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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

Indigo 9 Digital

Then there are those pesky returns. How often have you bought something online, then returned it without a second thought? That is significantly higher than what companies typically spend on sales and marketing. Take department store Kohl’s, last year its marketing costs were only 4.9% of revenue.

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

Retail Geek

And it was really when we purged all that stuff around 2015, seeing the Caspers of the world emerge and Warby Parker’s and even Tesla with their showrooms. By the way, TV advertising is still a big piece of our marketing spend.