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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

Indigo 9 Digital

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. million and $58.5

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4 Tips for Retail Businesses Hungry for Venture Capital Funding

Retail TouchPoints

Investment Darlings: Sustainability, AI and Personalization While the industry is rife with new brands designed to challenge the marketplace and offer consumers more pointed solutions, investors are considering the ripple effects of external forces, like inflation, that will undoubtedly impact the long-term ROI of their investments.

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4 Tips for Retail Businesses Hungry for Venture Capital Funding

Retail TouchPoints

Investment Darlings: Sustainability, AI and Personalization While the industry is rife with new brands designed to challenge the marketplace and offer consumers more pointed solutions, investors are considering the ripple effects of external forces, like inflation, that will undoubtedly impact the long-term ROI of their investments.

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How to win over the modern savvy shopper

Inside Retail

To engage the value-conscious consumer, it’s time to consider more effective marketing initiatives and strategies to win, through programs that offer acquisition, increased frequency, and long-term loyalty, like Cashrewards. We take wasted advertising spend and give it to the consumer. It’s that simple,” said Wilson.

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From personalisation to platters: Q&A with In The Roundhouse’s Alyce Tran

Inside Retail

Inside Retail: Your homewares brand In the Roundhouse started as a side hustle, but now it’s stocked in major department stores, such as DJs and Liberty. Can you tell me the story behind how you launched the business and why you thought there’s a gap in the market for a product like yours?

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“I didn’t have any formal experience in the retail industry”: Alyce Tran

Inside Retail

Given my experience with TDE, running In The Roundhouse is a bit of a walk in the park, so I have time for other projects, and as such, I took a part-time position with LTK (formerly rewardStyle) the world’s largest premium influencer marketing platform. IR : What role does collaboration play in each of your jobs?

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Back-to-school spending flattens amid fiscal concerns

Mass Relators

over the past four years (per the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index). Deloitte’s ConsumerSignals research finds that 73% of consumers are concerned about rising prices for everyday purchases. Parents surveyed expect to spend $586 per student in grades K-12, down just $11 year-over-year (up $57 compared to 2020).