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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 new capital will be used to continue to hire top talent, build new tools to equip its customers, grow Faire’s supply of global brands and introduce the platform into new markets.

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BJ’s Wholesale Club Names Interim Leader President and CEO

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BJ’s Wholesale Club has appointed Bob Eddy as the company’s new President and CEO. From 2013 to 2017, he also chaired the Financial Executives Council of the National Retail Federation. Baldwin, Executive Chairman of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a statement. Eddy also will join BJ’s Board of Directors.

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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. Created by four former Square employees in 2017, Faire was recently valued at $2.5 billion after its latest $170 million Series E funding round.

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How British brand Papier is driving growth in the global stationery market

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In a world where technology, from smartphones to AI, is being integrated into almost every aspect of daily life, it may surprise some people to learn that the stationery market is thriving. In 2017, Papier raised approximately US$4 million in a Series A funding round. per cent during the forecast period between 2024 to 2029.

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Breaking down the clever approach to Chemist Warehouse’s public listing

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In the case of Chemist Warehouse, the acquisition would position it as a superpower in the Australian pharmaceutical market, dominating the wholesale and retail markets through vertical acquisitions across the value chain. They sold Australis in September 1991 to the Smorgon Family.

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Alibaba Separates International and Domestic Commerce Operations, Names New CFO

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Alibaba Group has reorganized its consumer and wholesale commerce divisions and named current Deputy CFO Toby Xu to succeed Maggie Wu as CFO in April 2022. The markets will always have ups and downs, but Alibaba has ambitious long-term goals. From 2014 to 2017, she was Alibaba’s Chief Customer Officer.

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Under Armour Begins Search for New CEO as Frisk Steps Down

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Frisk, who has been with the company since 2017 and at the helm since 2020, will stay on as an advisor through Sept. The last five years have been a turbulent period for the sportswear brand, which saw business begin to slide in 2017 following years of record growth. 1, 2022 to help with the leadership transition.

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