The DTC Bust: Why Direct Brands Are Running Back to Retail
Acquisition costs and ad fatigue hollowed out the DTC model. The survivors are finding growth in physical stores again.
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Digital first, physical second
Facebook ads got expensive, loyalty apps got ignored, and the economics of shipping a single toothbrush fell apart. Brands that pivoted to retail partners and small-format stores discovered stores acquire at a fraction of digital CAC.
The winners keep data ownership and use stores as showrooms that feed their own channels.
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