The Global Retail Network connects Retailers, Franchisees and Vendors worldwide. The core of our activity is to enable retailers to migrate from their domestic markets to international markets, through franchising, licensing or joint venture transactions.

We are the world's largest network of retail executives, vendors, and franchisees; connecting more than 5,500 executives across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim.

We concentrate our activity in four areas:

1. We secure partners for retailers and licensors moving to international markets
2. We introduce vendors to retailers; enabling vendors to access retail boardrooms
3. We manage Compshop; the world's largest image archive showing retailers’ store windows.
4. We manage likeforlike.com; a fee-free job board exclusively for retailers

Our guiding principles are enshrined within the Global Retail Network mission statement; which is more than words, it's the philosophy that guides how we go about our business every day. Our mission statement: "Establish the Global Retail Network as the largest relationship-based retail network in the world, while maintaining our uncompromising principles while we grow."

The following six guiding principles help us measure the appropriateness of our decisions:

1. Provide a great work environment, treat everyone with respect, dignity, and embrace diversity.
2. Only do business with people we know, or those who have been referred to us; never cold-call.
3. Put our relationships before our revenues.
4. Enthusiastically add to our global network at every opportunity.
5. Contribute positively to charities and educational establishments within the retailing community.
6. Recognise that profitability is essential both to our, and our clients', future success.

Our revenue streams are transparent: Our fee structure includes nominal fees when we are retained, and success fees when we generate additional revenues for our clients.

We secure partners for retailers and licensors moving to international market
a. We charge a retainer and a success-fee, acting only for one party, not both

We introduce vendors to retailers; enabling vendors to access retail boardroom

a. We charge a retainer and a success-fee, acting only for the vendor

We manage Compshop; the world's largest image archive showing retailers’ store windows
a. We charge a subscription which is based on the level of access required

We manage likeforlike.com; a fee-free job board exclusively for retailers
a. There is no charge to retailers for this service