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Monsoon to offer rental bridalwear and occasion dresses via MyWardrobe partnership

Monsoon has established a new partnership with rental business MyWardrobe that will allow customers to hire from a capsule collection of its bridalwear and occasion dresses. Riding on the ongoing rise of rental, the service has now been added to the British retailer’s website under the title ‘Rent Monsoon’, where wedding dresses, modern...

Fashion

John Lewis launches men’s rental service responding to significant demand

British department store retailer John Lewis has introduced a selection of menswear brands to its rental offering in response to heightened demand from consumers on its e-commerce site. As such, the company said it was launching “the biggest range of menswear brands available to rent on the high street”, with the likes of Boss Tailoring and...

Fashion

Nobody's Child makes online rental permanent

Womenswear brand Nobody’s Child, which counts Marks & Spencer as an investor, is making its pop-up rental service a permanent feature on its website following its success last year. Nobody’s Child will offer a curated 17-piece edit featuring a range of satin occasion wear aimed at the upcoming wedding season, available to rent for just 15...

People

Cocoon Club names new chief executive

Cocoon Club, the luxury handbag membership business, has named Kate Rand, previously chief operating officer at Threads Styling, as its new chief operating officer. Rand, who has a track record of building and scaling growth businesses and experience in social commerce, succeeds Ceanne Fernandes-Wong, who co-founded Cocoon Club with Matt Heiman...

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My Wardrobe HQ merges with Cercle

Luxury rental and re-commerce platform My Wardrobe HQ has announced its merger with fellow UK-based fashion rental and resale platform Cercle, which focuses on unique luxury and vintage items. The strategic merger is to expand its global presence and enhance its offering, explained My Wardrobe HQ in a statement, as it looks to form a global...

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Hurr launches credit-based rental pass bundles

British rental platform Hurr has launched a new rental service, Hurr Flex, catering to a new generation of regular, multi-item, long-term renters. The new two-tier credit system allows customers to “unlock the ultimate wardrobe every day, for longer,” via one-off purchase rental pass bundles that convert into credit to be used within 12 months....

Fashion

Cloan partners with rental app By Rotation

Fashion rental platform Cloan has announced it is partnering with peer-to-peer rental app By Rotation to act as its official digital partner. In a statement, Cloan said its curated edit of rental items will now be available on By Rotation app, alongside its department store concession in Fenwick Newcastle and York. By utilising By Rotation’s...

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Q&A with George Zimmer, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Generation Tux

Renting services have become mainstream in modern-day society, seeping into all sectors from staying in virtual strangers’ homes for vacation on Airbnb, to downloading and borrowing books on Kindle, to streaming tv-series on Netflix and listening to music via Spotify. Fashion is no different, with services ranging from Rent the Runway offering...

Fashion

Luckynelly changes business model from sales to rentals

Vegan accessories label Luckynelly, which FashionUnited featured just a few weeks ago, has gone one step further in its sustainable efforts and changed its business model: From now on, it will only offer its vegan accessories on a rental basis. “As one of the most successful labels for vegan designer handbags, we not only attach great importance...

Retail

Pickle opens peer-to-peer rental store in NYC

Rental marketplace Pickle is preparing to unveil its first physical store, bringing its peer-to-peer concept into an in-person format based in Manhattan’s West Village in New York City. The location, which is set to open its doors December 9, will house a “wider curation” of apparel and accessories available for customers to rent, while owners...

Business

Nobody’s Child launches seasonal rental pop-up

Womenswear label Nobody’s Child is taking to the party season with the launch of an integrated rental service established alongside specialised technology company Zoa. The partnership will allow customers to hire from a curated selection of 19 pieces via the brand’s own website, with items catering to both brides and bridesmaids, as well as more...

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Recommerce economy nearly worth 7 billion pounds in the UK

The resale and rental ‘recommerce’ market is continuing to grow in the UK and is now worth 6.99 billion pounds and accounts for 1.6 percent of the total retail market, according to new research from Barclaycard Payments. The report, in partnership with Development Economics, reveals that 40 percent of consumers shop second-hand or rent items...