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Tim Armstrong Backs DTC Lingerie Co ThirdLove In $55M Fundraise
Tim Armstrong Backs DTC Lingerie Co ThirdLove In $55M Fundraise
February 26, 2019  |  Investments

A direct-to-consumer lingerie startup has raised $55 million in a funding round that includes investors like the former AOL CEO Tim Armstrong and broadcaster Katie Couric,...

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Tim Armstrong’s New Venture To Eliminate Retail Middleman
Tim Armstrong’s New Venture To Eliminate Retail Middleman
February 07, 2019  |  Investments

Tim Armstrong, the veteran tech CEO, is launching a new company on Thursday (Feb. 7) dubbed dtx, which will focus on direct-to-consumer (DTC) products. According...

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Amazon Grows Exclusive Product Lines From Outside Brands
Amazon Grows Exclusive Product Lines From Outside Brands
January 28, 2019  |  eCommerce

Amazon wants to get more exclusive — and it wants other companies to help with that effort by developing product lines meant to be sold...

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DTC Brands Tell Amazon Thanks, But No Thanks
DTC Brands Tell Amazon Thanks, But No Thanks
January 21, 2019  |  Amazon Profile

Amazon has been heavily courting some direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands – inviting them to its headquarters, paying for dinner and letting them fill their carts with...

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Dagne Dover’s Function-Focused Handbags Disruption
Dagne Dover’s Function-Focused Handbags Disruption
January 04, 2019  |  Retail

Before Melissa Mash was CEO of up-and-coming DTC handbag company Dagne Dover, she’d spent a surprising amount of time in retail. As a college undergrad,...

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Brands Stretch Their Legs Online
Brands Stretch Their Legs Online
June 18, 2018  |  eCommerce

One of the most recent experiments for direct-to-consumer eCommerce is taking place on Instagram, and, if successful, could forge a path for brands that want...

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Why The Next Big Connected Commerce Play Is Television
Why The Next Big Connected Commerce Play Is Television
December 11, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

No doubt you’ve heard the news: People aren’t watching television anymore. That may leave many of you who left for the office this morning having...

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Direct To Consumer: Impact On Retail Manufacturing Industry
Direct To Consumer: Impact On Retail Manufacturing Industry
August 01, 2017  |  Retail

To say direct-to-consumer retail practices have had an impact on the manufacturing industry would be an understatement. With eCommerce a major proponent of the direct-to-consumer...

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Direct To Consumer: Brick-And-Mortar Stores As Warehouses
Direct To Consumer: Brick-And-Mortar Stores As Warehouses
July 25, 2017  |  Retail

E-Commerce is having a big moment in retail. It’s causing retailers to do something that hasn’t been done in years — think outside the big box....

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