Applyboard, Faire Megadeals Pushed Waterloo Region Tech Funding to New Record in Q2

BetaKit | August 30, 2021

Tech startups in the Waterloo Region raised $749.7 million in venture funding during the second quarter of 2021, making Q2 the best funding quarter the region has seen in at least the last two years.

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Shopping Local Goes Global: Faire Marketplace Connects U.S. Small Businesses With Europe

Forbes | July 22, 2021

Faire, the company that gave small mom and pop shops a way to compete with the purchasing power of Walmart and Amazon, has seen cross-border and transatlantic sales jump this year.

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Faire to Host First Faire Fashion Week

WWD | July 7, 2021

Faire will host its first Faire Fashion Week, an apparel and footwear preorder event. Brands will be able to show their designs for upcoming seasons to Faire’s global community.

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Faire Hosts First Global Trade Show

Gifts & Decorative Accessories | June 17, 2021

Following the success of its virtual markets held last summer and this winter, Faire’s next virtual event will span an even wider audience, going global.

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Online wholesale marketplace Faire raises $260 mln, valued at $7 bln

Reuters | June 10, 2021

Online wholesale marketplace Faire raised $260 million in its latest funding round and is now valued at $7 billion, thanks to the fast growth in e-commerce following the pandemic.

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Why strategic inventory planning has become essential to retail success

Modern Retail | May 23, 2021

Lark & Owl, a bookseller in Texas worked with the Open with Faire program to get their shop open quickly and sales underway.

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Introducing the UK’s newest wholesale marketplace

Drapers | April 7, 2021

US online wholesale marketplace Faire launched in the UK and the Netherlands last month, to supply independent retailers with goods from thousands of international brands.

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