How Warby Parker’s Stores Are Setting The Stage For Direct-To-Consumer Brands

Warby Parker’s store in Union Square, NYC. Courtesy of Warby Parker In 2010, five New York City-based customers entered the apartment of Neil Blumenthal, a cofounder and current Co-CEO of Warby ...

The Changing DTC Market Looks For Customers In New Places

Photo by: STRF/STAR MAX/IPx 2021 4/20/21 A Warby Parker store is seen in Brooklyn, New York. STRF/STAR MAX/IPx It is very expensive to acquire customers. Anytime. For a while, the Direct-to- Consumer ...

Robinhood and 4 Other Broken IPO Stocks That Could Be Buys

After a bubbly year for initial public offerings, 2022 looks like a bust. Shares of many companies that came public last year are down 80% or more from their peaks. “This is the IPO market’s worst sel...

Store Expansion May Not Be A Slam Dunk For Struggling Digitally Native Brands

Photo by: STRF/STAR MAX/IPx 2020 12/15/20 Big Business in New York City. STRF/STAR MAX/IPx Warby Parker’s disappointing earnings report today is just more evidence of what I call the profitless prospe...

After Earnings Whiff, Maybe Warby Parker Can Learn Something From Old-School DTC Brands

Photo by: zz/STRF/STAR MAX/IPx 2020 12/15/20 Here, a Warby Parker Eyeglasses store. (NYC) zz/STRF/STAR MAX/IPx Warby Parker is the latest “digitally native vertical brand” (DNVB) to disappoint investo...

It’s Time to Bargain Hunt. 27 Picks to Beat the Stock Market From Barron’s Roundtable Experts.

“There is no easier way to make money in the market than to buy a great company under pressure due to short-term concerns.” So said the newest member of the Barron’s Roundtable, David Giroux of T. Row...