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Posted on 
22nd September 2026
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Common Thread Collective Acquires TBAR Partners

Acquisition adds TikTok Shop management, creator-led content, and an extensive TikTok shop playbook to CTC's data-driven growth platform for direct-to-consumer brands

Common Thread Collective (CTC), a leading e-commerce profit agency for direct-to-consumer brands backed by The Acacia Group, has announced it has acquired TBAR Partners, an official TikTok Shop Agency Partner known for scaling e-commerce brands through creator content, TikTok Shop management, and performance advertising.

This acquisition adds TBAR's creator network and TikTok Shop operating expertise to CTC's existing stack of data tools, financial planning, creative strategy, and performance marketing. It gives CTC's roster of 7-8 figure e-commerce brands a direct, systemized path into one of retail's fastest-growing commerce channels.

CTC has built its reputation helping e-commerce brands grow profitably by tying every marketing dollar to measurable financial outcomes. TBAR Partners has scaled more than 40 brands and manages over $5 million in monthly GMV, having worked with a notable client roster that includes Gruns, Vita Coco, Ridge, Hexclad, and others.

CTC combines proprietary data tools, financial planning, creative strategy, and performance marketing to help e-commerce brands grow predictably and profitably. The addition of TBAR Partners extends that system further into creator content, TikTok Shop storefront management, and TikTok affiliate marketing strategies. Combining the two maximizes the channel growth for CTC clients, while giving them visibility into the broader cascade of impact TikTok Shop has on their whole business.

Read the official press release here.

Learn more about Common Thread Collective at commonthreadco.com, and about TBAR Partners at tbarpartners.com.


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