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Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss met at Harvard Business School. While discussing ideas for a new business, Rent the Runway was the one idea that appealed to both women.
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The company provides designer clothing and accessories for rent. Initially strictly an online service, the company has since opened 5 brick and mortar locations in Washington, D.C., New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco.
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The company also rents children’s clothing, accessories, including jewelry and handbags, and sells “essentials,” including lingerie, tights, shapewear, and cosmetics.
![](http://cdn-0.corporateofficehq.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/REnt-the-runway-store-front-2.jpg)
Due to the coronavirus crisis, Rent the Runway decided to close all of their brick and mortar locations and return to an e-Commerce business for the foreseeable future as of mid-August 2020.
The company still maintains its corporate office in New York, New York.
![](http://cdn-0.corporateofficehq.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Rent-the-runway-ad-2.jpg)
![](http://cdn-0.corporateofficehq.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Rent-the-Runway-sign.jpg)
Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss met at Harvard Business School. While discussing ideas for a new business, Rent the Runway was the one idea that appealed to both women.
![](http://cdn-0.corporateofficehq.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Rent-the-Runway-store-front.jpg)
The company provides designer clothing and accessories for rent. Initially strictly an online service, the company has since opened 5 brick and mortar locations in Washington, D.C., New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco.
![](http://cdn-0.corporateofficehq.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Rent-the-runway-ad.jpg)
The company also rents children’s clothing, accessories, including jewelry and handbags, and sells “essentials,” including lingerie, tights, shapewear, and cosmetics.
History
![](http://cdn-0.corporateofficehq.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/REnt-the-runway-store-front-2.jpg)
Due to the coronavirus crisis, Rent the Runway decided to close all of their brick and mortar locations and return to an e-Commerce business for the foreseeable future as of mid-August 2020.
The company still maintains its corporate office in New York, New York.
![](http://cdn-0.corporateofficehq.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Rent-the-runway-ad-2.jpg)