[1] DailyCandy was a pioneer in terms of using the Internet as a distribution channel and in creating an email newsletter business.
[4] A number of notable brands, including Drybar[5][6] and Nasty Gal,[7] launched via being spotlighted in DailyCandy newsletters.
Having grown frustrated with the long lead times of the traditional magazine business, Levy quit her job and set out to create a daily newsletter targeting young, urban women.
[1] By 2003, the subscriber list had grown to 285,000 people,[1] and Bob Pittman, the former President and COO of AOL, bought controlling interest for $3 million.
[10] In 2005, at DailyCandy's peak, The New York Times deemed the newsletter as being "the undisputed grande dame of style sites".