DTC

This Amazon Prime Day drive DTC sales on your own store

Thanks to the economic impact of COVID-19, businesses, and consumers across the globe increasingly went online – according to UNCTAD global review report – raising the eCommerce share of global retail trade from 14% in 2019 to about 17% in 2020. Even the 2021 data released by IBM highlighted that the pandemic has accelerated the shift toward eCommerce by roughly five years. With the acceleration of eCommerce, direct-to-consumer (DTC) business models are also gaining mainstream momentum.  As Amazon Prime Day is…

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How an 85-Year-Old Company Expanded into DTC (2023)

STARK Carpet has a legacy that many new business owners dream of building themselves. The company started more than 80 years ago and became a premier destination for luxury  carpets and rugs.  It’s not uncommon to see STARK in the pages of Architectural Digest or in the homes of some of America’s biggest tastemakers. Jackie Kennedy even chose STARK for the flooring in the Oval Office during her husband’s presidency. Chad and Ashley Stark, the third generation to run the…

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Why Going DTC Isn’t as Simple as Putting Your Inventory Online (2023)

Perfectwhitetee co-founders Jen Menchaca and Lisa Hickey are fashion industry veterans who know the wholesale model well. Combining their experience and knowledge, the pair teamed up to start their own wholesale t-shirt brand, using a fabric mill in Los Angeles to manufacture the wardrobe staple.  Selling wholesale and getting their tees into retailers was relatively easy, because of their background and networks. But when perfectwhitetee’s customers started asking for more colors and encountered stock issues in-store Jen and Lisa decided…

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Follow 👉 @amazing_dotcom for more #ecommerce #ecommercebusiness #ecommercetips #entrepreneur #dropshipping source Dropshipping Blog Directory Welcome to our Dropshipping Blog Directory. Here you will find the very best dropshipping blogs and dropshipping related websites. Submit Blog [wp_links_page display=”list” num=”5″ pager=”pagination” load_more=”View More”orderby=”rand” cat=”1656″ title_style=”font-size: 20px; text-align: left” order=”ASC” cat=”1656″ image=”ss” img_size=”medium” img_style=”box-shadow: 0 5px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2),0 5px 15px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.19);” title=”meta” title_style=”font-weight: bold;  color:#000000; font-size: 10px; text-align: left” desc=”meta” desc_style=”font-style: italic;  color:#000000; font-size: 10px; text-align: left”] [wp_links_page display=”list” num=”5″ pager=”pagination”…

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What ‘Community First’ Really Means for a DTC Company: Bandit Running (2023)

Some companies start with a product before creating community around it. But Bandit, a New York–grown running apparel company, did the opposite. Two brothers, Tim and Nick West, grew Bandit with New York’s vibrant running community, a large and diverse group that comes together for group runs all over the city. When Tim was looking for athletic wear, he came up short. “I couldn’t find any brands that really resonated with me. Nothing felt New York City to me. Nothing…

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Turn Your Restaurant Into a Booming DTC Business (2023)

The dream for many is to turn family recipes into a thriving food business. Jen Liao and Caleb Wang made that dream a reality with their company, MìLà.  Initially launched as a street food restaurant, they transitioned MìLà into a multimillion-dollar direct-to-consumer (DTC) food brand, selling authentic frozen soup dumplings. Running MìLà allows Jen and Caleb to connect to their family history while adding to the tapestry of Chinese cuisine within the American food ecosystem. Ahead, Jen shares the takeaways…

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The Marketing Playbook from “The DTC Guy” Nik Sharma (2023)

If you are starting a direct-to-consumer company, Nik Sharma is your guy—“The DTC Guy,” that is. Nik earned his nickname by growing and advising some of the biggest consumer brands, including Juneshine, Caraway, Feastables, Spritz Society, and more. He now runs three marketing-focused agencies and invests in startups. His email newsletter, which has more than 35,000 subscribers, is basically required reading for chief marketing officers everywhere. Below—and in the latest episode of Shopify Masters—Nik shares the tenets of his marketing…

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Resale Channel to Disrupt DTC E-commerce

Written by Chris Lavoie on September 22nd, 2023 This is an excerpt from Ryder E-commerce’s latest ebook “Unleashing the power of creative channel expansion for D2C brands” by Arrive, a fully-managed resale channel solution. Check out the full ebook here. As we stand at the intersection of sustainability and profitability in commerce, one concept is set to reshape the retail landscape — “recommerce”.  An innovative solution to the challenge of handling returned inventory, recommerce is expected to transform retail returns…

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How to Rethink your DTC Strategy in 2023

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) companies grew tremendously during the pandemic, but now, stiffer competition means companies need to get more creative. Ashwinn Krishnaswamy is one of the people helping consumer brands rethink their ecommerce strategies.  Ashwinn is the founder of Forge, a New York branding and digital strategy agency. He also launched Oklahoma Smokes, a nicotine-free and tobacco-free cigarette company, and posts regularly about DTC trends and case studies on TikTok.  Ashwinn shared his thoughts on what new companies can do to…

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4 Ways to Run a DTC Company Like a Tech Startup (2023)

  Join us each Thursday for Shopify On Location in San Francisco, a special miniseries from the podcast team. For the new few months, tune in for invaluable lessons about how to innovate and when to take risks. Listen to Shopify On Location here: Todd Masonis was already a Silicon Valley success story. He and his partner, Cameron Ring, sold their tech company in a multimillion-dollar deal in 2008. After the acquisition, Todd started traveling the world and was inspired…

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