NewStore vs Squarespace
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Omnichannel-as-a-Service platform integrating cloud OMS and mobile POS for global retail brands (Burton, Fossil, GANNI). $173M raised; SAP Store integration launched Jan 2025.
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NewStore provides a Unified Commerce Platform — branded Omnichannel-as-a-Service — purpose-built for global fashion and lifestyle retail brands that want to digitally transform their stores. The platform integrates a cloud-native order management system (OMS), a mobile point-of-sale (POS), fulfillment, and customer engagement tools into a single layer that makes every store a top-performing channel. Customers include Burton, Fossil Group, GANNI, G-Star RAW, Marine Layer, Roots Canada, UNTUCKit, and Vince. NewStore became available on the SAP Store in January 2025 with an integration to SAP S/4HANA Cloud for real-time retail data sharing. A partnership with VEJA, SAP, and Syntax followed in September 2025. The company has raised $173M across six rounds, with investors including Salesforce Ventures and Activant Capital.
Squarespace was taken private by Permira in a $7.2B deal in October 2024 and is scaling AI-powered site building tools targeting creative entrepreneurs and SMBs.
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Squarespace was founded in 2003 by Anthony Casalena as a college dorm-room project and grew into one of the leading all-in-one website building and commerce platforms, going public on the NYSE in 2021. In October 2024, European private equity firm Permira completed an acquisition valuing the company at approximately $7.2 billion, taking it private with Casalena retaining a substantial equity stake and continuing as CEO and Board Chairman. The platform powers websites for millions of users in over 200 countries and territories, with annual recurring revenue reaching approximately $1.4 billion by end of 2025, primarily from subscription plans for its Presence (website hosting) and Commerce segments.
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