direct-to-consumer

Warm Weather and Warehouse Issues Stomp on Doc Martens’ Profits
Warm Weather and Warehouse Issues Stomp on Doc Martens’ Profits
January 19, 2023  |  Retail

Bootmaker Dr. Martens is blaming balmy weather and warehouse troubles for declining profits. In a trading update Thursday (Jan. 19), CEO Kenny Wilson said that while demand for the...

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Molson Coors Bets on D2C with Online-only Mocktail Brand
Molson Coors Bets on D2C with Online-only Mocktail Brand
January 12, 2023  |  Retail

Molson Coors is stepping up its digital presence with the launch of D2C-only mocktails. The beverage giant, which owns a range of popular alcoholic brands, including...

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Building The House of LR&C Apparel Brand Takes More Than Celebrity Backing
Building The House of LR&C Apparel Brand Takes More Than Celebrity Backing
January 12, 2023  |  Retail

Experienced leadership is always valuable and having a few crises under your belt never hurts. That’s the message from Christine Day, CEO of fashion brand The House...

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Amazon’s Buy With Prime Sets Sights on Off-Platform Payments Ubiquity
Amazon’s Buy With Prime Sets Sights on Off-Platform Payments Ubiquity
January 10, 2023  |  Retail

Job cuts and slowing growth aside, Amazon’s payments ubiquity march — reaching well beyond its own platform — continues unabated. By making Buy With Prime available...

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Solo Brands CEO Seeks to Separate Rising Sales From Slumping Stock
Solo Brands CEO Seeks to Separate Rising Sales From Slumping Stock
December 28, 2022  |  Retail

By most measures, the four core businesses of newly listed Solo Brands are growing sales in a sluggish economy and enjoying solid customer retention and...

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Subscription and Digital Commerce DTCs Seen Facing Continued Headwinds
Subscription and Digital Commerce DTCs Seen Facing Continued Headwinds
December 27, 2022  |  eCommerce

Direct-to-consumer subscription providers and digital commerce brands aren’t out of the woods yet. After a year of hardships and headwinds, those merchants betting on long-term...

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Nike Stock Soars as Record Membership Drives 34% Spike in Digital Sales
Nike Stock Soars as Record Membership Drives 34% Spike in Digital Sales
December 21, 2022  |  Retail

Nike stock soared after strong demand for its products allowed it to do something few other brands can: charge full price. At the same, the...

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Coffee Subscriptions Wake Up and Smell Consumer Thirst for Flexibility
Coffee Subscriptions Wake Up and Smell Consumer Thirst for Flexibility
December 13, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Research shows consumers are dropping retail subscriptions, yet coffee is in its own category. One part essential commodity, one part affordable luxury, consumers’ caffeine fix...

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Future-Proofing eCommerce Sites Means Rethinking Metrics That Matter
Future-Proofing eCommerce Sites Means Rethinking Metrics That Matter
December 07, 2022  |  eCommerce

Amid heightened economic anxiety, future-proofing your eCommerce site can be a tightrope walk. Just as retailers that stocked up in 2021 during supply chain shortages...

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