E-Commerce Marketplace Aggregators Are Hot On Thrasio’s Heels As Companies Raise $2.3B
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E-Commerce Marketplace Aggregators Are Hot On Thrasio’s Heels As Companies Raise $2.3B
Thrasio represents a new kind of roll-up: a digital roll-up. They are buying small businesses built on one of the largest online platforms in the world. With it, they will capture economies of scale.
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