Retailers Going Public, Rent the Runway’s Rebound, Store Counts Don’t Dictate Success

By  |  October 6, 2021
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Rent the Runway’s subscriber count bounces back from its pandemic-driven decline. Plus, why some retailers are closing stores and finding more success than ever – and Mattress Firm and Guitar Center emerge from pandemic malaise with IPOs.

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    Data:

    80K: Approximate number of retail stores that could close in next five years, according to Rent the Runway.

    126,800: Total number of Rent the Runway subscribers through July 2021.

    96%: Share of Gen Z shoppers who make purchases online.

    30: Number of major retailers who went bankrupt in 2020.

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    17%: Growth in online-native shoppers since the start of the pandemic.


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