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If your stuff is always to be found on sale...where's the value? D2C or no. I can only imagine the cost of returns and exchanges for this. Soft goods are tough, ladies clothing is even tougher. Hard goods, like wheels, are a little better
Not sure what the panic is all about...1 or 2 less tanks of fuel for the Gulfstream per month of a certain walmart heir and it's all good. Wondering if Bentonville ever loses money? Quote:
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All I know is that their Core short-sleeve jerseys were perfect. Nothing trendy... sleeves that weren't too long nor too tight and a collar that was an actual classic collar. Of course last week I got an email stating that they have updated their Core line now with longer short sleeves and less of a collar. B*stards.
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Damn. That’s accurate innit?
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Really, what high dollar/high marketing brand hasn’t?
I still say the Brevet jerseys are some of the best for the purpose.. but a cost that makers like Torm can beat.. but I’ll still probably pick them up when I see them for sale used..
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If I recall correctly Rapha started as D2C and then went more omni, but they've had this softness around holding retail pricing further back than the sale to Waltons. Selling D2C isn't all free money at all, but the costs associated with returns are going to come to you no matter your distribution architecture. And clothing has notoriously high starting margins to cope with all of this. Average realized margin is way way lower than starting margin as a result. I'd actually say that being down 7% over the last year isn't bad on its own given what we've seen in bikes and comparable industries, but I haven't seen enough info to put that in context. I don't get the sense that Rapha's demise is imminent, if only because they have enviable access to capital. |
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