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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

Indigo 9 Digital

By Tricia McKinnon Over the past decade direct-to-consumer businesses have popped up in nearly every corner of the retail sector. From mattresses sold by Casper to prescription eyeglasses from Warby Parker ambitious founders have taken a page from Amazon’s playbook hoping to sell goods directly to consumers online. million and $58.5

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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

Retail TouchPoints

And Wish, which held that top spot back in 2018, has now dropped out of the top 50 completely after having fallen to #35 as of last March. There are other troublesome indicators for the company: Q2 saw declines across the board at Wish. followed by former #1 Shein , now bumped down to the #2 position. (It Wish is based in the U.S.,

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Personalization in the Age of GDPR

Retail TouchPoints

Despite the fact that an astonishing 80% of consumers want personalized experiences from retailers, nearly as many (79%) have concerns about data privacy. This relatively sudden and sweeping shift in favor of consumer privacy, while warranted, also creates business challenges. Radical Transparency.

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Why DoorDash & Other Delivery Apps Struggle with Profitability

Indigo 9 Digital

Consumers around the world either couldn’t go to their favourite restaurant due to public health restrictions or they prefered to avoid going outside altogether. For consumers these deals are very beneficial but for food delivery companies it puts them further in the red. DoorDash launched DashPass its loyalty program in 2018.

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Can Superdry’s restructuring plan save the business?

Retail Gazette

Shares in the retailer have sunk by more than 80% over the past six months alone, giving the business a valuation of around £6m – a fraction of the £1.8bn valuation it had at its peak in 2018.

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Opinion: Why foresight is the future of marketing strategy

Inside Retail

The fact that this ad is still relevant in 2022 shows the strength of this longer-term vision, first conceived in 2018. We are also forecasting the market spending power of this group and quantifying it as a revenue opportunity in the future. Shape the future you want. A future focus offers a competitive advantage.

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Jason & Scot Show Episode 314 – Lovesac Founder and CEO Shawn Nelson

Retail Geek

” Sean emphasizes the importance of being a direct-to-consumer brand and how Lovesac has found sustained success by focusing on customer acquisition costs and offering a high-quality product. He discusses the concept of direct-to-consumer and shares his thoughts on its significance. 10, 20, 50, 100, 250 locations now.