The article deals with the relevance of using branding as a concept of company management. The role and significance of the brand in the concept of marketing management as a necessary strategic competitive advantage are shown, as the uniqueness of the image created in the process of branding in this or that area helps to form and maintain strong long-term relationships with the consumer, as well as to turn the brand into a means of satisfying the wishes of consumers, which brings the offering company high tangible and intangible assets. The article considers a successful brand as a resource that increases the market attractiveness and value of the offeror's assets, so there is a desire for effective activities aimed at developing and promoting brands. Branding features in trade, including the development of a trade network brand and own brands, have been studied. The factors forming the identity of the trade network brand and its own brand are considered. Interpretation of elements of a stable trade enterprise brand is offered: - brand name, - logo, - symbol, - special signs, - packing, - slogan performing the tasks of achieving memorability, adherence, adaptability, security. The advantages of developing brand strategies in retail have been defined: the strategy of generic branding, which implies compliance with the minimum requirements for the quality of goods and the price is lower than that of a similar brand of the manufacturer; the strategy of private brand trade promotion, which should ensure the quality of goods comparable to the quality of classical brands of manufacturers, and a strategy of premium branding, which provides a higher quality brand trade than the brand of the manufacturer. The features of brand management in trade organizations are considered. The paper studies and offers digital innovative tools to improve the effectiveness of branding: improvement of digital methods of collection, processing, aimed at creating systems of marketing analytics, specialized tools for analysis of marketing information; organization of interaction with brand consumers in the digital environment using social media, social networks (Facebook, Instagram, Professionals, Odnoklassniki, etc.).), digital platforms for interaction between consumers and suppliers (Booking, Momondo, Airbnb, Uber), various services (Yandex, Traps, Yandex, Money, etc.); automation of planning and implementation of brand operations using systems for automation of marketing activities, such as Integrated Marketing Management, Marketing Resource Management.