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Primary - Building a Gender-Neutral Children's Clothing Brand
TLDR Primary founders Christina Carbonell and Galyn Bernard created a direct-to-consumer children's clothing brand that offers timeless, gender-neutral styles, overcoming challenges with inventory management and funding to focus on evergreen, high-quality basics. The brand aims to provide a more inclusive shopping experience for kids by eliminating gender distinctions and is considering expanding production to other regions while maintaining a focus on Vietnam, India, and China.
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The founders of Primary, Christina Carbonell and Galyn Bernard, created a direct-to-consumer kids' clothing brand that focuses on basic, timeless styles without gender distinctions, entering a tough market dominated by large brands.
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After graduating from Penn and working at Kraft, one of the founders of Primary, Christina Carbonell, transitioned into entrepreneurship by joining 1-800-DIPERS, which later became diapers.com and Quidzie, where she was exposed to entrepreneurship for the first time.
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After working at Kraft and Cole Hawn, the founders of Primary, Christina Carbonell and Galyn Bernard, met while working at Quidzie, which later became diapers.com, where they worked closely together before the company was acquired by Amazon.
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The founders of Primary were inspired to create a children's clothing brand that offered simplicity, great customer service, and a wide range of colors and styles after experiencing frustrations with the limited options available in the market.
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The founders of Primary decided to pursue their idea of creating a children's clothing brand after about six months of discussing and planning, feeling scared but also confident in their ability to take the risk.
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The founders of Primary started working on their business plan after quitting their jobs, initially working from the Reebok Sports Club in New York to raise $750,000 in seed money to launch their direct-to-consumer children's clothing brand.
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Primary founders wanted to create high-quality, durable, and affordable children's clothing that offered go-to basics in a market where comfort and consistency were lacking, raising $2.5 million in seed money to launch their brand.
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Primary launched with 35 styles in over 20 colors for kids and babies, including t-shirts, PJs, leggings, pants, sweatshirts, and joggers, and faced challenges with inventory management and lead times after selling out quickly.
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After facing challenges with inventory management and raising funds, Primary learned from their mistakes, adjusted their marketing strategy based on customer feedback, and focused on evergreen styles to improve their brand and customer experience.
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Primary eliminated boys and girls sections based on customer feedback to create a more inclusive shopping experience for kids.
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Primary focuses on creating evergreen, gender-neutral, high-quality clothing that customers can rely on year after year, rather than following fleeting fashion trends.
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Primary implemented a four-day work week inspired by a Harvard Business School professor's idea, leading to increased productivity, employee loyalty, and overall satisfaction within the company.
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Primary is considering expanding production to other regions, but for now, they are focused on Vietnam, India, and China, with long-term goals of becoming a half billion to billion dollar brand.
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