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Direct To Consumer: Big Brands Vs. Small Brands

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Rather than selling through a brick-and-mortar location or even on its own company website, some brands are looking to marketplaces like Amazon to sell to consumers. In this piece, we’ll review some of the larger and smaller brands that have taken this concept and run with it. Big Brands. Small Brands.

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The Little Lingerie Brand That Could

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Does this online brand have a chance at overtaking Victoria’s Secret? Customers responded, and, by 2012, the company was bringing in $1.1 s Top 5,000 list in 2015 overall and took the number two ranking for top retail brands. But besides a wide selection and inclusive mindset, what’s the secret to the brand’s success?

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MetLife To Gain 35M Members With Versant Health Acquisition

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MetLife has agreed to acquire Versant Health , which owns popular brands Davis Vision and Superior Vision , in a $1.675 billion transaction from its owners, an investor group led by Centerbridge Partners , according to a press release. FFL Partners was also among the investors that previously owned Versant Health, the release noted.

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Guest Post: 2012 Economic Year in Review by Dorothy Jaworski

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Looking Back at 2012 Every year, I usually write about the past year with mixed feelings, at times nostalgic for those events and at times, glad that the year is over. 2012 brought us highs, lows, and surprises. Gas prices are finally coming down, making people able to drive their brand new cars more; I am glad to be testing the $3.00

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Amazon Looks To Enter Luxury Fashion Space

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This isn’t Amazon’s first attempt at breaking into the luxury fashion market – the retail giant originally started trying in 2012, but was not successful. Part of the problem the eCommerce brand’s image. This sort of placement has kept many luxury fashion brands away, even though Amazon has promised to not discount their items.

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New Report: Helping Retail Treasurers Navigate The Digital D2C Shift

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On the other side of the multichannel spectrum is D2C, which offers consumers the promise of skipping the messy world of in-store shopping and endless internet browsing to get products and services directly from their favorite brands and merchants. These trends have given rise to a D2C market that is expected to total $17.75 billion in 2020.

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Taking New Approaches To Meals And Snacks With Food Innovation

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eCommerce innovators and established brands are taking new approaches to food commerce. Data: 2012: The year meal kit company Blue Apron launched. FIX , for instance, is changing the meal delivery model by ditching subscriptions and allowing customers to shop for meal kits and buy them a la carte when they want them. And Mondel?z