Startups
August 11, 2017 at 3:04 pm
This interview originally appeared in the cover story of Total Retail’s Summer issue, Game Changers. In this excerpt from the cover story, Miki Racine Berardelli, CEO of KIDBOX, was interviewed. Berardelli discusses why she believes in the future of subscription commerce, her style of leadership, and much more in this wide-ranging Q&A.
July 14, 2017 at 9:51 am
In the real world, the big usually eat the small. The strong eat the weak. The fast outstrip the slow. But in startup culture, disruption and innovation are inextricably linked with smaller companies backed by private funding. In the typical narrative, large, publicly traded companies are cast as defenders of the status quo — and…
May 16, 2017 at 10:39 am
Total Retail is excited to present its seventh annual ranking of the 100 fastest-growing publicly traded retailers. This year’s list, as in years past, is based on companies’ year-over-year net sales growth, comparing the 2016 fiscal year to the 2015 fiscal year.
March 23, 2017 at 9:00 am
Le Tote, an Internet fashion rental service, covers all of its bases with a simple, textbook direct mail piece.
February 8, 2017 at 2:04 pm
Le Tote, an internet fashion rental service, covers all of its bases with a simple, textbook direct mail piece. Mailer Name: Le Tote Date Mailed: February 2016 The five-year-old startup was founded by Rakesh Tondon (now CEO) and Brett Northart (now president). From the beginning, Le Tote has employed an interesting business model: rent before […]
January 3, 2017 at 11:15 am
In episode 67 of Total Retail Talks, Molly Kang, founder of Floravere, the first direct-to-consumer luxury bridal brand, discusses the story behind the company, how she plans to grow the business and compete with traditional bridal stores, and offers her advice for other entrepreneurs looking to break through in the retail industry.
November 22, 2016 at 11:31 am
Online mattress brand Casper has plans to open a fleet of physical stores, according to help wanted ads placed on its website. The two-year-old company has plans to sell its foam mattresses — which are currently delivered tightly folded in a box and inflate on their own when opened — in other stores, and to even…
September 6, 2016 at 9:18 am
The last of our game changers is Jodie Fox, co-founder and chief creative officer, Shoes of Prey, an on-demand customized women's shoes retailer. Below is our interview with Jodie, which appeared in the summer issue of Total Retail. (And here are interviews with our other game changers: Meaghan Rose, Rocksbox; Luke Sherwin, Casper; Chris Lindland, Betabrand; Kate…
August 31, 2016 at 5:58 pm
Rakesh Tondon is the co-founder and CEO of Le Tote, a women's apparel and accessories subscription service. He's also a retail industry game changer. Here's our interview with Rakesh, which appeared in the summer issue of Total Retail. (Here are interviews with our other game changers: Meaghan Rose, Rocksbox; Luke Sherwin, Casper; Chris Lindland, Betabrand; and Kate…
August 30, 2016 at 10:20 am
Our next retail industry game changer is Kate Doerksen, co-founder and CEO of DITTO, an online retailer of designer glasses and sunglasses that leverages virtual try-on technology to ensure customers get the perfect fitting pair of glasses. (Here’s profile one, Meaghan Rose, Rocksbox; profile two, Luke Sherwin, Casper; and profile three, Chris Lindland, Betabrand.) Total…
