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Alcohol’s three-tier system slows ecommerce and dates the industry
Premium beverage brands are using DTC strategies to rival legacy players
Gabriela Barkhomodernretail.co“The only reason Recess isn’t available on Amazon and everywhere right now is because the regulation around CBD isn’t clear. Recess would be orders of magnitude bigger today if the regulation around CBD was clarified. I’m a proponent. I get why some founders, Emily at Glossier, don’t want to sell on Amazon right now. But a drink is a different type... See more
Modern Retail • Recess CEO Benjamin Witte: I reject the idea that being on Amazon hurts your brand
Many aspects of the industry will likely move to digital formats but the need for physical interaction for the “last mile” may become even more important, even if it becomes a smaller venue where this happens.
Rafat Ali • The Event Industry Is Being Confronted By Its Napster Moment
Big tech platforms, e-commerce, and retail companies haven’t been acquiring direct-to-consumer brands, keeping a set of well-funded would-be buyers out of the equation.
Dan Frommer • Why there still haven’t been more billion-dollar acquisitions for direct-to-consumer commerce startups
Entrepreneurs looking to enter the market have an opportunity to re-write the rules. This means focusing on the end consumer — marketing and delivering direct to her. It also means creating better beverages and new spaces/contexts for drinking. Today’s customer wants something that’s enjoyable, conscionable, and just a bit healthier.