When Jeff Borack received a membership to a whiskey tasting club as a gift, he was inspired to start his own venture. He first considered starting a new whiskey tasting club, but he was turned off by the many challenging legal issues around repackaging whiskey...
Consumers can access a wide range of retail products through subscription boxes, including meal kits, pet supplies and beauty items — to name a few options. These services are highly popular, with an estimated 41.2 million American adults subscribing to some type of subscription retail...
Urban Outfitters’ announcement that it was moving into the world of fashion for rent about a month ago was surprising — and also not. The offering itself is somewhat familiar to apparel market watchers who have watched the evolution of the rental clothing box industry...
The subscription market is rapidly changing, as legacy players and new companies compete for subscribers. However, while this growth is good news for many in the space, the market is becoming more competitive, and subscription-based companies are learning an important lesson: Embrace change or get...
August 04, 2020
There’s a new subscription apparel box on the market. Decidedly anti-tech and anti-expensive, Handpicked Fashion is aimed at the eCommerce shopper that might be just a little disillusioned with current offerings on the market. The service is an outgrowth of StyleBox, a guided in-app shopping platform, and creates personalized subscription boxes curated by professional stylists. […]
October 03, 2018
Stitch Fix has officially announced its plan to expand its personal shopping service into the United Kingdom. While shoppers across the pond will have to wait until the end of fiscal year 2019 to take advantage of the site, customers can now sign up online to be on the company’s wait list. “We believe our ability […]
August 10, 2017
Subscription boxes have been all the rage with millennials for the last few years. One of the initial pioneers of this sector of retail is rumored to be in acquisition...
