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Top 25 Retail branding agencies based in Chicago, United States

RevenueBase identified 235 retail branding agencies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 2,148 professional contacts across them, including 907 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers retail branding agencies headquartered in Chicago, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 5, 2026.

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235Companies
2,148Contacts tracked
907Verified emails
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The 25 largest retail branding agencies based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 235 retail branding agencies based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 5, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names retail branding agencies: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
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C.A. FortuneIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,000363

“C.A.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
2
Rapid DisplaysIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500178

“Rapid Displays and Outform Inc.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
3
Blue ChipIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026201-500152

“Blue Chip is an independent, full-service Brand Commerce™ agency.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
4
Marshall AssociatesIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-200133

“In today’s digital world, you still need the human touch.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
5
SoulsightIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20081

“25+ years in, we bring big-agency firepower and startup speed to CPG, building brands that don’t just scale but lead and redefine their categories.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
6
Otherwise IncorporatedPartial evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5068

“Otherwise Incorporated is a boutique Chicago creative agency specializing in branding, visual identity, website design and development, social media marketing, graphic design and…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
7
Morning WalkPartial evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202651-20065

“A Performance Branding Company.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
8
Elite Communications GroupIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5038

“We are Storytellers We are a boutique agency that is large enough to house exceptional, A-list talent yet small enough to give you the attentive, personalized service you…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
9
Rgla Solutions, INCStrong evidence
Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5037

“RGLA, ranked as one of the Top 20 retail design firms in North America, provides design, architecture, branding, program management and rollout services to many of the world’s top…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
10
CentivIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 2026501-1,00036

“Centiv is now Brandmuscle.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
11
FHC MarketingPartial evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5028

“With almost a century of experience, FHC offers a range of capabilities that encompass the entire retail environment; from the fixtures supporting merchandise to the store’s…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
12
MonogramgroupIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5025

“MonogramGroup is a specialized brand consulting & creative agency with 30 years of experience in PE, having served 225+ PE-related clients and portcos, adding value in the short…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
13
Boxer Brand DesignIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5024

“Hello, we are Boxer!”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
14
Blue DaringIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5020

“Blue Daring partners with people with vision to bring ideas to life.*Through strategic thinking and award-winning creative, we create strategies, brands and initiatives that…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
15
Grassroots Branding AgencyIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5018

“Innovative.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
16
Simon MyersIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5016

“Simon/Myers is a Chicago-based marketing consultancy with experience in home improvement and building brands.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
17
Launch Creative MarketingIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5015

“NOTE: Launch Creative Marketing has been merged into HANGAR12 Launch Creative Marketing: Own the Advantage with what your Brand already Owns You own powerful brand assets-product…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
18
DVKIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-1014

“Marketing agency”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
19
Elead PromoIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5013

“Since 2006, we have been differentiating ourselves in the brand-development industry by delivering value-added services that enable our clients to take their brand to the next…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
20
zswag.comIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-1011

“Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Z-SWAG is an independently owned and operated full-service Promotional Advertising Agency.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
21
Stout CollectiveIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-1010

“At Stout, strategy is the foundation.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
22Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 20261-1010

“Ready to turn your best-fit customer into your biggest fan?”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
23
Batesmeron Sweet DesignPartial evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5010

“BatesMeron is a Chicago full-service branding and marketing agency that designs brilliant brands.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
24
Bishop Image GroupIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5010

“We offer our experience and resources to drive home your message and ensure brand impact.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026
25
Idea BoothIndirect evidence
Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 5, 202611-5010

“Idea Booth is a Design-led, digitally-minded, creatively disruptive-agency.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 5, 2026

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Retail branding agencies based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 5, 2026
1-10Median size (employees)
New YorkLargest hub · 551 HQs
Contacts with mobile numbers
Sep 5, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
183
11-50
42
51-200
6
201-500
2
501-1,000
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Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than this city, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 235 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among retail branding agencies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “retail branding agencies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among retail branding agencies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and an evidence rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 907 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 5, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
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Retail branding agencies by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

How many retail branding agencies are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 235 retail branding agencies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

C.A. Fortune, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most retail branding agencies?

New York leads with 551 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (336) and Chicago (235).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 907 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 235 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 5, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.