Rent-The-Runway

Rent the Runway is an online service that provides designer dress and accessory rentals. It was started by Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss, who launched the company in November 2009.

(source: renttherunway.com)

Rent The Runway Segues Into Resale Market
Rent The Runway Segues Into Resale Market
June 02, 2021  |  Retail

Rent The Runway (RTR) is jumping into the resale apparel market, one of the latest companies to segue into the quickly expanding secondhand clothing space,...

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Today In Payments: Visa Teams With Airbnb On Faster Host Payments; Fiserv Delivers POS QR Codes With PayPal And Venmo
Today In Payments: Visa Teams With Airbnb On Faster Host Payments; Fiserv Delivers POS QR...
April 28, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Airbnb hosts can now use Visa Direct to up their cash flow, and Fiserv is teaming with PayPal and Venmo to...

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Rent The Runway’s Jennifer Fleiss On Giving Capital- Efficient Businesses An Edge
Rent The Runway’s Jennifer Fleiss On Giving Capital- Efficient Businesses An Edge
March 01, 2021  |  Startups

It’s not easy being bootstrapped in a world full of venture capital (VC)-backed players. Bootstrapped players are capital-efficient, inventive and profitable nearly from Day One...

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The Subscription Two-Step: Adweek Flexes To Keep Subscribers For The Long Haul
The Subscription Two-Step: Adweek Flexes To Keep Subscribers For The Long Haul
November 03, 2020  |  Subscription Commerce

The pandemic continues to have a monumental impact on commerce worldwide, with brick-and-mortar retail suffering due to unemployment, in-store safety restrictions and consumers’ concerns about...

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Rent The Runway Updates Subscription Tiers Amid COVID-19 Pressures
Rent The Runway Updates Subscription Tiers Amid COVID-19 Pressures
September 17, 2020  |  Subscriptions

Rent the Runway, which gives members a way to don thousand-dollar dresses for special occasions without buying them, is updating its business model to cope...

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Rent The Runway To Shutter Stores, Focus On Digital Shift
Rent The Runway To Shutter Stores, Focus On Digital Shift
August 14, 2020  |  Retail

Capping what has been a tough 2020 so far for clothing consignment and rentals, Rent the Runway announced Friday (Aug. 14) that it is closing...

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Coronavirus Update: Hiring Up; Scammers Target Firms; Rental Cos Reassure Consumers
Coronavirus Update: Hiring Up; Scammers Target Firms; Rental Cos Reassure Consumers
March 05, 2020  |  International

The coronavirus could have wide-reaching effects on the movie industry and malware, while it may not have impacted employment, among other sectors. Here are the latest updates...

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Rent The Runway Expands Subscription Types
Rent The Runway Expands Subscription Types
March 04, 2020  |  Retail

Rent the Runway, a company that lets people order clothes and then return them, is adding a new tier to its subscription offerings in an...

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2019: The Year Of The Clothing Subscription
2019: The Year Of The Clothing Subscription
December 30, 2019  |  Retail

This year, eCommerce innovators welcomed consumers who wanted to rent — instead of own — their wardrobes, with clothing rental startups growing their reach through the...

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