Company: GROVW
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001628280-25-013839
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Company: Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
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 with our products.

•Failure to introduce new products that meet the expectations of our customers may adversely affect us.

•Government regulation of the Internet and ecommerce is evolving, and unfavorable changes or failure by us to comply with these regulations could have an adverse effect on our business.

•We may become subject to product liability claims, which could materially harm our business and liquidity.

•We are subject to a number of other laws and regulations, which could impact our business.

•We have pursued and may in the future pursue acquisitions to expand our business, and if any of those acquisitions are unsuccessful, our business may be harmed.

•We may experience damage or destruction to our distribution centers, which may harm our business.

•We are dependent on our management team, and the loss of one or more key employees could harm our business.

•Labor-related matters, including labor disputes, may adversely affect our operations.

•Our business, including our costs and supply chain, is subject to risks associated with outsourcing, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, infrastructure and logistics to third-party providers, and the loss of any of our key suppliers or logistical service providers could negatively impact our business.

•Shipping is a critical part of our business and any changes in our shipping arrangements or any interruptions in shipping could adversely affect our operating results.

•Risks associated with the outsourcing of our fulfillment process and other technology-related functions, including our transition to Shopify, could materially and adversely affect our business.

•We are subject to risks related to online payment methods, including third-party payment processing-related risks.

•We may be unable to adequately obtain, maintain, protect, defend and enforce our intellectual property rights.

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•We rely on trademark, copyright, and patent law, trade secret protection, and confidentiality and/or license agreements with our employees, customers, and others to protect our proprietary rights.

•We may be subject to claims that our employees, consultants or independent contractors have wrongfully used or disclosed confidential information of third parties or that our employees have wrongfully used or disclosed alleged trade secrets of their former employers.

•Indemnity provisions in various agreements to which we are party potentially expose us to substantial liability for infringement, misappropriation or other violation of intellectual property rights.

•We must successfully maintain, scale and upgrade our information technology systems, and our failure to do so could have an adverse effect on our business.

•If we (or our vendors) are unable to protect against or adequately respond to mitigate the impacts of a service interruption, data corruption, or cybersecurity attack