On Thursday, we did what Rent The Runway does best: connected with our community in real, honest, and meaningful ways. We brought together 40 of our NYC power-users for breakfast to talk spring trends with Sarah Tam (Chief Merchant) and preview what’s coming next in our product experience with Bradford Shellhammer (Chief Marketing and Product Officer). For the first time ever, we livestreamed the event—bringing nearly one-thousand of RTR members into the conversation. And naturally, we wrapped with an impromptu focus group with Jennifer Hyman (because we never miss a chance to listen). More of this, all year long. What should we do next?
Rent The Runway
Retail
Brooklyn, New York 157,169 followers
The world’s first and largest limitless closet. Since 2009, we have changed the way women get dressed - come join us!
About us
Founded in 2009, Rent the Runway is disrupting the trillion-dollar fashion industry and changing the way women get dressed through the Closet in the Cloud, the world’s first and largest shared designer closet. RTR’s mission has remained the same since its founding: powering women to feel their best every day. Through RTR, customers can subscribe, rent items a-la-carte and shop resale from hundreds of designer brands. The Closet in the Cloud offers a wide assortment of millions of items for every occasion, from evening wear and accessories to ready-to-wear, workwear, denim, casual, maternity, outerwear, blouses, knitwear, loungewear, jewelry, handbags, activewear and ski wear. RTR has built a two-sided discovery engine, which connects deeply engaged customers and differentiated brand partners on a powerful platform built around its brand, data, logistics and technology. Under CEO and Co-Founder Jennifer Hyman’s leadership, RTR has been named to CNBC’s “Disruptor 50” five times in ten years, and has been placed on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list four times, while Hyman herself has been named to the “TIME 100: Most Influential People in the World" and as one of People Magazine’s “Women Changing the World."
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- Industry
- Retail
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Brooklyn, New York
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2009
- Specialties
- retail, technology, fulfillment, logistics, innovation, disruption, entrepreneurial, subscription to fashion, closet in the cloud, leadership, career growth, mentorship, access to executives, and incredible benefits
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10 Jay St
Brooklyn, New York 11201, US
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100 Metro Way
Secaucus, NJ 07094, US
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1111 W Bardin Rd
Arlington, TX 76017, US
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Galway, Ireland, IE
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To our RTR members - WE HEARD YOU! Last week we announced that we’re doubling our new inventory on the platform, adding nearly 90 new designers you’re going to love, and launching highly requested product improvements weekly! 2025 is the year of listening to our customers and giving them more of what they love, and we know you’ll feel the difference.
CEO, Co-Founder and Chair of the Board at Rent the Runway
For founders, it all starts with an obsession with solving a problem. For me, that obsession has always been unlocking a limitless closet for women so they can lead a limitless life. Fifteen years into this journey, and I’m back to bringing that founder’s obsession to solving this problem. Though we achieved what every startup sets out to achieve: disrupting an industry, building a new category, and IPO’ing–we needed to go back to our roots in how we operate as a company and respond to the needs of our customers. And for them, it all comes down to one thing: inventory. I’ve spent the last few years listening to our customers, steeped in data, operating with greater discipline, and infusing fresh talent into the business all to revive a culture of customer obsession, agility and innovation. Today, I have that rare, electric feeling that only comes when you’re launching something amazing – because we are. We’re making our largest investment into inventory in our company's history by doubling the number of new units on our platform in 2025. In doing so, we're not just responding to– but planning to exceed customer expectations. This year we’re also adding 3-4X more inventory from top 25 brands, launching 15 exclusive-to-RTR collections in H1 alone, adding nearly 90 new brands, and introducing new product features like waitlisting, "back-in-stock" notifications and more. One thing I’ve learned as a founder is that sometimes, incremental progress isn’t enough. Sometimes you need the guts to go big. While we know it will take some time for the outside world to see our proof points, when I look inside the company I’ve never had more conviction in our model, our economics and the opportunity ahead, and that’s why we are making the biggest investment in our inventory to date. Rent The Runway invented fashion rental and welcomed competitors who helped make it mainstream. Now, it's about who has the best inventory – and that's unquestionably RTR. Our selection is higher quality, higher price point, and features brands you can't rent anywhere else. You can see these changes for yourself at renttherunway.com or download the RTR app. My door is always open - email me at JH@renttherunway.com.
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A note to our L.A. friends from Rent the Runway We know that the week you’ve endured has been unimaginable, and we’ve been in awe of your resilience, perseverance, and deep, unwavering sense of community. While you navigate this extremely difficult time, the last thing you should have to worry about is getting dressed each morning—so we’re here to help. For those who have lost their homes in the fire, we are so sorry, and want to give you a free RTR membership for the next two months. If you need help creating a shipment with the items that you need, our team is happy to do it for you or help. This offer is for new, current or former members. We are working closely with the YMCA of LA to donate thousands of items, so locals can take what they need and start to re-build their wardrobe. For existing members, we are waiving fees and lost item costs related to items lost or damaged in the fires. Text us at 69787 anytime, and we’ll be here to provide support. If you or someone you know lost their home in one of the L.A. area fires and can benefit from this support, please fill out this short form with your information, and we’ll be in touch soon within 24-48 hours. Even if you were not affected, please share this so it reaches those who need it. We love you, L.A. Please fill out this form if you've been impacted: https://lnkd.in/g6S_TJs4 Terms & Eligibility. LA residents who lost their home during the wildfires may be eligible to receive rental code redeemable for two complimentary months of RTR’s five- or ten-item subscriptions. Complete submission form to apply and for additional terms & eligibility.
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As we continue to celebrate Rent the Runway’s 15th Anniversary, we want to highlight the brilliant team that has made this milestone possible. Meet Erica Rothen, an RTR rockstar who has been with us for 13 years! She began her career here as a Customer Insights Associate, and now fills our closet with new trends as the Director of Buying. Thank you, Erica! For Erica, joining a small start up in fashion was a departure from her peers. While many of her friends went into finance, Erica took a risk by joining a scrappy team that wanted to make fashion accessible for all. By beginning her career in Customer Insights, Erica spent her days connecting with customers and deepening her understanding of their perspective. Going above and beyond became her habit. She remembers a customer once wanted wanted a specific blue gown for a rehearsal dinner, but it was out of stock. She called the designer personally and was able to buy an extra garment directly and get it to the customer just in time. Erica credits her first manager at Rent the Runway as being one of her greatest mentors. She was pushed to see patterns between multiple customer experiences and to use data to design solutions to improve the product. Erica says that has stuck with her. “Everything I do is about the customer. If anything is confusing, I can hear the customers’ voices calling our team.” A major accomplishment of Erica’s career was adding size and fit reviews on Rent the Runway. This popular feature allows women to share specifics of how styles fit them, and helps other members choose styles based on their style and fit preferences. It's now an RTR staple! As Rent the Runway grew to include everyday wear, Erica’s role grew along with it. Erica got to tackle entirely new problems, moving into a Buying role for Accessories and building out the strategy. A recurring favorite part of the job is the quarterly Fashion Style Out meeting, where the leadership reviews all styles that will go live (we can confirm that this is an extremely fun meeting)! Outside of work Erica is a movie-buff, proud dog parent to Gus, and outdoor adventurer. She loves exploring the trails in CT and getting outside whenever she can. We are proud to be where Erica has grown and built her career, and look forward to many more years of working together. Thank you for all that you do and the passion you bring to RTR!
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We may have just dropped the gift to beat all gifts. Give the women in your life an unlimited designer closet with our new RTR Gift Cards. You’ll give her ~$3,000+ worth of designer items for 10% of the price with a $300 Gift Card. She can pick them out, switch them out–she’s guaranteed to love them. Be that holiday hero!! Spark joy, not clutter. https://lnkd.in/guHR3GQn
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🌟 This week we are thrilled to be celebrating Rent the Runway’s 15 year Anniversary! 🌟 When we unlocked our closet 15 years ago, our goal was to empower and enable women to have it all: in our Core Values we call it “everyone deserves a Cinderella Experience.” Over the past 15 years our customers have expanded this mission and shown us how RTR has become an important part of almost every aspect of their lives. Rent the Runway has become so much more than just one moment. It’s the first step to evolving personal style, the secret weapon for wedding season, or the boost of confidence before walking out the door each morning. 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 a designer wardrobe no longer meant you had to 𝘰𝘸𝘯 it. And that’s where the fun began. In the words of our CEO and Cofounder, Jennifer Hyman, “Building Rent the Runway has been the greatest adventure of my life. I am a bigger believer in our mission and our vision today than I ever have been and that is because of all our team has already done to change this industry forever.” We are celebrating our anniversary by launching the 𝘖𝘸𝘯 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 campaign, highlighting the ways that RTR expands your access to fashion 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 decreasing your clothing waste and consumption. So we've called on our community—because nobody models the true spirit of RTR better than our members!—to share what Rent the Runway means to them. From engagements to promotions to birthdays under the shimmering lights of the Eiffel Tower, we feel privileged to see (and style) you through it all. Thank you to our community!
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We are delighted to welcome Bradford Shellhammer to the RTR family as Chief Product Officer! Bradford brings a wealth of experience in innovative ecommerce to our Product organization. With over fifteen years of experience in product leadership, Bradford has held senior roles at leading consumer and technology companies, including Reverb (an Etsy, Inc. subsidiary), eBay, Backcountry and the three companies he co-founded Fab.com, Bezar, and QUEERTY. RTR expects his proven track record in driving product innovation and customer engagement will play a critical role as we focus on expanding and enhancing our customer offerings. Rent the Runway is poised for growth and we can’t wait to innovate together Bradford Shellhammer. Thank you, WWD for sharing this news with our community! https://lnkd.in/gZRu9-_y
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#Shoptalk was a resounding success last week! It was an honor to speak from the main stage on what 15 years of Rent the Runway means to us and where we are going next!
CEO, Co-Founder and Chair of the Board at Rent the Runway
As we approach our anniversary next month, I’ve been reflecting on 15 years of lessons from building and leading Rent The Runway. Ironically, building RTR didn’t come from my desire to build a fashion business. It came from my deep passion for building a brand that could enable women to have it all. And it’s this mission that has sustained and motivated me through the rocky road of entrepreneurship. Looking back, I am floored that I’ve been able to build a movement, a company, a marriage, a family and a community at the same time. And I say this because, if I can do it, you can do it. Thank you to #Shoptalk for allowing me to kick off last week on its first ever female mainstage. Some lessons: Trust your gut, always: - There was no data in 2009 that ever could have predicted that just 15 years later MILLIONS of women would be renting clothes every year. In 2009, women didn’t rent clothing. Designers didn’t participate in the secondhand economy. But, I knew that rental would be a mainstream behavior. How? Because I trusted my gut. As RTR matured and reams of data became available, I felt increasing pressure to ignore my gut intuition and to only use the data to drive RTR’s strategic roadmap. I can tell you that this has been a mistake. When your gut and the data are at odds, listen to your gut. Have confidence that when you are truly innovating something new, there is no historical data that will give you the answer. You have to trust yourself. Re-hire Yourself - Every few years I force myself to approach my role at Rent the Runway as if I am a new CEO and coming into the company for the first time. New executives make changes. The benefit of running RTR for 15 years is that it's in my bones: I know every metric, every debate we’ve ever had inside and out. I can ensure we are staying true to our vision. The risk when you’ve been doing something for as long as I have, you may stop asking critical questions: Why do we do things this way? Why can’t we fix this broken experience? I'm approaching this year like I'm new here. It’s resulted in the most ambitious growth and innovation plan that we’ve had in years. By the end of our 15th year of business we hope to have introduced to our customers, and the world, an entirely new Rent the Runway that has even more meaning and resonance. Pace is the only thing that matters - no matter how smart you think you are, your ideas are going to be wrong over 50% of the time. Therefore, the only thing that matters is speed to launch. Our pace at Rent the Runway has always been fastest when we’ve empowered cross-functional teams around simple financial goals, enabled them to develop the roadmap, and implored them to launch something weekly. Typically, as an organization gets larger it stops operating in an agile manner. One of my goals for myself in 2024 has been to strip out the processes, meetings and even metrics within the company that don’t add value and do everything in my power to increase speed to launch.
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🚀 Exciting News from Rent the Runway! 🚀 As we approach our 15 year anniversary this November we are thrilled to introduce our brand-new FULL CLOSET 1-Swap Program, designed to give you more flexibility and control over your wardrobe! 🎉. As part of our commitment to evolving with our customers' needs and listening to our customer feedback, this program offers you the option to swap your entire closet for a fresh set of designer items with 5 new items every month with an introductory offer of $95. Whether you're preparing for a special occasion or just want to refresh your style, we’ve got you covered. This initiative is just one step forward in our ongoing mission to provide a seamless experience and broaden our appeal to fashion lovers everywhere. As we embark on our 15 year celebrations in November you will see more innovation, more ways to engage with RTR and more special events happening over the coming months. What are you waiting for? Start swapping and discover a whole new way to keep your wardrobe on point without the clutter. ❤️🔥 Jennifer Hyman ❤️🔥 #RentTheRunway #FashionRevolution #StyleSwap #CustomerFirst #SustainableFashion
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🚀 Calling all #FullStack Engineers! 🚀 Rent The Runway #Galway is expanding and looking for talented engineers to help us shape the future of fashion tech. 💻✨ Join our dynamic, collaborative team, where innovation meets impact. Ready to make a difference? 📍 Apply now...... #wearehiring - https://lnkd.in/eh2ydFAP #Hiring #FullStack #GalwayTech