Further, Nike has focused efforts on attempting to expand global outreach by using a direct-to-consumer business model.

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Today more than 50 million players enjoy our games, a number that grows daily through a diverse business model that includes direct-to-consumer websites, social game development, and cross platform publishing, licensing, and technology.

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She and her husband pioneered a direct-to-spa and salon business model that took on the distributorship status quo in the United States.

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And the move to installing fiber and manufacturing its own hardware mean that the company is diversifying its business model to include more direct payments from users and not be wholly dependent on advertising revenues to fund all of this infrastructure.

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Overstock changed its business model in 2012 primarily in clothing and shoes, from a direct inventory-based model to a fulfillment partner-based model with the aim of reducing exposure to discounts and seasonal inventory risks.

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Dell has aggressively moved its renowned direct-sales, build-to-order business model to the Internet.

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The snacks business, which will operate via a direct store delivery model, will be headed by current CEO Irene Rosenfeld.

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Later, Mr. Lauzon and his CEO concluded that the business would benefit by shifting to an online, direct-to-consumer model.

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