How many Flash Sale acquisitions have there been?

There are 6 recorded acquisitions in the Flash Sale sector spanning 2011-2025, totalling $2.67B in disclosed deal value.

Who are the biggest acquirers in Flash Sale?

The most active acquirers in Flash Sale include Regent, Qurate Retail, QVC.

What are the largest Flash Sale acquisitions ever?

The largest disclosed Flash Sale acquisitions include QVC's purchase of zulily ($2.4B, 2015), Nordstrom's purchase of HauteLook ($270M, 2011), Lyons Trading Company's purchase of zulily ($5M, 2025).

What is the average Flash Sale deal size?

The average disclosed deal size in the Flash Sale sector is $891.66M.

What is the median Flash Sale deal size?

The median disclosed deal size in the Flash Sale sector is $270M.

Which year had the most Flash Sale acquisitions?

The most Flash Sale acquisitions in a single year were recorded in 2015, with 2 deals.

Flash Sale

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Companies, acquisitions, funding rounds and active investors across the Flash Sale sector.

Companies

707

Acquisitions

Total Funding

$236.65M

Funding Rounds

Active Investors

Flash Sale Acquisitions

6 results

Acquiree Name			Acquirer Name	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Terms	Acquiree Industries	Acquiree Hq City	Acquiree Hq Country	Acquiree Description		Acquiree Number Of Employees	Acquirer Industries	Acquirer Hq Country	Acquirer Number Of Employees	Acquirer Ipo Status		Acquiree Website
zulily	$5M	2025-03-18	Lyons Trading Company	Acquisition	—	Delivery E-Commerce Flash Sale Retail	Seattle	United States	Zulily is an online retailer that offers consumers with dail…	2009-01-01	1001-5000	E-Commerce Retail Wholesale	United States	11-50	Private	1	www.zulily.com
zulily	—	2023-05-24	Regent	Acquisition	—	Delivery E-Commerce Flash Sale Retail	Seattle	United States	Zulily is an online retailer that offers consumers with dail…	2009-01-01	1001-5000	Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Marine Transportation Training Transportation	United States	101-250	Private	0	www.zulily.com
zulily	—	2015-10-01	Qurate Retail	Acquisition	—	Delivery E-Commerce Flash Sale Retail	Seattle	United States	Zulily is an online retailer that offers consumers with dail…	2009-01-01	1001-5000	Broadcasting E-Commerce Retail Retail Technology Shopping Sports Video	United States	10001+	Public	2	www.zulily.com
zulily	$2.4B	2015-08-17	QVC	Acquisition	Cash & Stock	Delivery E-Commerce Flash Sale Retail	Seattle	United States	Zulily is an online retailer that offers consumers with dail…	2009-01-01	1001-5000	E-Commerce Retail Video	United States	10001+	Public	4	www.zulily.com
Kupi.cz	—	2014-02-06	Seznam.cz	Acquisition	—	E-Commerce Flash Sale Information Services Price Comparison Shopping	Prague	Czech Republic	Kupi.cz is a price comparison platform which enables users t…	2012-01-01	11-50	Internet Media and Entertainment Sports Web Hosting	Czech Republic	1001-5000	Private	1	www.kupi.cz/

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Flash Sale Funding Rounds

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Organization Name	Funding Type			Lead Investor Names	Investor Names		Funding Stage		Org Industries	Org Hq City	Org Hq Country	Org Description		Org Number Of Employees		Org Website

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