General Merchandise Stores Industry Blogs

Chain Store Age

Medium: Trade publication website + newsletters. Covers mass retail, store ops, IT, store design, and real estate. Audience: 108,000 newsletter subscribers; 524,000 monthly page views (EnsembleIQ).

https://chainstoreage.com Readership: 108,000

Convenience Store News

Medium: Trade publication website + magazine + newsletters. Focuses on convenience and small‑format retail trends, ops, and merchandising. Audience: 79,000 total newsletter subscribers; 211,000+ monthly page views (EnsembleIQ).

https://www.csnews.com Readership: 79,000

Drug Store News

Medium: Trade publication website + newsletters + magazine. Covers retail pharmacy and health/beauty within mass and general merchandise channels. Audience: 75,000 daily AM newsletter subscribers; 160,000+ monthly page views (EnsembleIQ).

https://www.drugstorenews.com Readership: 75,000

Hardware & Building Supply Dealer (HBSDealer)

Medium: Trade publication website + magazine + newsletters. Focuses on home center, hardware and big‑box building‑supply retail. Audience: 112,000 total newsletter subscribers; 136,000 avg. monthly page views.

https://hbsdealer.com Readership: 112,000

NRF SmartBrief

Medium: Daily email newsletter from the National Retail Federation summarizing must‑know retail news. Audience: 96,000+ subscribers to the main NRF SmartBrief.

https://sponsorship.nrf.com/additional-sponsorship-opportunities-nrf/advertise-nrf-smartbrief Readership: 96,000

Path to Purchase Institute (P2PI)

Medium: Trade publication + community hub. Covers shopper marketing and retail media across mass and specialty retail. Audience: ~37,000 newsletter subscribers (Path to Purchase Institute, EnsembleIQ).

https://p2pi.com Readership: 37,000

Practical Ecommerce

Medium: Website + newsletter + podcast. Practical how‑tos and analysis for merchants and omnichannel retailers. Audience: ~150,000 monthly visits; 30,000 newsletter subscribers.

https://www.practicalecommerce.com Readership: 150,000

PYMNTS

Medium: News site + newsletters on payments, retail and commerce. Audience scale: 600,000+ page views per day (site claim, June 2, 2025).

https://www.pymnts.com Readership: 600,000

Retail Brew

Medium: Daily newsletter + news site by Morning Brew. Covers DTC, ecommerce and brick‑and‑mortar trends across mass retail. Audience: at least 180,000 subscribers (as of May 25, 2022; likely higher now).

https://www.retailbrew.com Readership: 180,000

Retail Dive

Medium: Digital trade publication + newsletters. Broad coverage of mass and specialty retail including Walmart, Target, club and dollar formats. Audience: 541,000 unique monthly visitors; 361,500 newsletter subscribers.

https://www.retaildive.com Readership: 541,000

Retail Gazette

Medium: UK‑based retail news site. Covers general merchandise chains, grocers and brands with executive‑level readership. Audience: 500,000+ monthly users; ~1,000,000 monthly page views.

https://www.retailgazette.co.uk Readership: 500,000

Retail Insight Network

Medium: GlobalData B2B news site for retail strategy and technology. Broad retail coverage (general merchandise included). Audience: part of a 55‑million‑readers/year GlobalData network (combined).

https://www.retail-insight-network.com Readership: 55,000,000

Retail Insider

Medium: Analyst/columnist blog (UK) covering retail strategy, exec moves and innovation, often citing mass‑merchant case studies. Audience: ~3,000 unique monthly visitors.

https://www.retailinsider.com Readership: 3,000

Retail Technology Innovation Hub

Medium: B2B site + daily newsletter + media brand on retail tech innovation. Audience touchpoint: 30,000+ requested subscribers for e‑blast database; daily e‑newsletter sponsorships available.

https://retailtechinnovationhub.com Readership: 30,000

Retail TouchPoints

Medium: Trade publication website + newsletters + podcasts (Retail Remix). Focus on omnichannel, CX, store ops and retail media. Audience: 70,000+ newsletter subscribers; ~100,000 monthly visits.

https://www.retailtouchpoints.com Readership: 70,000

Retail Week

Medium: UK trade site + data/reports + events. Coverage spans general merchandise, grocery and specialty retail. Audience: ~192,000 monthly users (site figure).

https://www.retail-week.com Readership: 192,000

RetailWire

Medium: Editorial site + community discussion (BrainTrust) + newsletters. Focus on mass‑merchant strategy, merchandising, marketing and ops. Audience: 24,000+ newsletter subscribers; 28k+ overall email network.

https://retailwire.com Readership: 24,000

Store Brands

Medium: Trade publication website + newsletters + special reports. Focus on private label across mass retail, club and grocery. Audience: 27,000 newsletter subscribers; ~60,500 monthly page views.

https://storebrands.com Readership: 27,000

Supermarket News

Medium: Trade publication website + magazine + newsletters. Covers supermarket and mass‑channel trends relevant to general merchandise retailers with grocery. Audience: 350,000+ monthly unique users; 60,000+ e‑newsletter subscribers.

https://www.supermarketnews.com Readership: 350,000

Total Retail

Medium: Trade publication website + newsletters + events (NAPCO Media). Broad retail strategy and omnichannel coverage for senior leaders. Audience: 71,000+ professionals (total audience).

https://www.mytotalretail.com Readership: 71,000