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Jennifer Hyman

Co-Founder & Chief Executive, Rent the Runway

Fresh out of Harvard Business School, she created a website often described as ‘Netflix for fashion’ that rents high-end clothing and accessories.

Jennifer Hyman
News & Analysis

Glossier & Rent the Runway: A Tale of Two Unicorns

This week, the two start-ups raised large funding rounds at billion-dollar valuations. Do they deserve the tech-style multiples?

News & Analysis

Glossier & Rent the Runway: A Tale of Two Unicorns

This week, the two start-ups raised large funding rounds at billion-dollar valuations. Do they deserve the tech-style multiples?


News & Analysis

Rent the Runway Aims to Be ‘Amazon Prime of Rental’

The ‘Netflix for fashion’ platform has raised $125 million in a deal that values the company at $1 billion.

News & Analysis

Rent the Runway Aims to Be ‘Amazon Prime of Rental’

The ‘Netflix for fashion’ platform has raised $125 million in a deal that values the company at $1 billion.


Retail

Rent the Runway Partners With West Elm to Rent out Home Decor

The partnership will offer home goods bundles that count as one of the four items Rent the Runway subscribers are entitled to each month.

Retail

Rent the Runway Partners With West Elm to Rent out Home Decor

The partnership will offer home goods bundles that count as one of the four items Rent the Runway subscribers are entitled to each month.


Workplace & Talent

Announcing Rent the Runway, Dorothee Schumacher, ISEM and Mega Mega Projects

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.

Workplace & Talent

Announcing Rent the Runway, Dorothee Schumacher, ISEM and Mega Mega Projects

Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.


News & Analysis

Rent the Runway Launches Exclusive Designer Lines

By offering designers access to customer data — and a cut of the proceeds — the rental platform is further challenging the position of department stores and other multi-brand retailers.

News & Analysis

Rent the Runway Launches Exclusive Designer Lines

By offering designers access to customer data — and a cut of the proceeds — the rental platform is further challenging the position of department stores and other multi-brand retailers.


Retail

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.’

Retail

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.’


Retail

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.

Retail

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.


News & Analysis

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.

News & Analysis

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.


Retail

WeWork Is Getting Into Workplace Fashion With Rent the Runway

The rental platform is opening a network of clothing drop-off boxes in 15 WeWork locations across the US.

Retail

WeWork Is Getting Into Workplace Fashion With Rent the Runway

The rental platform is opening a network of clothing drop-off boxes in 15 WeWork locations across the US.


Technology

The End of Ownership

From Uber to Spotify, ownership is giving way to on-demand services. What does this mean for fashion?

Technology

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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