Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix has been selling its subscription products direct-to-consumer since it was founded more than two decades ago.Now the streaming giant has launched Netflix.shop — the company’s first owned-and-operated retail outlet.
Netflix already has licensing deals for hundreds of products based on its original programming, sold by Target, Walmart, Amazon, H&M, Sephora and other retailers.So what’s the point of Netflix having its own ecommerce presence?
According Josh Simon, Netflix’s VP of consumer products, the website is “an exciting new destination combining curated products and rich storytelling in a uniquely Netflix shopping experience.”Netflix.shop will sell exclusive, limited editions of “carefully selected,.
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