Upexi Closes Acquisition of E-Core and its Subsidiaries, Adding Over $40 Million in Trailing Twelve Month Sales and Increasing Projected Calendar 2023 Sales to $100M

E-Core's subsidiaries, Tytan Products and New England Technology, provide Upexi with entrance into the toy category as well as national retail distribution for branded and non- branded products

CLEARWATER, Fla., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Upexi Inc. (NASDAQ: UPXI) (the "Company" or "Upexi"), a multi-faceted brand owner and innovator in aggregation, today announced the closing of its acquisition of E-Core, Inc. ("E-Core") and its subsidiaries; Tytan Products ("Tytan") and New England Technology, Inc., ("New England Technology"), for a combination of cash, stock and one-to-three year notes. Tytan is a children's toy brand and maker of popular magnetic tiles and building blocks and New England Technology is a national distributor for branded consumer products.

Allan Marshall, CEO of Upexi, commented, "The diversified business of E-Core is very complimentary to our brand acquisition and distribution business model and E-Core and its subsidiaries fit perfectly with our model of profitability and organic growth. In particular, Tytan has grown 100% over the past two years, with major retail distribution through some of the largest retailers in America. We are excited to enter another recession resistant category with compounding organic growth and national distribution."

With over $40 million in trailing twelve-month sales, E-Core provides Upexi with an entrance into the toy category as well as national retail distribution for owned and non-owned branded products. Tytan is a high-quality, eco-conscious toy company that has grown 100% over the past two years. They are continuously expanding their network of retail partners with new, innovative offerings and their products are currently available online through Walmart.com and SamsClub.com, as well as in-store through leading retailers such as Walmart, Sam's Club and BJ's Wholesale. New England Technology is one of the most competitively priced distributors for name branded consumer electronics in the industry with several innovative distribution models specializing in e-commerce, business to business, and business to consumer marketplaces.

Marshall continued, "We continue to focus on both growth and profitability, with an internal goal of 40-50% organic growth and the continued acquisition of profitable brands adding to year-over-year top and bottom line growth. This acquisition expands our ability to leverage direct-to-consumer distribution and the broad distribution capabilities of E-core and its subsidiaries. We look forward to capitalizing on the synergies between E-Core and our current business to generate additional scale and growth."

About Upexi, Inc.

Upexi is a multifaceted brand owner with established brands in the health, wellness, pet, beauty, and other growing markets. We operate in emerging industries with high growth trends and look to drive organic growth of our current brands. We focus on direct to consumer and Amazon brands that are scalable and have anticipated, high industry growth trends. Our goal is to continue to accumulate consumer data and build out a significant customer database across all industries we sell into. The growth of our current database has been key to the year over year gains in sales and profits. To drive additional growth, we have and will continue to acquire profitable Amazon and eCommerce businesses that can scale quickly and reduce costs through corporate synergies. We utilize our in-house, SaaS programmatic ad technology to help achieve a lower cost per acquisition and accumulate consumer data for increased cross-selling between our growing portfolio of brands.

Forward Looking Statements:

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Company Contact
Andrew Nortstrud
Chief Financial Officer
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Phone: (212) 896-1254

SOURCE Upexi, Inc.

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