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DTC Apparel & Fashion benchmarks · 2026
Direct-to-consumer apparel — fast fashion to premium. Highly seasonal; creative cadence is the rate-limiter. Returns and discount cadence are core unit-economics levers.
Snapshot
Direct-to-consumer apparel — fast fashion to premium. Highly seasonal; creative cadence is the rate-limiter. Returns and discount cadence are core unit-economics levers.
Key benchmarks · 2026
Channel mix notes
Reels + TikTok drive the bulk of new-customer acquisition. Email lifecycle is the highest-ROAS channel post-purchase. Pinterest is uniquely strong for save-to-purchase journeys with longer measurement windows.
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How to read these benchmarks
Read DTC Apparel & Fashion against your own account, not as a target to copy. With avg blended cvr reaching 1.8–3.2%, blended healthy roas near 2.8–4.5x, a result inside the range usually means the constraint is elsewhere - offer, landing experience, or measurement - while a result well outside it points straight at targeting, creative, or bid strategy. Compare like with like - same funnel stage, same objective, same season - because a top-of-funnel number judged against a bottom-of-funnel benchmark will always mislead.
How to use this page. Find the funnel stage you are buying, read the range, and calculate the gap to your live numbers. Model the revenue impact of closing that gap with the break-even ROAS and CAC payback calculators, then pressure-test the plan against the full 2026 benchmarks compendium.
Sourcing. Ranges are RGM's 2026 synthesis of platform-reported figures and aggregated account data, expressed as medians and typical spreads rather than single points. They move with season, auction pressure, and creative quality, so re-check them each quarter.