In August 2020, Gymshark achieved unicorn status when it was given a $1.3 billion valuation, after US private equity firmGeneral Atlantic purchased a 21% stakein the business. The company continues to sell athletic gear online, as well as at its flagship store on London’s Regent Street. ...
Manufacturer-to-consumer is sometimes referred to as factory-to-consumer (F2C) because the manufacturer sells direct to the consumer. In essence, the company that produces the item takes the place of the retailer and any other third-party such as a whole
The term “cosmetics warehouse” can be used to describe one of two things. It might refer to a physical warehouse where makeup manufacturers keep merchandise before shipping it to retail outlets, or it might refer to stores where consumers can buy beauty supplies at wholesale or deeply discount...
To understand how executives can become high-potential candidates for the role, we interviewed eight former CFOs about their finance careers. Not only does their experience cover a broad range of industries and geographies, but all are now corporate board directors involved in hiring CFOs. Our goa...
To put it into context, in 2010, just 15% of Nike’s revenue was made up of DTC sales. But this figure rose to 43.7% in 2023 and is set to grow to 60% by 2025. How the direct-to-consumer business model worksThe model does exactly as it says on the tin: sells directly to ...