direct-to-consumer
also referred to as: d to c · direct to consumer · dtc
7 statements across 7 episodes · 4 bullish · 3 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Apr 17, 2024 by Charles Hudson · across every show →
Everything said about direct-to-consumer, oldest first
Apr 17, 2024 positive
Hudson: Scaled consumer brands must operate across DTC and retail
“Every company we have that's scaled, we have an incontinence brand focused on sort of the other Stage of life. You end up being multi-channel in the mix of D to C, B to B slash wholesale and retail. Every company ends up with a different formula, but that seem…”
Mar 3, 2025 positive
Nadel: Early-stage consumer beverage brands should launch exclusively direct-to-consumer
“I'd rather her build the brand organically, just DDC, just online, selling it direct, and work with influencers online to build the brand and to get traction and get like a real core following of people who are buying a direct consumer where you have really hi…”
Mar 3, 2025 negative
Gulati: Early-stage food brands lack leverage to go direct-to-consumer
“I don't actually think it is clear that you can go direct to consumer. Like I think that happens in some cases when brands have leverage. I think when brands don't have leverage or when they're just starting out, it's kind of The retailers, I think, dictate a …”
Mar 3, 2025 positive
Mar 3, 2025 positive
Hudson: DTC Unlocks Customer Data That Retail Distribution Cannot Provide
“You just learn so much more about who your buyer is. Why they buy. All the questions you had. Who's your buyer? How often did they buy? We didn't talk about repurchase, right? It's like, this is all stuff that you... And you can't know with retail.”
Mar 3, 2025 negative