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Shopify breaks records with $2.9bn in Black Friday sales

November 29, 2021

Shopify has announced a “record-setting” Black Friday, with total sales of $2.9 billion from independent and direct-to-consumer businesses worldwide. Together, merchants on Shopify generated peak sales of nearly $3.1 million…

Nike has announced plans to sever ties with a further seven major retailers including Urban Outfitters and Macy’s as it continues its relentless shift towards direct-to-consumer sales.

Nike severs ties with 7 more retailers including Urban Outfitters and Macy’s in latest DTC push

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March 29, 2021

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Nike has announced plans to sever ties with a further seven major retailers including Urban Outfitters and Macy’s as it continues its relentless shift towards direct-to-consumer sales. The sportswear giant…

Adidas to cut ties with retailers amid ambitious growth plans

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March 11, 2021

Ben Stevens

Adidas is planning to cut ties with retailers and focus on direct-to-consumer sales amid ambitious plans to grow sales by a third by 2025. Adidas is following in the footsteps…

Segro, the UK’s largest listed property company, believes shopping habits have “changed irrevocably” during the pandemic.

Direct-to-consumer sales worth £96bn this year as over half of shoppers cut out retail middleman

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Barclays D2C direct to consumer

December 10, 2020

Ben Stevens

Direct-to-consumer sales grew to be worth £96 billion in 2020, providing a major boost for manufacturers cutting out the middleman. According to new research from Barclays Corporate Banking, 57 per…

Henry Lloyd has scrapped its wholesale relationships with third party retailers in a new push to reinvent itself as a digital-first retailer.

Henri Lloyd back from the dead with new “digital transformation” strategy and DTC website

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October 8, 2020

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Henry Lloyd has scrapped its wholesale relationships with third party retailers in a new push to reinvent itself as a digital-first retailer. The fashion brand will now only sell its…

Online sales in the UK grew 36 per cent throughout 2020, the highest growth seen for 13 years, according to new figures from IMRG.

£174k wasted on failed ecommerce projects on average by UK retailers last year

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BigCommerce D2C direct to consumer ecommerce Greenlight Commerce

February 5, 2020

Ben Stevens

Failed ecommerce projects cost direct-to-consumer (D2C) retailers an average of £174,000 last year, according to new research. In the UK 98 per cent of D2C retailers said they were facing…

Consumer spending fell 16.3 per cent in January marking its sharpest decline since May 2020, with online shopping continuing to be the only respite for retail.

Could the direct-to-consumer boom kill retail?

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Barclays direct to consumer DTC Facebook Instagram

November 20, 2019

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Social media is posing a significant threat to retailers as increasing numbers of manufacturers use online platforms to bypass them and sell directly to the consumer. Set to be worth…

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Shopify breaks records with $2.9bn in Black Friday sales

Nike severs ties with 7 more retailers including Urban Outfitters and Macy’s in latest DTC push

Adidas to cut ties with retailers amid ambitious growth plans

Direct-to-consumer sales worth £96bn this year as over half of shoppers cut out retail middleman

Henri Lloyd back from the dead with new “digital transformation” strategy and DTC website

£174k wasted on failed ecommerce projects on average by UK retailers last year

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