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$400 Million Funding Round Pushes Wholesale Marketplace Faire’s Value to $12.4B

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Online B2B wholesale marketplace Faire has closed a $400 million Series G funding round, its third in the last year. The Series G funding round was co-led by new investor Durable Capital Partners and returning investors D1 Capital Partners and Dragoneer.

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Homedics CMO Reveals 6 Major Truths About Modern Marketing 

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Over the course of her expansive career in marketing, Kristen D’Arcy has worked for household names like American Eagle , PacSun , Ralph Lauren and Oscar de la Renta. But she believes that successful marketing revolves around one key thing: understanding your customer and creating the value they expect.

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Do You Have What It Takes to go from Wholesale to DTC?

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If you’re a wholesale retailer or brand owner and you haven’t already launched a direct-to-consumer sales channel, you’d better be thinking about it. The global pandemic not only accelerated the growth in ecommerce, it highlighted the shortcomings of wholesale-only sales channels. Digital Marketing. to visit your website.

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Casper CEO’s Roadmap to Profitability: Control Costs, Expand Wholesale and Cater to Customers

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But after a lackluster IPO in 2020 , the company retreated from the public market just two years later when it was acquired by private equity firm Durational Capital Management in 2022. RTP: Casper has its roots in DTC, but you’ve since expanded with your own stores and through wholesale. How do you view those channels?

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The New CPG Playbook: Embrace Product, Marketing and Experience Innovation to Drive Growth

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Marketing Innovation: Creating and Activating a Breakthrough Story While a great product is the foundation of every great CPG brand, a great story is what reaffirms positioning and establishes the brand’s overall market fit. Therefore, they’re not attracting the right customer because they’re not speaking their language.

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Wholesale Marketplace Faire Expands into Europe

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B2B wholesale marketplace Faire is expanding into Europe with launches in the UK and the Netherlands, with plans to add additional European markets in the coming months. Faire connects local independent retailers with brands and artisans from around the world. billion after its latest $170 million Series E funding round.

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A Pea in the Pod Returns to Physical Retail With Locations in NYC and Chicago

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Maternity retailer A Pea in the Pod has returned to brick-and-mortar with stores in Chicago and New York City. The retailer was acquired by Marquee Brands for approximately $50 million in December 2019 with plans to emphasize “ecommerce, select wholesale partnerships and strategic marketing relationships.”.

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