FC Barcelona, Emagister.com
Ex-Initialized Capital · Yale University BA 2005, Harvard Business School MBA 2009
Ex-Essence Security, Israel Defense Forces. Tel Aviv University BSc 2011
EICOM, ex-Banco Icatu. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro 2000
Casper, ex-Fullbeauty Brands, ex-Class Act Sports, The George Washington University - School of Business
Eight, ex-Upsight, ex-Playhaven, Sapienza Università di Roma
Ex-Blackstone, Rhone Group, JP Morgan. Princeton University AB 2010
The Thiel Foundation, Ex-Co-Founder BazaarBoy, Frigid Computer. Washington University in St Louis BS 2014
Ex-Cole Haan. Harvard Business School MBA, Georgetown University BA
- flagged as repeat founders31
- no repeat-founder flag1,480
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Who funds Retail in New York City
Summarizes investment activity with 1,213 funding rounds since 2016 from 1,616 investors, noting a typical round size of $4.5 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Y Combinator | 33 | 17 | Feb 2026 |
| Lerer Hippeau | 27 | 8 | Apr 2022 |
| Techstars | 25 | 11 | Apr 2025 |
| New Enterprise Associates | 22 | 12 | Apr 2026 |
| FJ Labs | 20 | 5 | Mar 2025 |
| Forerunner Ventures | 20 | 3 | Jul 2021 |
| Thrive Capital | 19 | 5 | May 2025 |
| RRE Ventures | 17 | 4 | Jul 2022 |
| FirstMark | 16 | 6 | Dec 2025 |
| Tiger Global Management | 14 | 7 | Apr 2022 |
The typical round is $4.5M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Retail funding rounds in New York City
Highlights the biggest disclosed funding deals, including Fanatics' $1.5 billion Series G round, and lists ten large recent rounds.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Gmega-round | $1.5B | Dec 2021 | Fidelity Investments, BlackRock, MSD Capital +1 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $1B | Aug 2017 | MLB, NFL, SoftBank Vision Fund | |
| Series Gmega-round | $700M | Oct 2022 | Clearlake Capital Group, LionTree, Fidelity Investments +2 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $509.8M | Jan 2022 | Generation Investment Management, General Atlantic, Aglae Ventures +2 more | |
| Series Emega-round | $500M | Aug 2018 | Naspers | |
| Series Emega-round | $470M | Mar 2021 | Coatue, Tiger Global Management, IVP +2 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $355.7M | Dec 2016 | — | |
| Series Emega-round | $350M | Aug 2020 | Fidelity Investments, Thrive Capital, Franklin Templeton Investments +1 more | |
| Series Dmega-round | $335M | May 2021 | General Atlantic, Goldman Sachs, Aglae Ventures +3 more | |
| Series Amega-round | $325M | Nov 2021 | Coventure, HSBC |
177 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Series B$170MMay 2026
Series CundisclosedMay 2026
Series B$43MApr 2026
- Series A$10MApr 2026
Series A$7MApr 2026
Seed$100kApr 2026
Series A$105MMar 2026
Series D$50MMar 2026
What the news says about Retail in New York City
Counts 47,189 news articles about the sector in the last year and lists the most covered topics such as administrative subdivisions and geopolitical issues.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Retail news in United States. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Administrative and political subdivisions4,359,391▲+20%
- Geopolitical disputes and contested areas320,881▲+34%
- International and transnational geographic entities320,718▲+34%
- International political relations202,879▲+36%
- Security and defense policies143,013▲+62%
- International relations and diplomacy91,526▲+24%
- Geographic naming conventions and etymology82,179▲+453%
- Trade policies and agreements77,571→+7%
- Human rights advocacy reports69,871→+3%
- Cryptocurrency impact on forex markets61,042▲+56%
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195 Retail companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Retail coverage in United States as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in United States Retail coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Retail jobs in New York City: who is hiring and what they ask for
Reports 10,649 job postings from 366 retailers in the past year, noting common skills like merchandising and Python and a median advertised salary of $42 k per year.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Retail employers in New York City put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- merchandising309▲
- pos269▲
- sales250▲
- excel239▲
- python175▲
- typescript144▲
- word122▲
- outlook101▲
- react90▲
- sql82▲
- Manager$69k/yr (n=292)
- Senior$112k/yr (n=74)
- Lead$37k/yr (n=78)
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