Best Startup
This article showcases our top picks for the best Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts Retail Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Perch
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Perch is a technology-driven company that acquires direct-to-consumer businesses that are selling on Amazon and growing their operations.
Jobble
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Jobble is the on-demand marketplace connecting businesses with people looking for flexible work.
Staples
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Staples Easy Rebates is an online platform that enables Staples customers to submit, track, and find rebates.
NewStore
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NewStore operates a platform for retailers to run their stores on the iPhone.
Privy
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Privy specializes in e-commerce marketing for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
True Fit
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True Fit is a provider of an intelligent data platform created for fashion retailers to find online stores.
LovePop
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LovePop creates a precious handmade keepsake that unfolds like a miniature surprise.
6 River Systems
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6 River Systems mission is to redefine fulfillment automation for e-commerce and retail operations.
Rue Gilt Groupe
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Rue Gilt Groupe is a premier off-price e-commerce portfolio company that connects brands with the next-generation shoppers.
Coravin
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Coravin offers a proprietary wine access technology that does not disturb a wine’s aging process even after the cork is removed.
ZAGENO
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A leading enterprise marketplace solution connecting e-commerce to life science.
Zmags
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Creator enables marketers to do more with less. Design + publish interactive digital experiences in a fraction of the cost + time of coding.
Wayfair
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Wayfair is an online retailer of home products for bedroom, living room, kitchen and dining, home entertainment, bathroom, and more.
SidelineSwap
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SidelineSwap operates an online marketplace to buy, sell, and trade sporting goods.
Celect
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Celect is a cloud-based, predictive analytics SaaS platform that helps retailers optimize their overall inventory portfolios.
Zaius
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Zaius is a customer data platform designed to empower marketers to grow revenue from existing customers.
BRUNT Workwear
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BRUNT Workwear is a design and selling of worker’s boots, clothes selling on online platforms.
M.Gemi
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M.Gemi sells gorgeous shoes, handcrafted in Italy and directly to clients.
The Purple Carrot
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The Purple Carrot is a plant-based meal delivery service, offering all the pre-measured ingredients so you can cook healthy meals at home.
One Door
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One Door provides a retail merchandising system that ensures store execution of localized, fixture-based planogramming.
BookBub
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BookBub is a free service that helps connect millions of readers to books and author’s they’ll love.
TimeTrade
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TimeTrade offers SaaS-based Appointment Driven Customer engagement
Trillbit Inc
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Trillbit is creating the Internet of Sound. It provides seamless authentication via sound waves using most advanced data over sound product.
Survey.com
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Survey.com empowers it’s customers with data and technology to offer targeted solutions to their specific retail challenges.
OwnerIQ
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OwnerIQ provides online advertising solutions and marketing channels for brands, retailers, and manufacturers.
Nextuple
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Nextuple is an Omnichannel SaaS focused on enhancing agility and enabling a data-driven launch of new experiences.
Ministry of Supply
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Ministry of Supply is creating a new category of clothing, performance professional performance clothes for the workday.
Kudos
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Kudos is a retail company that offers natural disposable baby diapers with cotton liners.
Promoboxx
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A software platform for brands to engage their retailers with brand-compliant digital marketing, driving better business outcomes.
BevSpot
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Online platform for the Food and Beverage industry.
OpenCity
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OpenCity is a Live Chat Platform for Restaurants and Nightclubs.
Swirl Networks
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Swirl Networks is an in-store mobile marketing platform that helps retailers attract consumers while they shop in retail stores.
OneView Commerce
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OneView Commerce is a retail-as-a-service platform that offers point of sale and store system suites solutions.
HigherMe
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HigherMe uses data and video to help retail and service employers find, screen, and hire better employees faster.
Resupply
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Resupply is reinventing and forever changing the supply-chain of charitable contributions within the US through software.
ThirdChannel
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ThirdChannel collects and analyzes real-time ground data and merges it with point-of-sale data to deliver a unique retail offering…
Divert
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Divert provides an innovative and efficient solution to eliminating waste from the retail industry.
Karmaloop
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Karmaloop is an online retailer in verge culture and streetwear fashion.
J.Jill
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J.Jill is a premier omni-channel retailer that offers an easy, relaxed, and inspired style.
Syrup Tech
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Syrup is a machine learning decision-support system for inventory optimization in retail
Destination XL Group
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Destination XL Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries
Gemvara
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Gemvara is an online shopping store delivering custom-made fine jewelry.
Blueday
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Blueday’s SaaS solution offers retailers a centralized suite of data-driven tools that help finance, operations and in-store management.
SavingStar
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SavingStar helps shoppers earn cash back at 58,000 supermarkets and drugstores and 800+ online retailers. There’s nothing to clip/print.
LoopPay
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LoopPay is an m-commerce platform provider that enables retail consumers to pay with their mobile phones.
TOP
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TOP offers 100% organic, bio-based, hypoallergenic tampons and pads that are accessible to everyone.
Qatch
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Qatch is a data-driven SMS shopping platform for the modern woman.
PayByCar
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PayByCar, the in-vehicle payment innovator, makes contactless payment easier at drive-up retailers like gas, QSR and curbside pick-up
Essmart
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Essmart offers rural retail shops in southern India with access to essential technologies that improve their customers’ lives.
SOULER
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SOULER is a curated digital boutique that provides brand design services.
Stop & Shop Supermarket Company
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The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC employs approximately 60,000 associates and operates 398 stores throughout Massachusetts,
Boston Interiors
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A distinctive blend of stylish, finely-crafted furniture and accessories.
Moxie Apparel
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Moxie Apparel is a Boston based innovative medical apparel company born out of the Harvard Innovation Lab
ByteLight
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ByteLight provides LED integrated indoor positioning services for smartphones helping retailers enhance their customer engagement.
Alps & Meters
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Alps & Meters is a premium alpine sportswear brand that designs Forged Performance outerwear which is tailored, technical, and timeless.
Dunkin’ Donuts
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Dunkin’ Donuts is the largest coffee and baked goods chain in the world providing you, their loyal customers, with high quality coffee,
Redi
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Redi operates a dispensary that offers a wide selection of cannabis products.
Symbotic
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Symbotic is a global provider of integrated supply network automation solutions for warehouses and distribution centers.
Postea Group
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Postea is forging a new generation of dimensioning and imaging technology for the e-commerce, courier, logistics.
MoringaConnect
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MoringaConnect is using the nutrient rich moringa tree to unlock the potential of high value agriculture.
Allyke, Inc.
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Allyke is a retail shopping platform specializing in AI utilizing omnichannel technology.
Squadle
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Squadle’s digital checklists allow multi-unit operators to simplify complex operations and streamline food safety compliance.
Tucker Blair
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Tucker Blair designs and sells belts, wallets, flasks, coaster sets, key fobs, and other accessories for men.
New England Craft Cultivators
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New England Craft Cultivators is a Marijuana Retail Establishment (MRE) that partners with small cultivators, and manufacturers.
Gordon’s Wine
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Gordon’s Wine specializes in the manufacturing, retail, and wholesale of wine and distilled spirits.
The TJX Companies
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TJX Companies, Inc. is the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the U.S. and worldwide, ranking No. 115.
Western New England Bank
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Western New England Bank is a provider of commercial and retail banking products and services to individuals and businesses.
BCWC
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BCWC is a Producer and retailer of marijuana products.
SendItLater
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SendItLater is a retail company that offers an online platform that provides gifting services to its users.
HomeGoods
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HomeGoods is a chain of home furnishing stores operated by TJX Companies.
Relief Scout
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Online aggregrater and retailer of CBD-based products
SmartBuyGlasses Optical Group
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The SmartBuyGlasses Optical Group is one of the world’s leading designer eyewear e-retailers, with websites in over 30 countries.
Lamplighter Brewing
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Lamplighter Brewing focuses on manufacturing aroma-packed and flavor-driven beers.
1A Auto
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1A Auto is a high growth forward-looking online retailer.
1touch
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1touch is an online platform that gives e-commerce retailers the ability to market their products through Pay Per Sales Sale Marketing.
Orbose
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End-to-end logistics and supply chain technology for mobile healthcare and unattended retail
Life Is Good
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Life Is Good is an apparel and accessories wholesaler, retailer, and lifestyle brand.
OmniLync
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OmniLync enables SMB Retailers and the evolving retail ecosystem with digital marketing.
Cambridge Select
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Cambridge Select develops quantitative methods to propel sales on the Amazon marketplace.
The Grommet
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The Grommet is a product launch platform that finds unique, undiscovered products and helps them succeed.
Gloss48
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Gloss48 is paradise for product junkies – a daily dose of must-have indie beauty brands to discover, shop and share.
BJ’s Wholesale Club
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BJ’s Wholesale Club, commonly referred to simply as BJ’s.
Woofpage
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Woofpage is an online pet community for pets and their owners where every pet is a star.
Blueport Commerce
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Blueport Commerce operates an omnichannel platform for furniture retail.
Clarks Americas
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Clarks Americas, Inc., the US subsidiary of a global privately-held footwear company.
Howler
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Howler is a real time advertising platform that allows stores and restaurants to send deals to consumers as they pass storefronts.
The Paper Store
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The Paper Store is the largest family owned and operated chain of Specialty Gift Stores.
SmartPak Equine LLC
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SmartPak Equine was founded in 1999 by riders and horse owners for riders and horse owners.
Janji
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Janji makes inspired performance running essentials to equip you wherever you run or roam.
Sofft Shoe
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Sofft Shoe is designing shoes for women that are both fashionable and versatile.
SUNLIGHT Brilliant
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SUNLIGHT – the largest jewelry chain in Russia.
Franklin Sports
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Franklin Sports got its start in 1946 as a regional brand of Sporting Goods products. Irving H. Franklin, who co-founded Franklin Sports ,
Brass
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Brass is a women’s clothing brand devoted to designing high-quality, affordable basics for the beyond-basic woman. Sold exclusively online.
UniFirst
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UniFirst Corp. is a leader in managed employee uniform & protective workwear rental programs, facility services, PPE, and first aid supplies
Cumberland Farms
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Cumberland Farms, Inc. operates as a convenience store/petroleum marketer. It also purchases, sells, leases.
DNP Imagingcomm America Corporation|Photo Imaging
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DNP Imagingcomm America Corporation is a printing company that provides photo retail and event photography solutions.
