A hallmark of subscription startups has always been the lure of recurring revenues. A recurring theme has also been that profits are elusive — and sometimes the pressures on the business itself prove insurmountable. As a result, entire verticals have been refashioned — for example, the...
Oral care company SmileDirectClub has appointed Troy Crawford, who has decades of retail and tech leadership experience, as its chief financial officer, effective Monday (June 6). According to a company press release, Crawford became the interim CFO in early January, having initially joined the company...
After SmileDirectClub Inc registered a larger-than-expected loss with greater spending to market its teeth aligners, the eCommerce dental firm said it is examining “controlled growth” this year. The company’s stock dropped 20 percent in extended trading to $9.05, Reuters reported. The firm has teamed with...
SmileDirectClub, which specializes in straightening peoples’ teeth, is gaining a reputation for squashing any kind of negative press, The New York Times (NYT) reported on Tuesday (Jan. 21). The report included stories of seven people who said SmileDirectClub’s products did not fix their teeth as...
October 04, 2023
A hallmark of subscription startups has always been the lure of recurring revenues. A recurring theme has also been that profits are elusive — and sometimes the pressures on the business itself prove insurmountable. As a result, entire verticals have been refashioned — for example, the meal kit space — and in some cases, other companies […]
June 06, 2022
Oral care company SmileDirectClub has appointed Troy Crawford, who has decades of retail and tech leadership experience, as its chief financial officer, effective Monday (June 6). According to a company press release, Crawford became the interim CFO in early January, having initially joined the company in January 2020 as chief accounting officer. As CFO, he […]
February 26, 2020
After SmileDirectClub Inc registered a larger-than-expected loss with greater spending to market its teeth aligners, the eCommerce dental firm said it is examining “controlled growth” this year. The company’s stock...
January 22, 2020
SmileDirectClub, which specializes in straightening peoples’ teeth, is gaining a reputation for squashing any kind of negative press, The New York Times (NYT) reported on Tuesday (Jan. 21). The report...
January 06, 2020
Oral care company SmileDirectClub, known for its clear teeth aligner therapy, is rolling out a line of premium dental accessories exclusively at Walmart, SmileDirectClub announced on Monday (Jan. 6). “Since...
