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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Warby Parker Warby Parker which was founded over a decade ago in 2010 is often looked at as the crème de la crème of direct-to-consumer retailers. 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.

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Why DoorDash & Other Delivery Apps Struggle with Profitability

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JANUARY 17, 2023

In the third quarter of 2022 DoorDash paid $446 million in marketing expenses or 35% of revenues. A healthier rate of marketing spend would be around 10% of sales. In 2019 DoorDash spent 101% of its revenues on marketing in the first quarter a few months before it passed Grubhub in market share. "We

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Why DoorDash & Other Delivery Apps Struggle with Profitability

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