D2C (Direct-to-Consumer)
A brand selling straight to shoppers through its own store or channels, skipping traditional wholesale and retail middlemen.
In practice
Going D2C gives a brand full control over pricing, customer data, and the buying experience, but it also means owning the marketing, fulfillment, and customer service that a wholesale or retail partner would otherwise handle.
A brand that used to sell only through department stores launches its own website to sell directly to customers, keeping the full margin instead of splitting it with a retailer.
Why it matters
Going D2C trades away a wholesale partner's built-in traffic and logistics for full margin and direct customer relationships - a tradeoff that only pays off once a brand can generate its own demand.
Worth knowing
- Requires owning marketing, fulfillment, and customer service a retail partner previously handled.
- Gives direct access to customer data and behavior normally invisible when selling through a retailer.
- Many brands run D2C and wholesale simultaneously, managing pricing to avoid channel conflict.
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Let's talk it through
Tell us where things stand with putting d2c into practice and we'll respond with next steps, no forms, no waiting in a queue.
- A specialist replies directly, not a support queue
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- No long-term contract to start the conversation
