Retail Insider has been ranked third worldwide in FeedSpot’s Top 100 Retail Blogs (2026 Edition), placing the Canadian publication among some of the retail industry’s most recognized news organizations and trade publications.
The annual rankings also place Retail Insider first among Canadian retail publications included on the list.
FeedSpot publishes annual rankings across a wide range of industries, evaluating publications using factors that include website quality, authority, freshness of content and audience engagement. The 2026 retail rankings feature publications covering retail news, commercial real estate, merchandising, e-commerce, technology and consumer trends from around the world.
Founded in 2012, Retail Insider was created to provide dedicated coverage of Canada’s retail industry at a time when relatively few publications focused exclusively on the sector. Since then, it has grown into a daily source of retail news, executive interviews and analysis, covering store openings and closures, shopping centre development, commercial real estate, restaurants, luxury retail and broader industry trends across Canada.
Over the past 14 years, Retail Insider has documented significant changes in Canada’s retail landscape, from the arrival of international brands and major shopping centre redevelopments to evolving consumer behaviour and the transformation of the country’s retail real estate sector. The publication regularly features interviews with retail executives, developers, landlords, brokers, analysts and other industry leaders, providing readers with insight into the people and businesses shaping the industry.
Retail Insider’s readership includes retailers, shopping centre owners, developers, brokers, investors, consultants, suppliers and other professionals involved in Canada’s retail sector.
The 2026 FeedSpot rankings place Retail Insider alongside internationally recognized publications and organizations including Retail Dive, the National Retail Federation (NRF) and RetailWire.
“This recognition reflects the support of our readers and the generosity of the many people across the retail industry who have shared their time, knowledge and perspectives with us over the years,” said Craig Patterson, Publisher and CEO of Retail Insider Media Ltd.
“When Retail Insider launched in 2012, the goal was to create a publication dedicated to covering Canada’s retail industry in depth. Since then, we’ve had the privilege of documenting an extraordinary period of change for the sector while telling the stories behind the brands, businesses and people driving retail forward.”
Patterson also acknowledged Retail Insider’s contributors, photographers, researchers, editorial team and advertising partners, noting that the publication’s growth has been made possible through the support of the broader retail community.
“We’re grateful for the trust that retailers, property owners, industry organizations and readers have placed in us,” he said. “That support has allowed Retail Insider to continue investing in original journalism and in-depth coverage of Canada’s retail industry, and we’re excited to continue building on that work in the years ahead.”
