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  "company": "Reformation",
  "headline": "DTC profitability proven: 90% of revenue, 20 quarters of double-digit growth.",
  "topic": "{Stash Edge — Brand-Story Play}",
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      "body": "{Stash Edge — Brand-Story Play}\n◆ DIAMOND · IPO filing reveals sustainable direct model · Reformation\n\nDTC profitability proven: 90% of revenue, 20 quarters of double-digit growth.\n\nprofitability on DTC is not a unicorn myth — it requires three unglamorous moves made in year one: (1) cost of goods low enough that 50%+ margin survives after fulfillment and returns; (2) customer acquisition cost capped at 30% of first-order value so repeat buyers generate cash, not debt; (3) inventory discipline so you never chase volume at the cost of margin. Reformation did all three before the IPO. Run the unit economics first. Scale only the profitable engine.\n\nMy Stash Take on what it means for the rest of us →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/li/reformation-2026-07-08t03-1\n→ Your Stash Room — your logo, live pricing, ships blind: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/r/li/reformation-2026-07-08t03-1\n→ Proper imprints, done right at POPS4: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/s/li/reformation-2026-07-08t03-1",
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      "alt_body": "{Stash Edge — Brand-Story Play}\n◆ DIAMOND · IPO filing reveals sustainable direct model · Reformation\n\nDTC profitability proven: 90% of revenue, 20 quarters of double-digit growth.\n\nprofitability on DTC is not a unicorn myth — it requires three unglamorous moves made in year one: (1) cost of goods low enough that 50%+ margin survives after fulfillment and returns; (2) customer acquisition cost capped at 30% of first-order value so repeat buyers generate cash, not debt; (3) inventory discipline so you never chase volume at the cost of margin. Reformation did all three before the IPO. Run the unit economics first. Scale only the profitable engine.\n\nMy Stash Take on what it means for the rest of us →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/lh/reformation-2026-07-08t03-1\n→ Your Stash Room — your logo, live pricing, ships blind: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/r/lh/reformation-2026-07-08t03-1\n→ Proper imprints, done right at POPS4: https://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/s/lh/reformation-2026-07-08t03-1",
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      "body": "{Stash Edge — Brand-Story Play}\n◆ DIAMOND · IPO filing reveals sustainable direct model · Reformation\n\nDTC profitability proven: 90% of revenue, 20 quarters of double-digit growth.\n\nMy Stash Take →\nhttps://pops4-stash-edge.billing-010.workers.dev/l/t/bs/reformation-2026-07-08t03-1",
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      "title": "DTC profitability proven: 90% of revenue, 20 quarters of double-digit growth.",
      "body": "✍️ YOUR NOTE — write 2–3 lines to ONE person so they feel: \"this is about me… I could actually do this… I could make money from this.\" Energize them, make it yours. (This is the part that gets the opens.)\n[ your take… ]\n———\nHere is a real one you can run this week 👇\nReformation's IPO filing documents that the brand generates 90% of revenue through DTC channels, has maintained profitability for years, and delivered 20 consecutive quarters of double-digit revenue growth, per Retail Dive.\nHere's the cool part — the lever almost everyone misses (and you don't have to): profitability on DTC is not a unicorn myth — it requires three unglamorous moves made in year one: (1) cost of goods low enough that 50%+ margin survives after fulfillment and returns; (2) customer acquisition cost capped at 30% of first-order value so repeat buyers generate cash, not debt; (3) inventory discipline so you never chase volume at the cost of margin. Reformation did all three before the IPO. Run the unit economics first. Scale only the profitable engine.\nWhat that means for you: profitability on DTC is not a unicorn myth — it requires three unglamorous moves made in year one: (1) cost of goods low enough that 50%+ margin survives after fulfillment and returns; (2) customer acquisition cost capped at 30% of first-order value so repeat buyers generate cash, not debt; (3) inventory discipline so you never chase volume at the cost of margin. Reformation did all three before the IPO. Run the unit economics first. Scale only the profitable engine.\nIf you make, sell, or gift anything with your name on it — this is yours to run. You can do this.\n(Real, not theory — Retail Dive: https://www.retaildive.com/news/reformation-ipo-profitable-dtc-model-possible/823857/.)\n———\nOr — want it built FOR you? Your logo, your products, your own private room, priced and ready, in about five minutes. That's literally what we do →\nhttps://www.pops4.com/vip?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=stash",
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