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For some women, online shopping does not compare to the real-life experience of visiting a store — mostly because it contains the risk of ordering something that might not fit. SAN FRANCISCO-( BUSINESS WIRE )-ThirdLove, the women's bra and underwear company that disrupted the lingerie industry, announced today the launch of the Company's first experiential retail store concept, opening on July 24, through the end of 2019, at 347 West Broadway in New York City.
The tense rivalry between the companies escalated when ThirdLove ran a full-page ad in The New York Times in November 2018, presented as An Open Letter to Victoria's Secret,” that called out L Brands CMO Ed Razek for demeaning” comments he made about plus-size and transgender models in an interview with Vogue.
Having the ability to get sized right at home is awesome but now that I have been wearing my ThirdLove bras for a few weeks I can tell you first hand it worked like a charm and I have also now learned that I have been buying the wrong size bra for years, lol.
The pop-up offers personalized bra fittings from "fit stylists" who introduce consumers to styles and help them navigate ThirdLove's Fit Finder, a short questionnaire that uses a proprietary algorithm to determine the best fit from among 78 total sizes.
After tapping Dynamic Yield for access to its powerful personalization platform, the team at ThirdLove began taking a more tailored approach to its customer journey, with experiments resulting in a number of dramatic performance improvements, including a 23% increase in ARPU, 6% uplift in homepage hero banner CTR, and 75% improvement in completion rate for its Fit Finder quiz for first time visitors.
In the midst of his many incendiary comments objectifying women and essentially describing the brand and the fashion show as a male fantasy, Razek also seemed to single out the upstart lingerie brand ThirdLove—dismissively—as the counterpoint to Victoria's Secret.
Heidi Zak, founder and CEO of ThirdLove (bras designed for the modern woman”), sure thought so. Knowing that bra shopping is such a difficult and frustrating experience for so many, Zak sought out to solve a problem” with the company, which is best known for innovative features like an online Fit Finder Quiz (no awkward dressing room required!), half-cup sizes, memory foam cups that re-form after wash cycles, a wide range of skin-tone bras meant for every complexion, a try-before-you-buy model, and more.
With the concept store, ThirdLove is seeking to replicate its digital experience by making shopping for a bra more convenient and more educational so women have the knowledge and support they need to know how a bra should properly fit, the company said.
Yeah, I wish I had bras like this when I was younger, but I'm so glad I finally have ones that truly fit in my life now. In the meantime, ThirdLove continues to benefit from its culture of inclusivity in terms of bodies and diversity , appealing to all ages and demographics.
Heidi Zak has the perfect bras and panties and they're beautifully designed, and far from basic. Zak said that the brand doesn't have any set-in-stone plans for a permanent retail store. For decades, the bra shopping experience for women has remained relatively unchanged - head to a store, try on a few pieces, and eventually settle for the least uncomfortable one.