As technology has evolved, our experience of buying consumer goods has changed dramatically. With the rise of online shopping ...

MAYTAG’S DONE IT. So has Bose. Nike, Mattel, and Sony have done it too. All these consumer product manufacturers have sold direct online one way or another. At the dawn of the Web, manufacturers ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sally Pipes is a scholar and think tank CEO who writes on health care. "Not only are direct-to-consumer offerings more convenient, ...

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) recently conducted a presentation for investors in New York. In good news for advisors, Frank Del Rio, the company's chairman and CEO, said it will continue to do ...

Norwegian Cruise Line said it is investing in its online direct business because the channel is both "attractive" and "low-cost." Photo Credit: Siberian Cat/Shutterstock The increase in direct ...

Nearly two decades after a cupcake craze that turned the sweets into a must-have dessert and prime tourist attraction, Magnolia Bakery, the bakery behind the boom, is expanding once again. That’s ...

Industry experts claim that Mercedes is looking to move towards a direct-to-consumer sales model in South Korea. The German manufacturer chose not to add to the speculation that it’s looking to take a ...

Last year, electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive had a proposal for the state of Georgia. Like many states in the union, Georgia has dealer-friendly laws that prohibit factory direct- to-consumer ...

The Volkswagen Group has big plans for its new by-America, for-America extended range EV subsidiary, Scout Motors. However, those plans won't include one longtime ally: its U.S. dealership network. As ...

A federal court in Louisiana last Friday dismissed Tesla Inc.'s complaint against a state restriction on direct car sales, according to a ruling. Last year, Tesla filed a lawsuit to challenge ...