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Aug 9, 2021
1 min

Target, DTC Backpack Brand State Bags Team Up for Back to School

Retail Dive | August 9, 2021 As back-to-school shopping begins, consumers have another digital native brand available to them in physical retail. Brooklyn-born backpack brand State Bags is now available in Target locations. State bags will be launching an exclusive collection at 600 Target stores with prices ranging from $50 for backpacks and $20 for lunchboxes. State Bags was founded by Jacq and Scot Tatelman — a husband and wife "on a mission to make beautiful, well-made pr

Jul 19, 2021
1 min

Walmart Teams Up with DTC Brand Bubble in Bid to Tap Gen Z Market

Retail Dive | July 19, 2021 DTC skincare brand, Bubble, is now available on the aisles of 3,800 Walmart stores and on Walmart.com. Bubble's products, including clay masks, toners and cleansers, are primarily focused for younger skin, ranging from $12 to $19. The brand drew a lot of attention from teens shortly after its launch in November after Hyram Yarbro, a skincare guru with over 4 million subscribers on YouTube, approved of the brand. Walmart has formed several DTC partn

Jun 23, 2021
1 min

Target to Add DTC Pet and Homewares Brands In Stores

Retail Dive | June 23, 2021 As Target refines its assortment with up-and-coming brands and new private labels, the big-box retailer has partnered with two more DTC brands: Jinx, a dog wellness startup, and Stojo, a sustainable homewares brand. Jinx currently has partnerships with Petco and Rover online, but Target is the pet wellness brand's first brick-and-mortar partner, in Target stores on Monday, Stojo is debuting in Target stores and on its website on July 1. The brand t

May 18, 2021
1 min

How Duke Cannon Has Changed The Face Of Men’s Grooming By Being Proudly Unpolished

Forbes | May 18, 2021 Very few brands can find themselves on the shelves of both Ace Hardware and on Ulta.com. But Duke Cannon Supply Co. isn’t typical. Duke Cannon is proudly unpolished, leading the company to be one of the fastest growing brands in the men’s grooming space. Ryan O'Connell, Duke Cannon’s president and CEO shares the brand's unique approach. Duke Cannon was started as a premium men's grooming brand. They launched their bar soap as direct to consumer and since

May 4, 2021
1 min

Healthcare DTC Startup Ro Launches at Walmart

Retail Dive | May 4, 2021 As big-box retailers continue to ink partnerships with DTC brands, Walmart is looking to elevate its health and wellness aisle. Healthcare technology company Ro launched its exclusive Roman men's over-the-counter products at 4,600 Walmart locations and on Walmart's website. Ro debuts a line of vitamins and supplements for heart health, stress relief, testosterone support and prostate health, as well as swipes and condoms. Roman products will be at 97

Apr 29, 2021
1 min

Diaper Brand Millie Moon Launches Exclusively at Target

Retail Dive | April 29, 2021 Target expands offerings in the baby category as it launches luxury collection, Millie Moon. Diapers and wipes are available exclusively in the aisles of over 1,700 Target locations and Target.com. The brand's products consist of materials that cater to children with sensitive skin. Millie Moon will join the retailer's line of products that are certified with the Target Clean logo. Millie Moon gives back a portion of proceeds to early literacy non

Apr 23, 2021
1 min

Love Beauty and Planet Launches First Refillable Hair Care at Target

Retail Dive | April 23, 2021 In an effort to address sustainability across its global operations, Love Beauty and Planet introduced its first aluminum refillable hair care bottles at Target. The Unilever personal care brand's reusable shampoo and conditioner bottles, and refills, are now available in Target locations and online in best-selling scents. One of Love Beauty and Planet's goals is to reduce emissions from sourcing to sale by closely analyzing its manufacturing, dis

Mar 30, 2021
2 min

Emerging DTCs to watch in 2021

Retail Dive | March 30, 2021 While digitally native brands were born online, the limitations of selling exclusively through e-commerce are becoming ever more apparent. Many brands have landed in Target, Walmart and Nordstrom. For Eric Prum, co-founder of Very Great — a company that oversees: Wild One, W&P and Courant — the need to operate as an omnichannel business was present from the start. While the mentality is digital first, majority of business comes from B2B. Different

Feb 24, 2021
1 min

Digital Startups Mark 10 Years in Business

National Retail Federation | February 24, 2021 2021 marks the 10th anniversary of brands such as Dollar Shave Club, Stitch Fix, HelloFresh, Chewy, Poshmark, The RealReal, The Honest Company and BHLDN. Ten years ago, “It was the beginning of the digital world,” says Marshal Cohen, chief industry advisor, retail, of The NPD Group. E-commerce in the fourth quarter of 2011 accounted for just 4.5 percent of total sales. Each business celebrating 10 years has made it by shifting an

Feb 22, 2021
2 min

What Big-Box Retailers have to Gain from DTC Brands

Retail Dive | February 22, 2021 Scattered among the product assortment at a Walmart or Target are an increasing number of direct-to-consumer brands. Although DTC brands are known to cut out the middleman, the online marketplace is flooded. Some brands turn to permanent shops in key markets, others opt for temporary pop up shops. What's working? Turning to key retail partners. "Having immediate access to the base of a retailer like Walmart [and] being able to have a store pres

Feb 16, 2021
1 min

BarkBox Parent Revenues Grow 78% in Q3

Retail Dive | February 16, 2021 Since the start of the pandemic, the pet sector has only grown in popularity as consumers turn to their pets in times of uncertainty. As this continues into 2021, Bark will be going public after striking a deal with Northern Star Acquisition Corp . and reporting on third quarter results. Year over year growth is seen at 78%, around $105 million. Subscription shipments in the period grew 47% from last year to 1.1 million, while new subscriptions

Feb 3, 2021
1 min

DTC Brand Native Launches Hair Care Line

Retail Dive | February 3, 2021 As with many DTC brands, Native is broadening its product selections. Expanding into new categories is a growing trend among e-commerce brands, as is partnering with big-box retailers to make products available in physical stores. Personal care brand Native announced their release of its first hair care line. The new collection became available exclusively at Target stores nationwide on Monday, including shampoo, conditioner and hair masks. In i