“Rent the Runway”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

In 2008, Hyman and Fleiss met as sectionmates at Harvard Business School. They regularly met up to discuss entrepreneurial ideas, one of which was Rent the Runway.^[2]

The company has received approximately $126 million in venture capital from Bain Capital Ventures, Highland Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Condé Nast’s parent company Advance Publications, American Express, and Novel TMT Ventures.^[3] As of October 2016, the firm has over 6 million customers, 975 employees, and over 400 designer partners.^[4]

In 2015, the company suffered negative press after the departure of several executives such as CTO Camille Fournier and Linda Honan (now of BBDO).^[5]^[6] However, it was reported to have a positive bounce back by the end of 2016 with a Series E venture investment from Fidelity Investments and the launch of new physical retail shops.^[7]^[8]

Business model

Customers can rent one of the firm's designer clothing for a 4- or 8-day period for as low as 10% of the retail price through their traditional platform, RTR Reserve. Rent the Runway carries apparel in sizes 0 to 22, depending on the designer. Each dress rental includes a back-up size at no additional cost to ensure it fits. Customers can get a second dress style for an additional fee. Rental prices include the dry cleaning and care of the garments.

The company also rents accessories, including jewelry and handbags, and sells “essentials,” including lingerie, tights, shapewear, and cosmetics.

Rent the Runway has physical locations in New York City, Washington, D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles^[9]. Customers can visit any of Rent the Runway’s five stores, work with a personal stylist, and either take items directly with them or book dresses and accessories for future events.

The company has the biggest dry cleaning warehouse in the world, processing 2,000 items per hour.^[10]

Awards and honors

The New York State Society for Human Resource Management honored Rent the Runway as one of the best companies to work for in New York State in 2014.^[11] In 2013, the firm was named one of the 50 companies disrupting the status-quo by CNBC,^[12] one of the 10 most innovative fashion companies by Fast Company in 2011,^[13] and one of the 50 best websites of 2010 by TIME magazine.^[14]

The firm and its CEO and Co-Founder Jennifer Hyman was named one of the “12 Most Disruptive Names in Business” in 2013 by Forbes^[15] and she was included on Fortune’s “Trailblazers” list of individuals changing the face of business in 2013.^[16] Both Hyman and co-founder Jennifer Fleiss have been named Inc. Magazine’s “Top 30 Under 30,” Fortune’s “40 Under 40,”^[17] Fast Company’s “Most Influential Women in Technology,”^[18] and Fashion Group International’s 14th annual Rising Stars in Retail, ^[19] by Forbes in 2016 as "Women Entrepreneurs to Watch" ^[20], and as "The Creatives" on the 2016 Upstart 100 ^[21]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.renttherunway.com/stories/stores|title=Rent the Runway|publisher=|accessdate=21 December 2016}}
2. ^Black, Tiffany, “Jennifer Hyman and Jenny Fleiss, Founders of Rent the Runway”, Inc Magazine, July 19, 2010
3. ^Rao, Lena, [https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/11/amex-conde-nast-back-the-netflix-for-designer-clothes-rent-the-runway/ "AmEx Backs The Netflix For Designer Clothes, Rent The Runway"], "TechCrunch", March 11, 2013
4. ^Moore, Booth, "Rent the Runway heads to Vegas' Cosmopolitan in time for New Year's", "Los Angeles Times", December 17, 2013
5. ^Roberts, Daniel, "Exclusive: What’s behind the exodus from Rent the Runway?", "Fortune", Nov 17, 2015
6. ^Kosoff, Maya, "Why executives are fleeing $500 million startup Rent the Runway", "Business Insider", November 17, 2015
7. ^O'Connor, Clare, [https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2016/12/28/rent-the-runway-raises-60m-in-funding-as-it-rolls-out-retail-stores/#57f3ed68600a "Rent The Runway Raises $60M In Funding As It Rolls Out Retail Stores"]"Forbes", December 28, 2016
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9. ^https://www.renttherunway.com/stories/stores
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.economist.com/business/2018/06/07/rent-the-runway-is-taking-clothes-sharing-mainstream|title=Rent the Runway is taking clothes-sharing mainstream|publisher=The Economist|date=7 June 2018}}
11. ^"Winners of 2014 Best Companies to Work for in New York State Announced", January 6, 2014
12. ^[https://www.cnbc.com/id/100725867 "CNBC's Retail Disruptors Revealed"], "CNBC", May 13, 2013
13. ^Fast Company Staff, "Most Innovative Companies 2011 Top 10 In Fashion", "Fast Company", November 30, 2011
14. ^TIME Staff, "50 Best Websites 2010", "TIME", August 25, 2010
15. ^Carlyle, Erin, [https://www.forbes.com/special-report/2013/disruptors/jennifer-hyman_jennifer-fleiss.html "Disruptors"], "Forbes"
16. ^Fry, Erica, "Trailblazers: 11 People Changing Business", "Fortune", February 8, 2013
17. ^Keating, Caitlin, "40 Under 40", "Fortune", October 17, 2012
18. ^Evans, Suzy "The Most Influential Women in Technology 2011 - Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss", "Fast Company", January 10, 2011
19. ^"14th Annual Rising Star Awards", "FGI Bulletin", 2011
20. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/katiasavchuk/2016/06/15/serena-williams-katy-perry-women-entrepreneurs-to-watch-self-made/#7502c8fb255d|title=From Serena Williams to Katy Perry: Eight Women Entrepreneurs To Watch|first=Katia|last=Savchuk|publisher=|accessdate=21 December 2016}}
21. ^http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/news/2016/08/18/the-creatives-upstart-100-celebrates-artful.html#g7

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