Faire
Faire is a b2B wholesale marketplace connecting independent brands with retailers.
Analyst Perspective
Faire is a private US-based B2B wholesale marketplace that connects independent brands and suppliers with independent retailers through a digital ordering platform. Its core product enables product discovery, wholesale catalogue browsing, ordering and retailer-friendly trade terms such as delayed payment terms and free returns on opening orders. The platform’s direct customers are businesses on both sides of the marketplace, especially boutiques, small retailers and wholesale brands. Faire generates revenue primarily by taking a commission and related fees on wholesale transactions processed through the marketplace, with additional monetisation from payment-related services. It has also expanded into commerce media with Promoted Listings, a self-serve advertising product that allows brands on the platform to pay for greater visibility and customer acquisition within Faire’s marketplace environment.
Analyst Signal Briefing
Updated: 13 Aug 2026Faire is accelerating its transition into a comprehensive B2B infrastructure provider by formally opening its marketplace to non-retail buyers, such as hotels and corporate offices. To support this scale, the firm has integrated Convey’s enterprise AI agents to automate internal operational workflows. This strategic focus on AI-driven commerce is further evidenced by CEO Max Rhodes’ participation in the upcoming Machine Earning AI Summit. Meanwhile, Faire continues to establish itself as a primary data authority for regional retail health, recently leveraging platform insights to categorise growth trends in burgeoning US markets like Charleston.
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Key insights about Faire
Category Differentiation
Faire is a B2B wholesale marketplace for retailers and brands, not a consumer craft marketplace or a general-purpose e-commerce software vendor. It is distinct from pure fashion wholesale networks because its marketplace spans broader independent retail categories.
Faire: About
Faire operates a two-sided B2B marketplace. It aggregates supply from independent brands and demand from retailers, improves transaction efficiency through discovery and ordering tools, and reduces buyer friction via payment terms and returns policies. Value is created by increasing match quality and order volume across the network, while revenue is captured through transaction-linked fees, payment-related charges and on-platform advertising from sellers seeking incremental visibility.
How Faire Works & Monetises
Business model analysis and core revenue streams
Faire primarily monetises through a marketplace take-rate on wholesale orders, supplemented by additional seller fees such as new customer fees and payment processing or payout-related charges. A secondary monetisation layer comes from commerce media: brands pay for Promoted Listings to gain sponsored placement and customer acquisition within Faire’s marketplace. This creates a blended model of transaction revenue, financial services revenue and advertising spend from sellers.
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Recent Signals (Faire)
Speakers Join Machine Earning AI Summit in San Francisco
Newcomer announced that investors Kirsten Green (Forerunner Ventures), Katie Haun (Haun Ventures) and Ilan Zerbib (Sapiom) have been added to the speaker lineup for the inaugural Machine Earning AI Summit, a one-day, invite-only event on Sept. 29 in San Francisco. The article lists additional speakers, ticket prices, and sponsors (Airwallex, Lead Bank, Exa, Nebius, OnePay), and provides links to apply and the summit website.
Read original sourceMarriott turns hotel rooms into shoppable showrooms
Marriott has launched Design Shop, an e-commerce arm of its Bonvoy Boutiques retail operation that sells the same furniture, decor and linens used in its hotels. The initiative uses destination-specific collections (for example W Hotels Living and a French Riviera collection) and is promoted via hotel-specific digital channels, in-room TV ads with shoppable QR codes, in-room postcards, invoice URLs, Instagram and email outreach to rewards members (who can pay with points). Marriott reports Design Shop orders are generating four times the average order volumes and twice as many units per order as the site average. The move reflects a broader trend of hospitality brands blurring retail and travel, and Marriott plans further curated drops and seasonal collections tied to specific properties.
Read original sourceNewcomer Announces Machine Earning AI Summit
Newcomer announced the Machine Earning AI Summit, a one-day, invite-only event focused on AI for commerce and finance to be held on Tuesday, Sept. 29 in San Francisco. The initial speaker roster includes Omer Ismail (founder & CEO, OnePay), Jackie Reses (founder & CEO, Lead Bank), Jack Zhang (founder & CEO, Airwallex), and Max Rhodes (founder & CEO, Faire). Airwallex and Lead Bank are listed as inaugural sponsors. The summit is organized by Newcomer (helmed by Eric Newcomer) and builds on prior Newcomer fintech events such as the 2024 Newcomer Banking Summit and the 2025 Breaking the Bank Summit. Applications to attend and sponsorship inquiries are being accepted.
Read original sourceFaire: Frequently Asked Questions
What is Faire?
Faire is a B2B online wholesale marketplace that connects independent brands and suppliers with independent retailers.
Who uses Faire?
Independent retailers, boutiques, small business buyers, and wholesale brands or suppliers use Faire to buy or sell inventory.
How does Faire make money?
Faire makes money mainly through transaction commissions and related seller or payment fees, with additional revenue from promoted listings advertising.
Company Facts
- Founded
- 2017
- Headquarters
- 100 Potrero Avenue 94103 San Francisco, CA, US
- Core Segment
- Retailer & Marketplace
- Company Size
- 1,001–5,000
- Official Link
- faire.com