Situation analysis “Every woman should have access to this Cinderella experience for the special occasions in her life. Rent the Runway sells the self-confidence that comes when a woman wears brands she never dreamed she would be able to afford. Whether a woman is 15 or 55, she wants to feel beautiful. Rent the Runway makes refreshing your wardrobe a magical, convenient experience. —Jenn Hyman, co-founder and CEO (1)
The Business model analysis.
The Business model is validated, although, it is not perfect. There are many problem that affect customers, efficiency and profit. There costs per visit are normal. GTM is sluggish but effective. PPC is the complete opposite and was made quickly and is ineffective.
CPV. The website was not refined,
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(A separate person close to the company says revenue is projected to top $100 million next year.) In 2013, Rent the Runway generated $28 million, which was 25% lower than internal projections, and lost $14.5 million. In 2012, the company brought in $17.8 million and lost $12.3 million. In 2011, it brought in $10.9 million and lost $5 million.”(exhibit 2 5)
Contacts -Agreements/contracts
“ . After launch, however, RTR collected data that proved that opportunities for incremental retail sales through broader exposure far outweighed cannibalization risks: 98% of RTR’s customers rented brands they had never owned, and 90% reported after their rental that they either had purchased or had high intent to purchase that brand. Based on this data, only a small fraction of designers subsequently requested an exclusive selling window for department stores.” (Exhibit 2)
Realistic- growth rate is upwards of 50 percent in the next ten years.
Profit rate or marginal profit is as high as 10 percent. While this seems very negative at first. Data seems to be 5000 signed up at this time and will increase as the website and PPV techniques are
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Pg 1 opening statements.
2. Pg6 Merchandising operations, paragraph 2. Eismann, Thomas. "RENT THE RUNWAY."Https://byui.brainhoney.com/Component/ActivityPlayer?courseid=17010445&enrollmentid=45330748&itemid=KHBP2. Harvard Business School. Web. 20 Jan. 2016.
3. Pg. 7 Designing and building the website paragraph one. Eismann, Thomas. "RENT THE RUNWAY."Https://byui.brainhoney.com/Component/ActivityPlayer?courseid=17010445&enrollmentid=45330748&itemid=KHBP2. Harvard Business School. Web. 20 Jan. 2016.
4. Original exhibit pg2 Remy, Natalie. "Unleashing Fashion Growth City by City."Http://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/dotcom/client_service/marketing and Sales/pdfs/unleashing_fashion_growth.ashx. Web. 20 Jan. 2016
5. Original exhibit pg1 Griffith, Erin. "Rent the Runway Raises $60 Million." Fortune Rent the Runway Raises 60 Million Comments. 19 Dec. 2014. Web. 20 Jan. 2016.
6. Picture Heggestuen, John. "Emerging Payment Technologies Will Create New Winners And Losers In The Giant Credit Card Industry." Business Insider. Business Insider, Inc, 18 Sept. 2014. Web. 20 Jan. 2016
7. "Necessary Clothing." Trendy Designer Fashion at NYC. Web. 20 Jan. 2016.
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