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How Amazon Fits Into the New DTC Playbook

Digital brands that once steered clear of Amazon are more open to selling on the marketplace, as the e-commerce slowdown and rising marketing costs make it harder to find customers on their own.
Women's lifestyle brand Mersea is among DTC brands that sell their lower priced goods on Amazon.
Women's lifestyle brand Mersea is among DTC startups that sell their lower priced goods on Amazon. (Mersea)

In 2017, executives at Mizzen+Main unearthed some hard-to-ignore data. More than 1,000 people a month were searching for the menswear brand’s business casual button-up shirts, chinos and other products on Amazon.

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Amazon Fashion After Jeff Bezos

This week, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he would step down as chief executive, passing the baton to top lieutenant Andy Jassy. What does the internet giant’s new CEO mean for its fashion strategy?

Can Amazon Crack the Luxury Market This Time?

The American e-commerce giant has been trying to lure luxury fashion brands to its platform for years. Now, it’s new, mobile-only ‘Luxury Stores’ launch aims to adapt the successful template set out by Alibaba’s Tmall for its customers.

Vogue and the CFDA Set Up Shop on Amazon

Through the fundraising initiative A Common Thread, 20 independent New York brands will begin selling their collections on the e-commerce marketplace as part of an effort to help struggling designers.

About the author
Malique Morris
Malique Morris

Malique Morris is Senior E-Commerce Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. He is based in New York and covers digital-native brands and shifts in the online shopping industry.

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