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Goop has reportedly lost about 140 employees since September 2019 - and while some were due to pandemic-related layoffs, many were not. Ex-employees describe a 'toxic' workplace.

Dive Brief: Heyday, a platform that supports digital-native, marketplace brands, raised $70 million in Series B equity financing, the company announced in an emailed press release on Thursday. The round comes less than six months after the startup raised $175 million in Series A funding. The company said it has surpassed $100 million in revenue, employs a team of over 100 employees and expanded to more than a dozen markets worldwide.  General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures and Arbor Ventures participated in the Series B funding round. Mark Crane, partner at General Catalyst, will also join Heyda...

Because of their success, many Amazon sellers are being bought by larger, heavily-funded companies. Major brand buyers include GOJA, Perch, Thrasio, and Boosted Commerce. They're "trying to create the 21st century version of Procter & Gamble," one attorney explained. According to Amazon growth agency Jungle Scout, more than 54% of the $386 billion in net sales that the retail platform generated in 2020 came from third-party Amazon sellers.  Between 2019 and 2020, Amazon invested $30 billion in its community of small sellers, spotlighting it in, among other things, a series of commercials ou...