Bridal news and trends

Kleinfeld Bridal Debuts Pre-Owned Wedding Dress Marketplace
Retail // June 18, 2024

Bridal retailer Kleinfeld Bridal has introduced an online marketplace for pre-owned wedding dresses. KleinfeldAgain.com, announced Tuesday (June 18), is designed to address the “growing consumer movement toward circular fashion,” the company said, while meeting the needs of the bride “who doesn’t seek the traditional bridal...

Powering Innovation With Wedding, Transportation Technology
Today In Data // February 13, 2020

Connected brides have a series of new platforms, interactive tools and partnerships to help them plan their weddings. David’s Bridal, in one case, offers a new suite of tools, including a wedding vision board. And in transportation, Lyft is innovating on its technology stack as the firm rolls out features like the Lyft matching...

David’s Bridal Avoids Bankruptcy With Debt Deal
Retail // November 05, 2019

David’s Bridal has reached a debt deal, enabling the bridal chain to avoid another round in bankruptcy court. Sources told Bloomberg that the retailer had discussions with lenders and equity holders from its previous bankruptcy filing, including Oaktree Capital Group, with some investors agreeing to...

Retail Pulse: Floravere Opens NYC Store; Target Debuts Everspring Brand
Retail // April 26, 2019

Direct-to-consumer wedding brands are opening stores in real life — and personalizing the customer experience within them through digital technology. Floravere, for instance, opened its first brick-and-mortar location in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood — a space that it says “reimagines shopping for one of the...

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The Knot Worldwide Purchases Microwedding Platform Simply Eloped

July 08, 2024
Digital wedding marketplace The Knot Worldwide has acquired Simply Eloped, an online platform for elopements and microweddings. “We were excited when the Simply Eloped team proposed the idea of an acquisition to join our family of brands, as we have long admired the business,” Tim Chi, chief executive officer of The Knot Worldwide, said in […]

Kleinfeld Bridal Debuts Pre-Owned Wedding Dress Marketplace

June 18, 2024
Bridal retailer Kleinfeld Bridal has introduced an online marketplace for pre-owned wedding dresses. KleinfeldAgain.com, announced Tuesday (June 18), is designed to address the “growing consumer movement toward circular fashion,” the...

David’s Bridal Avoids Bankruptcy With Debt Deal

November 05, 2019
David’s Bridal has reached a debt deal, enabling the bridal chain to avoid another round in bankruptcy court. Sources told Bloomberg that the retailer had discussions with lenders and equity...