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Report: Rent the Runway Nears Funding Below Last $1 Billion Value

21 May 2020 • By Bloomberg

21 May 2020 • By Bloomberg

The fashion rental company is said to be seeking at least $25 million in a funding round, which would value the startup at about $750 million.
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Report: Rent the Runway Nears Funding Below Last $1 Billion Value

The fashion rental company is said to be seeking at least $25 million in a funding round, which would value the startup at about $750 million.
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Rent the Runway Pays Angry Customers $200 After Service Failures

27 September 2019 • By Bloomberg

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.
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Rent the Runway Pays Angry Customers $200 After Service Failures

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.
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Rent the Runway Offers Cash and Apologies to Angry Customers

25 September 2019 • By Chavie Lieber

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

 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 CEO on Underestimating the Fashion Rental Market

7 January 2019 • By Lauren Sherman

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Rent the Runway CEO on Underestimating the Fashion Rental Market

The chief executive of Rent the Runway reveals the reason why industry leaders keep underestimating the fashion rental market and why this market works for consumers who refuse to be ‘ripped off.’
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Fashion Can’t Ignore Rent the Runway

15 November 2018 • By Lauren Sherman

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Fashion Can’t Ignore Rent the Runway

The apparel-rent service has become a significant driver of sales for some of the world’s most popular fashion labels. Now, a new revenue-sharing model has large-scale players, including Levi’s and J.Crew, jumping on board.
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Drive Episode 7: Rent the Runway’s Jennifer Hyman on Realising Radical Ideas

9 November 2018 • By BoF Team

9 November 2018 • By BoF Team

In episode seven of BoF’s podcast series Drive, delivered by DHL, Rent the Runway co-founder Jennifer Hyman tells BoF how she executed her radical idea and attracted 10 million members to her platform.
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Drive Episode 7: Rent the Runway’s Jennifer Hyman on Realising Radical Ideas

In episode seven of BoF’s podcast series Drive, delivered by DHL, Rent the Runway co-founder Jennifer Hyman tells BoF how she executed her radical idea and attracted 10 million members to her platform.
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The End of Ownership

23 July 2018 • By Lauren Sherman

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The End of Ownership

From Uber to Spotify, ownership is giving way to on-demand services. What does this mean for fashion?
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Soon You May Be Renting Your Work Clothes

14 November 2017 • By Bloomberg

14 November 2017 • By Bloomberg

Rent the Runway started out catering to women wanting one night of high fashion. Now its doubling down on subscriptions for the whole work week.
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Soon You May Be Renting Your Work Clothes

Rent the Runway started out catering to women wanting one night of high fashion. Now its doubling down on subscriptions for the whole work week.
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Intelligence

Do Digital Brands Need Physical Stores?

18 January 2017 • By Chantal Fernandez

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Do Digital Brands Need Physical Stores?

While mall staples are shuttering stores, a slew of digital brands are rushing the other way, seeing new value in physical retail.
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Bits & Bytes | Rent the Runway Raises $60M, How WeChat Became the App for Everything

3 January 2017 • By Helena Pike

3 January 2017 • By Helena Pike

This week, online rental platform Rent the Runway raises $60 million and the rise of social media app WeChat in China.
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Bits & Bytes | Rent the Runway Raises $60M, How WeChat Became the App for Everything

This week, online rental platform Rent the Runway raises $60 million and the rise of social media app WeChat in China.
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