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Rent The Runway, West Elm And The Oversharing Economy
Retail // March 08, 2019

Millennials, we’ve often been told, are a generation of renters, as opposed to buyers. Maybe it was all the early childhood focus on sharing that was in vogue in the 1980s, maybe it was the Great Recession that forced many of them to graduate college...

Rent The Runway Takes Rental Business Model To Home Goods
Retail // March 07, 2019

To help customers rent home goods such as linens, throw pillows and blankets, Rent the Runway is teaming up with West Elm. Through the tie-up, shoppers will be able to rent some items through Rent The Runway’s website beginning in the summer, Vox reported. Rent...

Casper Opens First Brick-And-Mortar Store
Retail // February 28, 2018

After experimenting with pop-up shops, mattress retailer Casper has decided to open a permanent store. The company’s first brick-and-mortar location will be in New York City, The Washington Post reported. The 3,000-square-foot store will feature six mini-bedrooms. In those spaces, customers will be able to test...

Online Mattress Company Casper Tries Out Brick And Mortar
Retail // September 06, 2017

Lie before you buy: Casper, the online bed-in-a-box startup selling mattresses by mail order, will soon allow customers to try those beds before having one shipped to their home. That’s on top of the company’s 100-day money-back trial. The New York City startup ships foam...

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Rent The Runway Takes Rental Business Model To Home Goods

March 07, 2019
To help customers rent home goods such as linens, throw pillows and blankets, Rent the Runway is teaming up with West Elm. Through the tie-up, shoppers will be able to rent some items through Rent The Runway’s website beginning in the summer, Vox reported. Rent The Runway CEO Jenn Hyman told the outlet, “We see […]

Casper Opens First Brick-And-Mortar Store

February 28, 2018
After experimenting with pop-up shops, mattress retailer Casper has decided to open a permanent store. The company’s first brick-and-mortar location will be in New York City, The Washington Post reported. The...

Online Mattress Company Casper Tries Out Brick And Mortar

September 06, 2017
Lie before you buy: Casper, the online bed-in-a-box startup selling mattresses by mail order, will soon allow customers to try those beds before having one shipped to their home. That’s...

J. Crew’s Longtime CEO Stepping Down

June 06, 2017
J.Crew’s longtime leader Mickey Drexler is stepping down as the company’s chief executive as the retailer struggles with a prolonged sales slump and hefty debt load. According to The Wall...