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A proposed revision to FTC regulations would make canceling subscriptions as easy as signing up.

Boox is looking to evolve the circular economy with reusable packaging for direct-to-consumer brands.

AxleHire has expanded its final-mile delivery services for DTC shipper X Delivery with a Chicago service.

As the holiday shopping season ramps up, direct-to-consumer brands need to maintain their digital presence to engage with customers.

Google Cloud steps up its DTC e-commerce presence with a new partnership that emphasizes data innovation for brands.

Walmart will begin offering delivery of groceries and other products via self-driving vehicles through a partnership with Ford and Argo AI.

When COVID-19 shut down gyms across the country, equipment maker Aviron needed to pivot to the home fitness market. It needed a logistics partner that could handle the difficult last mile. It found one in GlobalTranz.

Even as brands turn to more digital tools to engage with customers, many are finding success with a more traditional item — catalogs.

In addition to improving margins and boosting brand image, cutting ties with retailers simplifies Under Armour’s supply chain at a time when its needed most.

Misfits Market’s business has boomed as more consumers shift to online grocery shopping, and now it has achieved a valuation of over $1 billion following a new $200 million funding round.

COVID-19 forced dramatic change at the end of the supply chain seemingly overnight. Retailers had to adjust quickly to succeed, and those that did are looking at a recovering consumer economy with the best balance sheet in decades on top of a real estate market reeling from store closures. Pair this with an e-commerce acceleration of five years and a movement to DTC and you have a market ripe for innovative physical expansion.

Brands big and small want more control over the customer experience, including data and service, and technology firms and logistics providers can now offer brands an Amazon alternative. The tension between retailers and brands is nothing new, but the battle between them has never been this acute thanks to the likes of Shopify, ShipBob, XPO and others.