Top 20 medium size creative retail agencies
As summer ends, the industry’s thoughts have turned to the ‘C'-word (Christmas). Here are the most creative retail agencies from The Drum Recommends database.

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Retailers are gearing up to battle for Christmas budgets, and their success this festive season will rely on a well-executed creative, digital and in-store strategy.
With that in mind, we scoured The Drum Recommends database for the mid-size agencies (40 to 100 staff) that specialize in retail and collated the top 20 scoring for creativity according to their own clients.
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Below, you’ll find the names, headcount and office locations of the 20 top-rated mid-size agencies for Creativity & Innovation, as rated by their clients, who work in the retail sector.
Agency | Number of staff | Location(s) |
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1HQ | 70 | Amsterdam, New York, Singapore, Windsor |
AMS Media Group | 41 | London |
Anything is Possible | 42 | Brighton, London |
Ardmore Advertising | 58 | Belfast |
Builtvisible | 50 | London |
Cantarus | 60 | London, Manchester |
Engage | 56 | Leeds |
Enjoy Digital | 60 | Leeds |
Evoluted | 40 | Sheffield |
Fluid Ideas | 50 | Derby |
LAB Group | 55 | London |
Liberty Marketing | 45 | Cardiff |
Orchard Media & Events Group Ltd | 58 | Cardiff |
Push | 70 | Athens, Dubai, London |
Rawnet Ltd | 45 | Berkshire |
Reboot Online | 75 | London |
Shoot the Moon | 80 | Manchester |
StrategiQ | 54 | Ipswich, Leamington, London |
The Maverick Group | 100 | London |
The MTM Agency | 75 | Southampton |
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