You may soon be able to buy a piece of Rent the Runway–even if you can’t actually buy a dress off the site.
According to WWD, who interviewed Rent the Runway cofounder and chief executive officer (and former Fashionista contributor!) Jennifer Hyman, the company is “likely” to go public sometime in the future.
I made a quick stop-off in London this weekend—quick, meaning less than 24 hours—and was fortunate enough to walk by & Other Stories, H&M’s newly launched brand, on my way to dinner. How serendipitous! It had just opened on Friday and I arrived Saturday.
According to recent quarterly reports Gap’s recent turnaround efforts seem to have paid off. Big time.
JCPenney isn’t doing great following a major retail overhaul that went underway a little over a year ago.
The result? Losses of $552 million in the fourth quarter and $985 million in the full year, reports WWD.
Warby Parker’s thinking big.
Having just closed its latest round of financing, eyewear startup Warby Parker can now count American Express and J. Crew CEO/retail guru Mickey Drexler among its investors, New York Times Dealbook is reporting. NBD.
Need a leg up in the fashion industry? You might want to start learning Mandarin.
In December Chinese shoppers officially surpassed American shoppers as the number one consumers of luxury goods. Now, luxury companies are doing everything in their power to adapt to this growing market–and one of the ways they’re doing it is by encouraging, or in some cases, requiring, that their retail associates learn Mandarin.
Gap‘s longtime turnaround efforts seem to finally be yielding some positive results. So much so that another retailer might be looking to it for help.
Murray Hill: home to bro bars, trendy Thai restaurants, residential high rises containing young upwardly mobile professionals, and…Comme des Garcons?
This week, Sir Phillip Green finalized a deal with Leonard Green & Partners to sell a 25% stake in Topshop and Topman.
So what does that mean for Topshop? Major growth, especially in the U.S.
Have recent reports on the perils of fast fashion got you a bit freaked you out about shopping your favorite high street stores? H&M is here to assuage your guilt: Starting in February, the retailer will offer a discount to anyone who brings in their old clothes for recycling.
Despite some seriously exciting recent reports to the contrary, ASOS.com is most definitely not we repeat NOT opening a brick-and-mortar store in New York City, an ASOS spokesperson confirmed to us.
It’s holiday party season, and you want to look stylish without breaking the bank: Enter Collective Habit. They’ve curated a great selection of super stylish (and super affordable!) brands, and we can’t get enough. Collective Habit has all the pieces we want to wear to our holiday parties–and beyond!
