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Warby Parker said sales were hurt in the final weeks of December, which coincided with typical peak demand in the optical industry.

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Rising Facebook ad prices, worsening ad measurement, and smaller-than-anticipated customer bases are dealing DTC companies a harsh blow.

Investors may take the Federal Reserve’s first post-pandemic rate hike in stride, while uncertainty surrounding Ukraine continues to hang over markets.

While EssilorLuxottica has a much larger market capitalization than Warby Parker, the smaller company says it can grow “faster than the overall industry.”

The House of LR&C, which launched on the internet in 2020, plans to open a pop-up store near its Seattle headquarters in early February.

In 2021, store openings may top store closures for the first time in five years, according to a tracking by Coresight Research.

At New Constructs, David Trainer’s computer models are spitting out harsh predictions for this year’s hottest IPOs. But math and reality are different.

Of the more than 50 U.S. tech companies to go public this year through an IPO, SPAC or direct listing, only one of them is less than 20% off its high price.

Authentic Brands Chief Executive Jamie Salter said the company will target an IPO date in 2023 or 2024.

Casper said it will be taken private by Durational Capital Management in a deal that values the company at a roughly 94% premium to Friday’s closing price.

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U.S. stock futures rose Friday, helped by premarket strength in Dow component J&J on plans to split into two companies.

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Warby Parker reported Friday that its third-quarter revenue rose 32% from year-ago levels, but its losses widened.

It’s not just raw materials, transportation and labor expenses that are rising. Retailers are also facing climbing digital ad costs.

“We need to see if this rosy action can hold up through next week, a period that historically tends to produce some ugly sell-offs,” the “Mad Money” host said.

While it might be an attractive move in the short term, some experts are raising red flags about the proposal’s long-term logic.

Rent the Runway started trading Wednesday on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol RENT.