Why Your $100 DTC Orders Can't Compete with $10K Wholesale Relationships
Tue Feb 03 2026
DTC brands struggling in 2025: there's a $5.9 trillion wholesale opportunity you're missing while chasing the $1.3 trillion online market.
In this episode, Meghann Butcher, founder of RepSpark, breaks down:
How 80,000+ retailers actively discover and order from emerging brands through B2B platformsThe operational backbone that turns chaotic wholesale order management into automated fulfillmentWhy adding wholesale legitimizes DTC brands and opens revenue channels beyond paid acquisitionWhether you're doing $50K months or $5M years, this conversation delivers strategies you can test this week.
📝 Full show notes, strategic takeaways, and resources: https://ecommercefastlane.com/podcast/episode-445/
Connect with us:
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevenhutt💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shutt/📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thrivingwithshopify
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DTC brands struggling in 2025: there's a $5.9 trillion wholesale opportunity you're missing while chasing the $1.3 trillion online market. In this episode, Meghann Butcher, founder of RepSpark, breaks down: How 80,000+ retailers actively discover and order from emerging brands through B2B platformsThe operational backbone that turns chaotic wholesale order management into automated fulfillmentWhy adding wholesale legitimizes DTC brands and opens revenue channels beyond paid acquisitionWhether you're doing $50K months or $5M years, this conversation delivers strategies you can test this week. 📝 Full show notes, strategic takeaways, and resources: https://ecommercefastlane.com/podcast/episode-445/ Connect with us: 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevenhutt💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shutt/📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thrivingwithshopify