Mark Smith
This article showcases our top picks for the best Minnesota 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 Minnesota Retail Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Branch
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Branch is the only Employer Payments Platform (EPP) helping businesses accelerate payments to empower working Americans.
Target
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Target is an American retailing company providing access to a wide selection of products such as furniture, electronics, toys, and more.
ShopHQ
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ShopHQ is an fun digital retailer that offers unique products to viewers.
AgVend
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AgVend powers the omnichannel experience in agriculture. Our white-labeled Grower Portals digitally connect ag retailers to growers.
Bluestem Brands
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Bluestem Brands offers consumer products through home-shopping, direct mail catalogs, and online shopping, with flexible payment options.
Branch Basics
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Branch Basics is to revolutionize the health of homes by helping people remove harmful chemicals from their daily lives.
So Good So You
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So Good Brand is a Minnesota-based company and a producer of natural organic beverages and food products.
MyAlerts
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MyAlerts powers personalized intelligent alerting on any site to drive 5x to 10x higher customer engagement.
Jingit
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Jingit is a real-time events based payment platform, bringing marketing dollars into consumer transactions as managed currencies.
Best Buy
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Best Buy is a multinational retailer of technology and entertainment products and services offering consumer electronics and more.
CaptureLife
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CaptureLife is a digital platform that connects brands with consumers through life events.
StatusNOW
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Dynamic, cross platform, real-time workforce availability and presence management application.
Sterilucent
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Sterilucent is a health care company that develops and markets vaporized (gas) hydrogen peroxide technology.
Benevate
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Benevate offers a comprehensive financial wellness solution that help employees address their biggest financial challenges.
CircleRock
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CircleRock is an online retailer of custom-made businesswear.
Supervalu
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Super Value Market is a retail company serving customers through a network of over 3,000 owned, franchised, and affiliated stores.
Heartland America
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Heartland America is an online retailer of electronics, hardware, housewares, jewelry, computers, and gifts.
Elevate Research
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Elevate Research offers a platform that enables restaurants and retailers to survey customers.
Little Acorn Shave
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Little Acorn Shave is a Retailing Company.
Urban Growler Brewing Company
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Urban Growler Brewing Company is a Minnesota-based microbrewery.
Mashalot
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Mashalot is a mobile shopping application that allows users to share their shopping experiences both visually and textually.
Evereve
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Evereve is a fashion retailer offering on-trend, contemporary apparel and accessories.
Jostens
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Jostens provides school related products in the United States.
Giftster
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Giftster is a free, private, web, and mobile gift registry that connects family and close friends.
2nd Wind Exercise Equipment
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2nd Wind Exercise Equipment is a retail company that offers treadmills, ellipticals, and gym equipment.
Northern Tool + Equipment
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Northern Tool + Equipment is an multi-channel retailer offerin industrial and construction equipment
Ovative Group
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Digital strategy consultants serving the retail and consumer packaged goods industry
Roofle
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Roofle is an innovative platform that makes replacing a roof as easy as feasible for homeowners.
Maurices
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Maurices is an American women’s clothing retail chain.
Christopher & Banks Corporation
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Christopher & Banks Corporation is a retailer of women’s apparel, which operates retail stores through its wholly owned subsidiaries.
Logic Information Systems
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Logic Information Systems focuses its practice exclusively on the oracle retail suite and the operational needs of retailers.
Cub Foods
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Cub Foods has been bringing more to your table by providing the best grocery value to our customers.
Room and Board
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Room & Board collaborative spirit leaves little room for bureaucracy and cumbersome rules.
ReSound
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ReSound is a providers of hearing aids and diagnostic audiological instrumentation, represented in more than 80 countries.
iMedia Brands
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iMedia Brands is a global interactive media company that manages a growing portfolio of shopping television networks.
Pad and Quill
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Pad and Quill is a luxury llifestyle brand that makes high-end leather bags, journals, wallets, iPhone and iPad Cases, and more.
Fingerhut Ventures
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Since 1948, Fingerhut has grown from a small entrepreneurial business into a nation-wide direct retailer, delivering shop-at-home
OLR
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OLR is retail industry experience to safely take our clients into an empowered commerce world.
ForeTees, LLC
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ForeTees is a sports company specializing in websites and online reservation systems.
Bagster
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It’s the perfect cleanup solution for many types of projects.
Gettington
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Gettington is an online shop that retails electronics, fashion, lifestyle, art supplies, sporting goods, toys, pet supplies & baby products.
Merchology
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Merchology is a USA based company which produces custom embroidered corporate clothing and logo gifts.
Gander Mountain
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Gander Mountain Company is a retail network of specialty stores for hunting, fishing, camping, and outdoor lifestyle products and services.
Mall of America
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Mall of America is a leader in retail, entertainment and attractions.
Dessert Holdings
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Dessert is manufacturer of high-quality frozen desserts for retail and foodservice customer.
WinCraft
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Wraft is a sports company specializing in retail licensed and promotional products.
Loll Designs
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Loll Designs is a designer/manufacturer of durable, all-weather, outdoor furniture and accessories made with recycled plastic.
Northern Tier Energy
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Northern Tier Energy is an independent downstream energy company with refining, retail, and pipeline operations
Great Clips
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Great Clips is a company whose stylists recommends you to use unique combinations of products to fit your hair type and personal style.
Nuseed
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Nuseede provide sunflower growers with a complete top-performing portfolio of hybrids, plus agronomic and marketing information.
Red Stamp
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Red Stamp is a social commerce platform developing mobile apps to facilitate personal and business communication.
Stauer
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Stauer to tell the stories of the world’s most precious stones, vintage-inspired watches and other unique collectibles .
Distribution Alternatives
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Distribution Alternatives is a warehousing company offering retail distribution and product packaging services.
The Bluebird Group
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Bluebird is a distinctive retail services company, established to build strategy and support growth with their brand partners.
Blue Ox Vapor
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Blue ox vapor is wholesale distributor of online electronic cigarettes, vapor juice and e cigarette juice based in Roseville, Minnesota.
Colored Organics
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Colored Organics® offers sweatshop free 100% organic cotton clothing for babies and kids in a variety of styles and colors.
Trinity
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Trinity has partnered with hundreds of brands in optimizing online engagement and experiences.
Quality Bicycle Products
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Quality Bicycle Products, Inc. distributes bicycle parts, accessories, and apparel.
2nd Swing Golf
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2nd Swing Golf is a retail company offering golf apparel, shoes, and equipments.
Winmark Corporation
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Winmark Corporation is a retail company that provides franchising development, store opening, and franchisee training services.
Nordic Ware
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Nordic Ware is a consumer goods company that offers Nordic ware products.
RJ Schinner Co., Inc.
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RJ Schinner Co. is a wholesale company that offers foodservice, paper, and grocery supplies.
8thBridge
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8thBridge provides technology and expertise to drive product discovery and enables retailers to gain insights into their customers.
Direct Source
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Direct Source is an information technology company that offers software development and nationwide deployment services
Walser Automotive Group
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Walser Automotive Group sells and services new and used automobiles.
Retek
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Retek provides software solutions and services to the retail industry. It offers various software solutions, including Merchandise
JP Ecommerce
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JP Ecommerce manufactures bed and bath textile products.
Mid States Distributing
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Mid-States Distributing Company has become one of the nation’s largest retailers in the farm store channel.
American Dental Accessories
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American Dental provides our customers with multifaceted service for their dental equipment and support to ensure a quality experience.
Mercury Mosaics
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Mercury Mosaics is a designer and manufacturer of handmade tiles.
CITIES Market Studios
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CITIES Market Studios is a consumer product and retail strategy company.
Holiday Stationstores
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Holiday Stationstores operates a chain of gasoline stations and convenience stores.
Angel Plus
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Angel Plus is a tropical fish store offers all kinds of fishes.
Dedicated Networks
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Dedicated Networks, computer company, that sells new and used networking and computer products, specializing in Cisco & Juniper equipment.
Clario Analytics
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Clario Analytics develops and markets cloud-based analytic marketing solutions for marketing organizations.
Oppidan Investment Company
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Development, Investment, Project Management, Retail, Senior Housing, Residential
Gigantti
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Gigantti divisions are home electronics and related telecommunications and data products.
Guns.com
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Guns.com is a premier online gun retailing firm offering a better way to buy guns online.
Acme Paper and Supply Company
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Acme Paper and Supply Company is a business supplies and equipment firm dealing in wholesale packaging, distribution, & equipment.
Dennis Kirk
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Dennis Kirk is a retailer of aftermarket parts & accessories for powersports.
Mann Lake
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Mann Lake is in the beekeeping and poultry supply markets selling wood products.
Schuler Shoes
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Schuler Shoes is a retail company offering shoes for men, women, and kids.
Trend Lab, LLC
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Trend Lab, LLC is a distribution service of baby and toddler products in Burnsville, Minnesota.
West Central
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West Central is a full-service wholesale distributor of agronomy products.
Chandler
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Chandler is a design house that offers design, fabrication, and manufacturing services retail businesses and brands.
Retail Merchandising Services
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Retail Merchandising Services is a retail company that provides retail merchandising services and solutions.
Apex International Mfg, Inc.
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Apex International is a consumer goods company that manufactures personal care and household products.
Federal Package
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Federal Package manufactures a wide variety of containers and closures for major health and beauty, cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies.
Travel Tags
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Travel Tags is a printing company specializing in gift cards, reward cards, and fulfillment services.
Guidecraft
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Guidecraft is a wholesale company specializing in toys and furniture.
Patron Points
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Patron Points is a provider of customizable customer loyalty solutions for businesses and retailers.
Tradehome Shoes
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Tradehome Shoes is a retail company that offers fashion footwear.
N-Flatables
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N-Flatables is a US manufacturer that designs, builds and sells the Cutting Edge™ brand of commercial grade inflatables
Warners’ Stellian Appliance Co
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Warners’ Stellian Appliance Co. is a kitchen appliances and home appliances company.
Impact Innovations
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Impact Innovations is a consumer goods company that provides décor, paper, and fabric products.
