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Billion-dollar Bragging Rights, Fashion’s New Benchmark
How many billions does a company need to be taken seriously?
Investors Pumping More Money Into Retail Start-ups
But are they really a threat to traditional retailers?
This Fast Fashion Clothing Rental Company is Suing Rent the Runway for Unfair Competition
FashionPass is suing rival rental service Rent the Runway for what it calls "monopolistic and…
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FashionPass Sues Rent the Runway
The suit, brought by a relatively new rental concept, alleged unfair competition from the segment leader.
Rent the Runway Becomes Unicorn With Mutual Fund Backing
Fashion rental startup Rent the Runway is now valued at $1 billion after a new funding round.
Rent the Runway Teams With West Elm to Loan Home Textiles
Consumers are flocking to rental fashion apparel, so now West Elm Inc. and Rent the Runway Inc. want to apply…
Rebag Secures $25 Million For Luxury Handbags
As the resale industry continues to grow, Rebag plans to invest its latest round of funding in new stores…
Rent the Runway Offers Sweet Deal During Awards Season
The online service is offering women behind the scenes two free months of their unlimited membership for all…
What to Watch: Digital Natives Dig In
The hordes of brands that found their store online are making themselves heard and changing the fashion…
WeWork President Joins Rent the Runway Board
Minson has an extensive background in scaling and operating high-growth subscription and membership platforms.
Traub’s New Davids: The Next Generation Learns
The consultancy's third look at born online brands shows further maturation as more companies adopt a…
Dress for Success Lines Up Bruno Magli, Altuzarra, Project Gravitas for Giving Tuesday Initiative
Designer Michael Costello, who has worked with Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez and Britney Spears, has styled Dress…
WWD LIST: The Late-Stage Crew
The fashion start-ups that went big in the fund-raising departments.
For Rent the Runway, Stores Act as ‘Service Centers’ in the Supply Chain
Rent the Runway's senior director of logistics talked stores and supply chains at The Lead Summit in Brooklyn.
Fashion Looms Large at NPR’s First Big Summit
Rent the Runway and Stitch Fix graced NPR's "How I Built This" summit this week. Here's why it matters.