Best Startup
This article showcases our top picks for the best Connecticut based 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
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Top Connecticut Retail Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Namco Pools
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Namco Pools is a online store that delivers a wide range of covers, chemicals, patio furniture, toys, swimming equipment and accessories.
JCJ Architecture
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JCJ Architecture is a major Hartford architecture firm.
Town Fair Tire
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Town Fair Tire is a retailer of tires, wheels, and automotive accessories.
Eastern Mountain Sports (EMS)
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Eastern Mountain Sports, Inc. sells outerwear and outdoor gear. It sells jackets, clothing, and accessories for men.
Kantar Retail
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Kantar Retail is a consulting service which involved in consultation of e-commerce, retail and shopper insights.
Tesoro Enterprises
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Tesoro Enterprises offers floor and wall covering materials for retail customers, building contractors, and others.
Bakery on Main
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Bakery on Main is to make you happy while helping to clean up their food supply and provide everyone with products.
eEuroparts
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eEuroparts offers retail sales/wholesale sales of Saab, Volvo, and BMW parts.
Farm Credit East
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Farm Credit East specializes in lender and financial services to Northeast agriculture, forest products and fishing industry.
The Well Appointed House
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The Well Appointed House is an e-commerce industry that provides products for home décor and interior design.
buyVerde
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Search engine that matches retail consumers with ESG (Environmental, Social and Giving) products/brands based upon their preferred values.
Prides Corner Farms
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Prides Corner Farms is a retailer of nursery and gardening products.
Flyp Nebulizer
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Flyp is a medical device, portable and easier to follow treatment plan for COPD, asthma, and other respiratory conditions.
Elm City Market
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Elm City Market is a grocery store in New Haven, CT, offering a large selection of healthy and affordable products.
The House of Noa
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The House of Noa is an e-commerce platform that offers a wide range of kitchen decor products such as standing mats, wipes, rugs and more.
Fosdick Fulfillment
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Fosdick Fulfillment is a logistics company specializing in retail distribution services.
Office Stationery
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Office Stationery is a shopping portal that specializes in stationery for offices such as business supplies and equipment.
Seir Hill
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Seir Hill is a manufacturer and distributor of non-alcoholic spirits and merchandise.
Miller Motorcars of Greenwich
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Miller Motorcars of Greenwich is a motorcars company located in Greenwich.
Polarn O. Pyret
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Polarn O. Pyret is a Swedish premium brand of children’s clothes best known for its high quality, functionality and unique design.
Droplify Dropshipping
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B2B Dropshipping marketplace connecting suppliers and retailers.
Giverrang
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Giverrang builds community rewards cards and gift cards programs that help to boost promotion & sales for independent small businesses.
Lovesac
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Lovesac is the maker of Sactionals, the world’s most adaptable couch.
LogicSource
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LogicSource provides sourcing and procurement services to consumer-facing businesses.
Hally
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Hally is a beauty company that manufactures and retails hair color products.
Design Within Reach
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Design Within Reach, a retailer based in the US and Canada, is involved in selling and marketing home and office furnishings.
Red’s All natural
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Red’s All Natural is a provider of natural frozen food products.
LYMBR
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LYMBR is an operator of a wellness company intended to restore the body through personalized stretching.
Burt’s Bees Baby
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Burt’s Bees Baby offers organic products for babies and kids, including clothing, bedding, and skincare.
Propark Mobility
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Propark Mobility provides the most premium, professional, and innovative management services in the parking industry.
Sampoll
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Sampoll connects consumers and brands through product sampling experiences, rewards, and insights.
TaxCloud
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TaxCloud is the internet’s only free sales tax compliance service – it’s super easy to use (no CPA required). Trusted by 26,000+ retailers.
Vet Innovations Inc.
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Developer and seller of pet technology products
Woolloomooloo Shoe
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Woolloomooloo Shoe manufactures footwear made from quality Australian merino wool.
Willagirl
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WillaGirl develops and provides natural skincare products for girls.
Vineyard vines
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Vineyard vines is a privately held, American clothing and accessory retailer.
CataMetrics Management
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A leading fintech firm serving the retail financial advisor marketplace through integrated investment and practice management solutions.
EbLens
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EbLens is a lifestyle retailer of urban-inspired footwear, apparel and accessories.
Haughton Honey
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Haughton Honey packs and sells raw English honey produced by ourselves and other commercial bee farmers
Wholesale Central
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Wholesale Central is a B2B directory of wholesale suppliers and products.
Crabtree & Evelyn
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The Crabtree & Evelyn product range comprises fragrances, bath and shower gels, soaps, home spa products, body lotions, & hand creams
The Sun Products Corporation
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The Sun Products Corporation is a North American provider of laundry detergent, fabric softeners, and other household care products.
Harvest Hill Beverage Company
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Harvest Hill Beverage is a grocery retailers, wholesalers, supercenters and foodservice distributors.
Ethan Allen
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Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (Ethan Allen) through its wholly owned subsidiary, Ethan Allen Global, Inc.
Really Good Stuff, Inc.
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Really Good Stuff is a branded, multi-channel designer and marketer of classroom products and teaching tools.
Nine West Group
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Nine West Group is a trusted portfolio of global fashion brands with an expertise in footwear, handbags, and jewelry
Clean Origin
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Leader in direct-to-consumer retail space, focusing on lab created diamonds and engagement rings.
Tamion
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Tamion owns and operates several websites, including weezoo.com, a search engine that matches consumers to service providers.
Arrow Storage Products
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A leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of outdoor steel storage solutions globally.
TABS Analytics
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TABS Analytics is a technology-enabled analytics firm.
Automotive Technologies ( dba wireless Zone)
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Automotive Technologies ( wireless Zone) is a provides smartphones, basic phones, tablets, mobile hotspots, GPS navigation systems.
Fairfield
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Fairfield is an e-commerce store that sells batting, fiber, fillers, pillows, foam, materials and interfacing home decor products.
People’s United Bank
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People’s United Bank is a diversified financial services company with approximately $48 billion in assets
SFP Market
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Enterprise Marketplace Platform for Grocery Wholesalers and Distributors
Thule Group
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Thule offers a wide assortment of accessories to simplify the transportation of your gear and equipment in a secure, safe and stylish way.
My Secret Luxury
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Premium Retailer of Adult and Sexual Health Products both online and at in-home parties.
Rollease Acmeda US
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Rollease Acmeda US is a consumer goods company that offers innovative engineering and customer support services.
Kenra Professional
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Kenra Professional is a consumer goods company specializing in hair care and styling products.
Stew Leonard’s
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Stew Leonard’s offers farms fresh foods, seafood, wines and catering services.
Antelope Shoes
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Antelope Shoes is a women’s shoes retailer and, offering designer shoes, sandals, boots and more.
Aurora Products, Inc
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Aurora Products, Inc is a consumer goods company providing manufacturing equipment.
NetMarket
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First music store and first secure transaction on the web
Clik Clak
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Clik Clak has been a leading promotional supplier for over 20 years.
ConnectionPlus
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ConnectionPlus operates online media, shopping, and e-commerce platforms.
Danbury Mint
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The Danbury Mint is a provider of jewelry, coins, and collectibles.
Orchid Advisors
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Orchid Advisors renders firearm licensing and compliance services to shooting sports industry.
Rotair Aerospace
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Rotair Aerospace designs, manufactures, assembles, and sells replacement parts for rotary wing aircraft.
Chairigami
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Chairigami is an innovative designer and manufacturer of cardboard furniture.
Victorinox
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Victorinox produces and sells unique and quality products that are of practical use for every day’s adventures.
Jade Marketing Group LLC
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Jade Marketing Group is a wholesale company offering women’s denim.
KBE BUILDING
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KBE BUILDING offers construction services for education, medical, retail, government, restaurant, and hospitality sectors.
Accro-Met
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Accro-Met is a supplier of a wide range of ferrous & non-ferrous materials such as stainless steel, brass, carbon steel, aluminum & alloys.
Beyond Botanicals LLC
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Retail, Wholesale, Private Label sales of American-hemp made CBD products.
Schaller Auto World
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Schaller Auto Group, a large set of dealerships offering a vast selection of vehicles and services.
CD Universe
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CD Universe is an internet retailer specialized in the sale of domestic and imported music CDs, movies, and video games.
Pexagon
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Pexagon Technology specializes in creating custom products including, custom USB Flash Drives, device cases for the latest technology, etc.
Nash Elmo
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Nash Elmo offers a wide range of products to meet our customers’ vacuum needs.
Metrostyle
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metrostyle is a fabulous fashion for less has ensued.
Duracite
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Duracite control guarantees the highest quality and service at great rates, enabling you to have one source for all your countertop needs.
DSXgroup
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Strategic management firm that develops accelerated growth strategies for Technology, Social Commerce, and Retail Companies
Novitaz
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Novitaz provides personalized customer information that engenders loyalty and repeat sales for businesses.
Teroforma
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Teroforma is a design company which creates Whisky Stones, Wine Twirls, Wine Chillers, Corporate Gifts & Promotional Products.
Darien sport shop
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Darien sport shop offers local delivery, free gift wrap and free alterations for the life of the garment.
Windsor Marketing Group
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Windsor Marketing Group is a retail company specializing in in-store marketing services.
VIRIDIS
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VIRIDIS is a manufacturing specialist of visual merchandising materials for luxury brands.
Church Hill Classics / diplomaframe.com
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Church Hill Classics is a consumer goods company providing the handcrafted frame.
Prestige Products
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PrestigeProductsEast.com is available to Retailers of Pet Products.
Subimods
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Subimods provides spare parts and accessories for automotive industries.
KARL Chevrolet
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Karl Chevrolet operates as a Chevrolet car dealership.
My Gift Stop
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My Gift Stop is an online retail store that sells fashion and jewelry products.
Online River
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Online River supplies & offers installation services of security products including plastic cards, hole punches, turnstiles & software.
Komtel
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Komtel’s Site Service Manager™ provides retail marketing organizations with a robust and highly customizable web-based solution.
Regan Technologies
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Regan Technologies is a Federal Government Systems Integrator and Reseller that serves the computing needs of our clients.
SignStorey
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CBS Outernet offers in-store digital media networks to the grocery industry, helping grocery retailers market their products to shoppers.
3PL World Wide
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3PL World Wide is a consumer services company offering retail distribution services.
CNC Engineering
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CNC Engineering provides retrofit solutions, machine tools, rotary table and Renishaw parts.
heartsmart.com
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HeartSmart.com is a master distributor of Philips AEDs, Defibtech AEDs, and HeartSine AEDs.
