Glimpse - See the Future Before it Happens

Despite this, Lovevery’s lifetime sales per customer are more than double that of KiwiCo’s, according to an analysis by Bloomberg Second Measure. (And at around $700 after 24 months, more than enough to justify spending on customer acquisition.)

This locks toy companies into a challenging bet. Every year, they have to a) predict trends, b) invent them, and c) commit capital to them. All without knowing how the rest of the year will turn out. Since toy trends exist, but don’t last for very long, they have to invent new products every year—but the technological state of the art doesn’t advan... See more