Retail leads that tell you the difference between one shop and an estate

We hold retail leads for UK retailers sorted by how they actually trade: in-store, online, or both, at what scale and on what systems. Your reps stop pitching an enterprise solution to a single-site shop.

TAMI AI reads live retailer websites and detects the channel signals a filing never carries. Whether a business sells online, which platform and checkout it runs, which currencies it accepts and whether it is genuinely trading, with the commercial contacts attached.

1.6m UK companies. 36m verified contacts. Channel and platform on every record.

No card needed. Filter by channel and scale and see what comes back.

The same company record covers a corner shop and a national chain.

Retail is the sector where a single registered entity tells you least. Headcount hints at scale, but nothing in a filing says how a business reaches its customers, which is what decides whether you have a prospect.

What are retail leads?

Retail leads are businesses selling to consumers that could buy from you, along with the people inside them who make purchasing decisions. For anyone supplying EPOS, payments, fixtures, energy, staffing or software, the retailer is the account and the operations, buying or ecommerce lead is the contact.

Retail is the hardest sector to qualify from company data alone, because the range inside a single classification is enormous. One entity might run a market stall, a regional chain or a national brand with an online arm. Useful retail company data therefore has to establish how a business trades and at what scale before any of the firmographics matter.

What makes these retail leads different

Three things a company list cannot give you.

Channel, not just sector

Whether a retailer sells in store, online or both, detected from its live web presence rather than assumed from its classification.

Scale signals that hold up

Revenue band, currencies accepted and international reach, so a single-site shop never lands in an enterprise campaign.

The people who buy

Operations, buying, ecommerce and commercial leads with verified emails and direct dials, because retail decisions rarely sit with one function.

TAMI AI gives you UK retailers with the channel, the platform, the payment setup and the contacts on the same record, all confirmed against a live web presence.

BUILT FOR RETAIL SALES

SECTOR TELLS YOU NOTHING ABOUT SCALE IN RETAIL

Two companies with the same classification can be a market trader and a household name.

TAMI AI detects how each retailer actually trades, so lists separate multi-channel operators from single-channel sellers before a rep ever picks up the phone.

That is the difference between a targeted campaign and a scattergun one. An enterprise pitch to an independent wastes a call, and an independent pitch to a national chain never reaches the right person at all.

Filter by channel and scale and see how the market splits. Free.

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WHAT OUR CLIENTS THINK OF TAMI AI

  • With TAMI, we can find valuable insights into target companies fast and accurately. It's a great tool for sales teams looking to increase their revenue.
    Foteini T
    Sales Manager
  • Our company already has a big market share in the domain of online payments and we couldn't find new leads using the existing tools. With TAMI, within two days, I found more than 40 new leads from companies I'd never heard of before. A real eye-opener!
    Chun Kay T
    Sales Lead
  • One of the best tools for qualifying and identifying companies that aren't found in other databases. Excellent for cross referencing with other tools. Strong tech information too.
    Ariana J
    Account Development Representative
  • TAMI gives us access to rich customer data, verified and reliable, to maximise the chance of successfully reaching our target customers. Our teams like the prebuilt integrations with major CRM platforms and the excellent support we receive from the TAMI team. [TAMI is] an essential tool in our email marketing campaigns.
    Ben J
    CCO
  • We’ve had an excellent experience with TAMI as our go-to lead source for all eCommerce merchant leads. The UI is very intuitive and it's easy to download leads segmented by vertical market, geography, revenue, etc.
    Tim H
    CEO

Which solutions retail teams use most

Six ways teams selling into retail use TAMI AI.

  • B2B Lead Generation Build retailer lists by channel, scale, region and systems in use, with contacts attached

    Find your buyers →
  • Sales Territory Planning Build field patches on real retailer counts per region, which is how retail sales is organised

    Plan your patches →
  • Technographic Data Detect ecommerce platform, checkout, loyalty and analytics, so systems become a filter

    Target by tech stack →
  • Customer & Competitor Analysis See which retailers run a rival system or supplier, then build a switch campaign

    Find competitor customers →
  • B2B Intent Data Catch re-platforms, new payment providers and expansion into new markets as they happen

    Catch buying signals →
  • B2B Contact Database Reach heads of retail operations, buyers and ecommerce leads directly

    Search contacts →

All six run on the same records, so a channel filter and a contact search return the same underlying retailers.

Three questions any retailer list should answer

One

Does this business sell in store, online, or both?

Two

What scale is it actually operating at?

Three

Who handles buying and operations, and can I reach them?

Not a company list. Retailers sorted by how they trade.

Every answer comes back as a retailer record with channel, platform, scale signals and decision-makers attached.

Filter your retail leads by

Sector and headcount describe any company. These describe how a retailer trades.

Channel signals

Whether the business sells online, points customers to physical locations, or both.

Ecommerce platform

Which platform and checkout the online side runs on, where one exists.

Payment and loyalty systems

Processors, payment methods and loyalty tooling detected at the checkout.

Currencies and international reach

Which currencies are accepted and which markets are served.

Revenue and traffic band

Scale, so independents and national operators separate cleanly.

Verified trading status

Combine any of them. Every trading UK retailer selling online and in store, accepting more than one currency, is a single query.

TAMI AI

WE READ HOW A RETAILER TRADES

Conventional retail company data describes what a business registered and roughly how many people it employs. TAMI AI reads the live web presence and works out how it actually reaches customers, which platform and payment setup sit behind that, and whether it is still trading. In retail, channel and scale predict fit far better than classification ever will.

CRM CONTACT ALERTS

What you receive when you build a retailer list

These are the six things that land in your hands.

  • The retailer list Every UK business matching your channel, scale and region criteria, exportable.
  • Channel identified per retailer Online, physical or both, so the pitch matches how the business operates.
  • The systems in use Platform, checkout, payment providers and loyalty tooling where present.
  • Contacts inside every retailer Operations, buying, ecommerce and commercial leads with verified details.
  • CRM delivery Synced and deduplicated against records you already hold, so nothing arrives twice.
  • Change alerts Notification when a retailer re-platforms, adds a provider or enters a new market.

Is buying UK retail contact data legal?

Yes, with documented sourcing. Channel and systems detection reads published website data and involves no personal data. Named contacts do, so UK GDPR requires a lawful basis, source transparency and suppression. PECR's email rule excludes corporate subscribers, though sole traders and some partnerships count as individuals, which is common among independent retailers.

UK GDPR PECR ICO Registered FSQS Registered

How TAMI AI compares on retail company data

Two platforms UK teams evaluate alongside us, and what each does best.

Local Data Company GlobalData TAMI AI
Physical store locations Extensive Partial No
Store openings and closures Yes No No
Online channel detection No No Yes
Platform and checkout detection No No Yes
Payment and loyalty systems No No Yes
Market-level forecasting No Yes No
Verified contacts included Limited Limited Yes
Refresh Survey cycle Research cycle Continuous
Free tier No No Yes

How to build a retail prospect list, in six steps

1

Establish the channel first

Online, physical or both changes the product, the price and the person you need to reach. Everything else is refinement.

2

Band by scale before you segment

The gap between an independent and a national operator is wider in retail than in any other sector, and a single list serving both serves neither.

3

Detect the systems, not the sector

Platform, checkout and loyalty tooling tell you whether a retailer has the infrastructure your product assumes.

4

Follow the currencies for international reach

Accepted currencies identify retailers selling beyond the UK, which usually means a more complex operation and a larger budget.

5

Watch re-platforms and provider changes

Both put every adjacent supplier back in contention. TAMI AI surfaces them as they happen rather than at your next list refresh.

6

Reach buying and operations together

Buying controls what goes on the shelf, operations controls how the business runs. Which one you need depends entirely on what you sell.

In retail the qualifier is how a business trades, not what it sells. Channel and scale decide whether you have a prospect or a mismatch.

RETAILERS YOU CAN REACH

WHAT RETAIL SUPPLIERS DO WITH IT

TAMI AI FOR SYSTEMS AND PAYMENTS
  • Find retailers by platform, checkout and payment provider
  • Separate online-only sellers from multi-channel operators
  • Catch re-platforms while suppliers are being chosen
  • Target retailers with no loyalty tooling live
  • Reach ecommerce and operations leads together
TAMI AI FOR SERVICES AND SUPPLY
  • Filter trading retailers by region and scale band
  • Build field territories on real retailer counts
  • Identify international sellers needing logistics support
  • Exclude dormant businesses before they reach a rep
  • Export straight into your CRM or sequencer

An enterprise pitch to an independent wastes the call and the credibility. Band by scale first.

CHANNEL DETECTION

THE SPLIT THAT DECIDES YOUR PITCH

A retailer selling only in store, one selling only online and one doing both are three different businesses with three different problems.

  • TAMI AI detects the online side directly: the platform, the checkout, the payment providers and the currencies. Where a retailer points customers to physical locations, that shows up too, so multi-channel operators separate from pure-play sellers.
  • Stripe, United States Postal Service, Trustpilot and DHL use TAMI AI to understand retail markets.

NO CUSTOM DEVS. JUST PLUG IN

With TAMI AI, building a verified UK contact list takes minutes. Setup is instant. Data starts flowing straight away. Here's what TAMI AI integrates with:

FIND MORE LEADS

QUALIFY A COMPANY WITHOUT LEAVING THE TAB

Pull verified contacts, tech stack, payment providers and merchant data from any company site or social profile while you're already looking at it. Export straight to your CRM.

  • Website
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
You can even view & export this data straight into your CRM.

Tell us which platform and payment provider you target and we'll tell you how many UK merchants match, with contacts.

Explore more industries

Every industry runs on the same UK dataset. Pick the market you sell into.

eCommerce

Find UK merchants by platform, checkout, payment provider and carrier, with verified trading status on every record.

Open the storefronts →

Logistics & Shipping

Reach shippers and 3PLs by carrier relationship, corridor and cross-border volume.

Track the shipments →

Payments & FinTech

Find merchants by processor, payment method and BNPL adoption, with the finance and product leads who choose them.

Follow the money →

SaaS & MarTech

Target companies by the tools they already run, including the ones you replace or integrate with.

Read the stack →

Manufacturing

Identify firms modernising systems, from trade portals and online ordering through to ERP.

Spot the modernisers →

Healthcare

Find providers and suppliers by size, region and the systems they run.

Reach the providers →

Education

Reach institutions and suppliers across the UK by size, type and technology in use.

Open the campuses →

Travel & Hospitality

Target operators by booking platform, payment setup and estate size.

Book the operators →

Finance & Banking

Reach institutions and their suppliers by region, size and technology stack.

Reach the institutions →

Telecommunications

Identify operators and resellers by infrastructure and technology footprint.

Trace the networks →

Energy & Utilities

Find suppliers and service providers across the UK energy market.

Power your pipeline →

Real Estate

Reach agencies, developers and property services firms by region and size.

Find the portfolios →

Frequently asked
questions

1 Where do you buy retail leads in the UK?
From company data platforms, retail location specialists or trade directories, depending on the question. Platforms give you channel and systems detection with contacts, location specialists give you store estates, directories give you category taxonomy.
2When is the worst time to sell into retail?
The golden quarter. Retailers freeze operational change from roughly October to January, so pitches land far better in February when the post-peak review happens and budgets reset.
3How do you sell to a retail buyer versus a store operations lead?
Buyers care about margin, terms and shelf performance. Operations leads care about labour, uptime and cost per site. The same product needs two different business cases depending which one you reach.
4What is the difference between retail company data and consumer data?
Retail company data describes the businesses that sell to consumers, used for B2B prospecting. Consumer data describes shoppers themselves. Confusing the two is the most common mistake when buying retail lists.
5How do you find retailers about to open new sites?
Watch for recruitment activity, new location content appearing and expansion language on the site. Physical opening pipelines sit with retail location specialists, but web signals often show intent earlier.
6 Do retailers still buy over the phone?
More than most sectors. Store managers and owners are rarely at a desk, so direct dials outperform email for anything operational, while head office functions respond better to written outreach.
7How long is the sales cycle for retail suppliers?
Weeks for consumables and services at store level, months for anything touching head office, systems or multi-site rollout. Seasonality distorts both, since nothing progresses during peak trading.
8What is a retail estate and why does it matter?
The full set of locations a retailer operates. It determines contract value more than turnover does, because most suppliers price per site, so estate size decides whether an account is worth direct sales.
9 Can I target retailers by the loyalty programme they run?
Where loyalty tooling is detectable on the website, yes. It is a useful signal because retailers investing in retention buy differently from those focused purely on acquisition.
10How do you avoid pitching retailers that have closed?
Verify trading status rather than relying on filings. Retail has high churn and companies stay registered long after the shop shuts, so unverified lists carry more dead records than most sectors.
11Which retail leads convert fastest for suppliers?
Usually mid-market multi-site operators. Large enough to have budget and a named function to sell to, small enough that procurement is not a twelve-month process with a formal tender.
12Can retail company data help with franchise networks?
Partly. Franchisors are identifiable as businesses, and individual franchisees often maintain their own web presence. Whether the buying decision sits centrally or locally varies enormously by brand.
13What signals show a retailer is struggling?
Reduced site activity, product ranges disappearing, no recruitment and payment options narrowing. None is conclusive alone, but a cluster usually appears well before any formal announcement.

Get the retail leads your reps can actually pitch

Filter UK retailers by channel, scale and systems in use, confirm they are trading, and take the contacts with you.