Bridal Industry news and trends

David’s Bridal President on Plan to ‘Tie the Knot’ With Brides 
Retail // November 02, 2023

David’s Bridal, a key player in the world of wedding attire, started its journey down the aisle in 1950, founded by David Reisberg. Over the years, it’s had its fair share of gown-changing ownerships, evolving to meet the ever-shifting wedding industry trends.  The company faced...

D2C Brings Peace of Mind and Payment Plans to Pre-Owned Wedding Dress Market
Retail // January 09, 2023

For time immemorial the bridal industry in the U.S. has been a white-glove retail experience. It’s a custom service and sizing model business model that’s often seen as the opposite of self-directed eCommerce, but not anymore. This, as New York-based fashion resale marketplace PreOwnedWeddingDresses.com (POWD)...

How Tech Is Reinventing How Brides Say Yes To The Dress
Retail // January 06, 2020

A typical episode of TLC’s “Say Yes To The Dress” can offer one the basic sketch of the drama that is buying a wedding dress. Though the details change somewhat episode to episode, the story pretty much always follows the same arc: The bridal party...

Azazie Disrupts Bridal Retail With Crowdsourced Designs
Retail // January 28, 2019

The bridal industry has been a rapidly shifting place of late, because the up-and-coming generation of millennials (presently the most marrying demographic) tend to think about – and shop for – their nuptial experiences a bit differently than their counterparts in previous generations. Millennials tend...

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How Tech Is Reinventing How Brides Say Yes To The Dress

January 06, 2020
A typical episode of TLC’s “Say Yes To The Dress” can offer one the basic sketch of the drama that is buying a wedding dress. Though the details change somewhat episode to episode, the story pretty much always follows the same arc: The bridal party enters, the bride explains her vision, dresses are tried on, […]

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Allure Bridals Offers New Stock Financing Program to Merchants

February 26, 2024
Bridal and formalwear brand Allure Bridals has debuted a finance program for retailers. The program is “a first-of-its-kind program within the bridal industry,” the Memphis-based company said in a Monday (Feb. 26) press release. It is designed to let retailers make sure they have the stock they need while staving off issues caused by fluctuating cash flow. “Our goal […]