Grailed Set to be Acquired by Sneaker Reseller Goat

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Written By Rick Watson

Grailed is a peer-to-peer fashion site. Goat Group Inc. is a sneaker marketplace.

This is another one of those acquisitions that would never have happened a year ago.  Grailed would have just raised more money on its growth story.  With venture capital becoming more difficult to come by,   It remains to be seen if Goat itself can survive the next couple of years if it’s not already profitable.

Bloomberg: Sneaker Reseller Goat Set to Acquire Streetwear Site Grailed

Rick Watson

Rick Watson founded RMW Commerce Consulting after spending 20+ years as a technology entrepreneur and operator exclusively in the eCommerce industry with companies like ChannelAdvisor, BarnesandNoble.com, Merchantry, and Pitney Bowes.

Watson’s work today is centered on supporting investors and management teams incubating and growing direct-to-consumer businesses. Most recently, in partnership with WHP Global, Rick was a critical resource in architecting the WHP+ platform, a new turnkey direct to consumer digital e-commerce platform that powers AnneKlein.com and JosephAbboud.com.

Watson also hosts a weekly podcast, Watson Weekly, where he shares an unbiased, unfiltered expert take on the retail sector’s biggest players.

In the past year alone, Rick has spoken at many in-person and virtual events as well as podcasts on topics ranging from retail/ecom to supply chain/logistics and even digital grocery including CommerceNext IRL, ASCM Connect, and Retail Innovation Conference.

https://www.rmwcommerce.com/
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