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10 Online Businesses for Sale in May

Small Biz Trends

Established in 2015, this Online Wakesurfing Retailer manufactures ballasts. market by licensing the product and two trademarks as the world’s first and only patented Far Infrared Heated Health, Fitness and Anti-Aging sauna. The revenue comes from advertiser earnings (85%) and the remainder 15% from direct advertising campaigns.

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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

Indigo 9 Digital

The eyeglass retailer famously disrupted the market for prescription eyeglasses with a slick website and a try-before-you-buy from home program which captured the hearts of millions of customers. One of the drags on profits for most direct-to-consumer retailers is advertising expenses. Warby Parker spent $43.3 million and $58.5

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Alibaba’s Business Model – How the eCommerce Giant Makes Money

Indigo 9 Digital

It launched in 2003 and provided an opportunity for China’s entrepreneurial class to reach China’s increasingly affluent consumer market. Merchants are charged a fee to list on Tmall as well as a sales commission and advertising fees. Alibaba opened its own chain of grocery stores called Hema in 2015. Source: Statista.

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Alibaba vs. Amazon, 7 Differences & Similarities

Indigo 9 Digital

Alibaba.com is a business-to-business wholesale website where manufacturers, trading companies and resellers trade goods in large quantities. Alibaba has different websites to serve different markets including Lazada and AliExpress. Merchants are charged a fee to list on Tmall as well as a sales commission and advertising fees.

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6 of the Top Reasons Online Businesses Fail

Indigo 9 Digital

In the beginning beverage maker Dirty Lemon like many direct to consumer brands used Facebook and Instagram to market its products. But over time Dirty Lemon found that the success many brands found using Facebook and Instagram marketing attracted many competitors leading to higher customer acquisition costs.

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How Away Uses Google Ads (Case Study)

Store Growers

Started in 2015 by two former Warby Parker executives, the company has truly disrupted an industry. In the short time since its inception, they’ve managed to oust a 100-year-old competitor to become the market leader in the luggage space. Market and Revenue shares of the top US luggage brands. Away is close at 5%.

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

Retail Geek

Podcast about e-commerce and digital shopper marketing. 5:32] E-commerce and digital marketing obviously but it’s watchable and changeable, and movable and it can be with you the rest of your life that that led us to a whole design philosophy that now. [5:42]