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Nordstrom alum takes the CEO reins at Rent the Runway

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Rent the Runway reported Q2 total revenue of $97.7 million, a nearly 21% increase year over year.

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retaildive.comSep 11, 2026By Daphne Howland

Nordstrom alum takes the CEO reins at Rent the Runway

Article excerpt

Paige Thomas, who starts Monday, is one of a cohort hailing from the department store, including interim CEO Teri Bariquit. Rent the Runway has promoted Chief Commercial Officer Paige Thomas to CEO, effective Monday. Thomas, one of a cohort of Nordstrom alums now at the apparel rental site, arrived in June. In addition to her decade at Nordstrom, including five years at Rack, Thomas previously was chief merchant and product innovation officer at Signet Jewelers and president and CEO of Saks Off 5TH. Thomas’s work with Rent the Runway predates her arrival at the company earlier this year. Four years ago, during her tenure at Saks, the off-price business partnered with Rent the Runway, in a program where customers could buy once-rented designer items from the Saks Off 5th website. That website was shuttered when Saks Off 5th’s e-commerce business liquidated early this year as part of owner Saks Global’s bankruptcy. Nordstrom Rack also began selling garments from Rent the Runway in 2020. Thomas replaces Teri Bariquit, formerly Nordstrom’s chief merchant, who has been serving as Rent the Runway’s interim CEO since the May departure of co-founder Jennifer Hyman. Bariquit has been appointed non-executive board chair, replacing Dhiren Fonseca, who will step down as executive chairman but continue as a director. The announcement of Thomas’s promotion came as Rent the Runway...

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Total revenue rose nearly 21% year over year to $97.7 million, while the number of active subscribers declined nearly 4% to 140,826.

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