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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

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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.

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Nordstrom Leaves Canada, 9 Reasons Why

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When Nordstrom was planning its entry into Canada right round the time these luxury online retailers were getting started Nordstrom may have been unaware of these competitors or it may have underestimated how many consumers would flock to these sites. More brands are selling direct to consumer. Do you like this content?

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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. Taobao.com is Alibaba’s largest website and it’s a platform where small businesses and individuals sell merchandise to consumers. Business model. Do you like this content?

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The Top 20 Best Ideas for Increasing Foot Traffic to Your Store

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By Tricia McKinnon , Emily McCullough and Ben Rudolph Brick and mortar retail is still the way most consumers like to shop. But with the growth of eCommerce consumers need a better reason to make a trip to your store. Make your store Instagram friendly. Do you like this content? Offer free-Wi-Fi.

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Nike’s eCommerce Strategy, 4 Reasons Why Digital Sales are Soaring

Indigo 9 Digital

That year Nike launched its Consumer Direct Offence , an initiative “fueled by Nike’s Triple Double strategy: 2X Innovation, 2X Speed and 2X Direct connections with consumers.” Build your own platform by moving away from wholesale The year was 2013 and 81% of Nike’s business came from wholesale.