Rent the Runway

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Peer-to-Peer Rental Start-Ups Take on Rent the Runway

11 October 2019 • By Chavie Lieber

A slew of new companies offer fashion rentals from users' closets and say their business models are easier to manage. But are customers dedicated enough to ship out and clean their own items?

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Peer-to-Peer Rental Start-Ups Take on Rent the Runway

The fashion-rental company is trying limit the damage after subscribers last month said that outfits they ordered for special events didn’t arrive on time or were canceled without warning.

Rent the Runway Says It's Open Again After Supply Chain Crisis

8 October 2019 • By Bloomberg

The fashion-rental company is trying limit the damage after subscribers last month said that outfits they ordered for special events didn’t arrive on time or were canceled without warning.

Rent the Runway Says It's Open Again After Supply Chain Crisis

The start up will issue refunds as well as give additional cash to customers who have had their orders canceled due to the supply chain problems.

Rent the Runway Pays Angry Customers $200 After Service Failures

27 September 2019 • By Bloomberg

The start up will issue refunds as well as give additional cash to customers who have had their orders canceled due to the supply chain problems.

Rent the Runway Pays Angry Customers $200 After Service Failures

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Power Moves | Moda Operandi Appoints CTO, Burberry Adds to Board of Directors

26 September 2019 • By Rachel Deeley

This week, Moda Operandi taps Walmart for chief technology officer, while Burberry adds former BET Networks CEO Debra Lee to its board.

This week, Moda Operandi taps Walmart for chief technology officer, while Burberry adds former BET Networks CEO Debra Lee to its board.

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Power Moves | Moda Operandi Appoints CTO, Burberry Adds to Board of Directors

The fashion rental startup will cease taking new subscribers and pay some users $200 as it responds to complaints about supply chain failures.

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Rent the Runway Offers Cash and Apologies to Angry Customers

25 September 2019 • By Chavie Lieber

The fashion rental startup will cease taking new subscribers and pay some users $200 as it responds to complaints about supply chain failures.

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Rent the Runway Offers Cash and Apologies to Angry Customers

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Everyone Is Launching Rental Services. Is There Enough Demand?

27 August 2019 • By Cathaleen Chen

A decade after Rent the Runway launched its clothing rental platform, the concept is hitting the mainstream, with retailers from Ann Taylor to Urban Outfitters piling in. But will enough consumers fully embrace the concept to justify so many competing services?

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Everyone Is Launching Rental Services. Is There Enough Demand?

The rental service's "drop-off boxes," where subscribers can quickly scan and return rented items, will be placed inside four Los Angeles-based Nordstrom stores.

Rent the Runway and Nordstrom Are Teaming Up

27 June 2019 • By Reuters

The rental service's "drop-off boxes," where subscribers can quickly scan and return rented items, will be placed inside four Los Angeles-based Nordstrom stores.

Rent the Runway and Nordstrom Are Teaming Up

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The Clothing Rental Market’s Broadening Appeal

10 May 2019 • By Elizabeth Holmes

Expanded assortments and more niche offerings from companies like Rent the Runway and Le Tote are reaching new shoppers — and changing their spending patterns

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The Clothing Rental Market’s Broadening Appeal

The apparel rental service plans on introducing a slew of new categories on the heels of its $125 million Series F round.

Rent the Runway to Expand Into Kids' Clothing

5 April 2019 • By Cathaleen Chen

The apparel rental service plans on introducing a slew of new categories on the heels of its $125 million Series F round.

Rent the Runway to Expand Into Kids' Clothing