DTC: Page 53

  • A Glossier store in the Melrose area in Los Angeles, California.
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    Glossier revamps executive team with new chief commercial officer

    The beauty brand also promoted two executives to chief creative director and chief marketer roles.

    By • March 15, 2023
  • Photo of a blue box with the name "Birchbox" on it, and several bottles of beauty products
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    Birchbox website comes back to life

    While the beauty company's website is back online after being disabled for several weeks, users are still unable to check out.

    By • March 14, 2023
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    How the purpose of stores is evolving

    Stores have always evolved in order to compete as times, technology and tastes change. And, most of all, to please customers.

    By Retail Dive staff
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    ‘An existential threat’: Brands react to Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse

    SVB was closed and taken over by federal regulators, leaving some brands in the dark about how they would access their capital.

    By • March 13, 2023
  • A Nike storefront at The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles, California.
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    Over 1 in 10 business leaders plan to switch to DTC model in 2023: study

    Companies cited better relationships and lifetime value with their customers as the biggest benefits of adopting the model, according to Circuit.

    By Howard Ruben • March 13, 2023
  • A Sephora storefront in the mall
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    Sephora, TikTok launch content creator program

    The partnership will pair social media content creators with up-and-coming brands from the beauty retailer's accelerator program.

    By Nate Delesline III • March 13, 2023
  • Pacsun storefront featuring Princess Polly in the windows
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    Princess Polly inks first wholesale partnership with Pacsun

    The brand’s best-selling products will be available on the retailer’s website and 15 of its brick-and-mortar stores.

    By • March 13, 2023
  • Reflections of buildings on a Warby Parker store window, dominated by white and blue.
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    What to watch in the DTC space in 2023

    Increased competition, layoffs and shifting channels are a few challenges direct-to-consumer brands are facing this year.

    By Retail Dive Staff • March 13, 2023
  • A display of Diptyque candles
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    Diptyque Americas names first chief marketing officer

    The appointment of Jessie Dawes comes as the perfume brand embarks on a U.S. expansion.

    By Howard Ruben • March 10, 2023
  • Store display of bras and undergarments
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    Cuup enters brick and mortar with Bloomingdale’s partnership

    The DTC lingerie brand is taking its first step into wholesale and bringing its fitting service to the 59th Street Flagship Store in New York City. 

    By • March 10, 2023
  • Allbirds opens store in Flatiron district of New York City.
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    Allbirds CFO exits as the brand pulls back on store openings

    The DTC footwear brand will continue to seek out wholesale partnerships as it prioritizes profitability.

    By • March 10, 2023
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    Zulily announces layoffs, again

    The online retailer’s parent company, Qurate Retail Group, announced layoffs last week that mostly impacted HSN and QVC.

    By • March 9, 2023
  • Interior of a Buck Mason store. Shirts and tops are lined up on hangars. Shelves contain folded shirts, white vases and a few books.
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    DTC apparel brand Buck Mason opens first Chicago store

    Direct-to-consumer brands have been opening more stores in pursuit of profitability, but that strategy has not been fruitful for all.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 9, 2023
  • Table with brightly colored jars, hands holding chopsticks and bowls of food
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    Fly By Jing raises $12M

    The Chinese food brand — which launched in 2018 — also appointed its first chief financial, operations and commercial officers.

    By • March 9, 2023
  • A Nike storefront at The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles, California.
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    Nike taps new head of women’s, DEI

    Changes on the DTC side of the business will help support its digital-led strategy, the company said.

    By • March 8, 2023
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    Digital Brands Group takes steps to go private

    The company recently closed its acquisition of Sundry and has started the due diligence process with a private equity firm that approached it. 

    By • March 8, 2023
  • Drew Barrymore, with light brown wavy hair, smiles at a camera surrounded by cleaning bottles and a pink background.
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    Grove Collaborative releases collection with Drew Barrymore

    The celebrity and company investor launched the limited-edition Fresh Horizons collection to inspire consumers to choose more sustainable products.

    By • March 7, 2023
  • Simone Biles signs with Athleta
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    Athleta taps 11 brand ambassadors to join Simone Biles, Allyson Felix

    Dubbed the “Power of She Collective,” the group of female athletes will impact product innovation and further the brand's mission of empowering women.

    By • March 7, 2023
  • Carhartt Reworked website
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    Carhartt workwear partners with resale company Trove

    The heritage workwear and apparel brand plans to pilot the program across six U.S. stores before expanding nationwide later this year.

    By Natalie Schwartz • March 7, 2023
  • Several semi-transparent bottles of skincare in light blue and yellow colors
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    Versed names former Dollar Shave Club exec as CEO

    The skin care brand has hired Kerry Sullivan, who most recently was the chief marketing officer of the DTC shaving company.

    By • March 6, 2023
  • A digital avatar stretches in Alo Yoga-branded digital wearables.
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    Alo Yoga launches digital collection in the metaverse

    The brand said it is exploring more opportunities to engage with its community through decentralized platforms, digital ownership and exclusive rewards.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 6, 2023
  • A Blue Apron box on a kitchen counter.
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    Blue Apron has a plan to avoid NYSE delisting

    The company has until June 21, 2024, to address its global market capitalization listing standard deficiency and until June 21, 2023, to fix its share price listing standard deficiency.

    By Catherine Douglas Moran • March 6, 2023
  • Exterior of Wayfair's headquarters in Boston
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    11 digitally native retailers at risk of bankruptcy

    These companies were meant to be disruptors to the industry. But as macroeconomic pressures intensify and capital gets harder to find, they may be put to their biggest test.

    By • March 6, 2023
  • In a screenshot, two people demonstrate a kitchen stand mixer during a QVC segment
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    QVC, HSN parent lays off 12% of its workforce

    The move, which affects some 400 employees, will generate $60 million in savings as Qurate Retail Group continues to work on its turnaround plan.

    By Nate Delesline III • March 3, 2023
  • External shot of the Showfields store in Miami.
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    Showfields brings Hims & Hers, Chubbies to Miami store

    The South Beach store features a Cabana Curation, a Wedding Suite and a Mushroom Market to highlight DTC products. 

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • March 3, 2023
  • A zoomed in view of a Peloton bike with the logo visible in red.
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    Ex-Twitter exec joins Peloton as new chief people officer

    Dalana Brand is the second executive at Peloton to bring experience from the social media platform. She will report directly to CEO Barry McCarthy.

    By • March 3, 2023