Stitch Fix is a fashion company that offers personal styling services for both men and women in the US and UK. The company, headquartered in San Francisco, California, was founded by Katrina Lake in 2011. Lake is an economics graduate from Stanford University and worked at a consultancy, specializing in both retail and fashion. In … Read more
Zara is one of the biggest retail clothing chains in the world. It is run by the fashion giant Inditex, the company behind Bershka, Pull&Bear, Masimo Dutti, Oysho, and Stradivarius. The company, headquartered in Arteixo, Spain, was founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega and Rosalia Mera. Aside from its on-site transactions, the company is also … Read more
Zalando is a fashion retail company specializing in digitized marketing and online-based transactions. Although Zalando doesn’t sell products at physical stores, the retailer opened its first physical beauty shop in 2018. The company, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, was founded in 2008 by David Schneider and Robert Gentz. The two met while studying at the same … Read more
ASOS is an e-commerce retailer that boasts the latest trends in menswear and womenswear. Dubbed the U.K.’s “ultimate e-commerce success story,” ASOS is also recognized for its inclusive and genderless apparel. The company, headquartered in London, England, was founded in 2000 by Nick Robertson, Andrew Regan, Quintin Griffiths, and Deborah Thorpe. The brand’s acronym stands … Read more
Vinted is an online marketplace for second-hand clothing and curated luxury fashion items. It claims to have “zero tolerance for replicas” and to check with luxury brands before the sale. The company, headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania, was founded in 2008 by Milda Mitkute and Justas Janauskas. Vinted strictly upholds its policy on reselling. The site … Read more
H&M, short for Hennes & Mauritz, is a fast-fashion clothing retailer catering to men, women, teenagers, and children. The company, which is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, was founded in 1947 by Erling Persson. That year, he opened the firm’s first store dubbed Hennes (Swedish for ‘hers’) aimed at females. 21 years later, Persson purchased hunting … Read more
Poshmark is an e-commerce platform where people can buy and sell second-hand fashion items for men, women, and children. The company, headquartered in Redwood City, California, was founded in 2011 by Manish Chandra, Tracy Sun, Chetan Pungaliya, and Gautam Golwala. Best known for its fashion and clothing products, Poshmark lets users trade home goods and … Read more
Uniqlo Co., Ltd., or Uniqlo, is a clothing retailer company that designs, manufactures, and distributes casual wear for all genders and age groups. It has expanded its horizons to multiple countries in Asia, Europe, Australia, and North America. They focus on manufacturing, designing, and retailing different kinds of high-quality casual wear. What sets Uniqlo apart … Read more
StockX, which has been branded the world’s first “Stock Market of Things,” has fast emerged as the premier marketplace for buying and selling a wide variety of items, including luxury handbags and street clothes, trading cards, and collectibles of all kinds. The company is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, and was founded in 2015 by Greg … Read more
L.L. Bean is a manufacturer and distributor of outdoor-related clothing, footwear, accessories, and even home goods. The company, which is headquartered in Freeport, Maine, was founded in 1912 by Leon Leonwood Bean. Its founder, a passionate hunter and fisher, had started the company after repeatedly getting his feet wet during his trips. Consequently, L.L. … Read more