The Order : Weekly Aggregator Roundup - Thrasio, Boosted & Mensa Brands

Chart of the Week

Marketplace Pulse release new research titled "eBay’s Aging Seller Population" focuses on the maturity of eBay's seller market. While 2020 leads the top year of top sellers joining, the mature sellers are still going strong:

eBay Top Sellers by Age Cohort [Marketplace Pulse]

New funding this week: $ ---

Funding Craze 💰

No major new funding round this week.

Movers & Shakers 🤝

• Thrasio and Boosted Commerce acqui-hired businesses to gain access to brick and mortar retail: "Why Amazon aggregators are acquiring brands with brick and mortar partnerships" [Modern Retail]

• 3rd acquisition in January: "Mensa Brands Continues Acquisition Spree, Picks Up Majority Stake In Gardening Startup TrustBasket" [Inc42]

Strategy 📈

• "How to build a successful Amazon aggregator as the sector attracts $13.5 billion in capital, according to an investor who's backed 9" [Business Insider]

• "Amazon’s Banned China Sellers Turn to Walmart’s Marketplace" [Bloomberg]

• Amazon will shut down its 'Sold by Amazon' 3rd-party-seller program and pay $2.25 million to settle price-fixing allegations [Business Insider]

• "Marketplaces expected to grow by 15% annually and match direct ecommerce spend by 2025" [Internet Retailing]

• 57% of respondents started on Google platforms to research new products: "Google's online shopping push is eating away at Amazon's lead in e-commerce searches, new data shows" [Business Insider]

• "Shopify eases concerns over fulfillment network changes, shares rebound" [Reuters]

Events 🎤

• Feb 28 - Mar 02: The Aggregator Show in New Jersey

• Mar 14-16: Prosper Show in Las Vegas

Let's make this week count,

Christian