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Trunk Club
Trunk Club was a personalized mid- to high-end men's and women's clothing service based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Starting in 2009, Trunk Club pioneered the at-home try-on model within the men's clothing industry. Each customer worked with a styling specialist who curated clothing for their box (referred to as a "trunk"), which was shipped to their home or office. The customer could choose to either keep the clothes or send items back to Trunk Club, with billing occurring at the end of the process.
Trunk Club also offered an in-person styling service at the company's six locations, referred to as "clubhouses". The in-person offering included ready-to-wear clothing for men and women, as well as made-to-order custom formalwear for men.
The Trunk Club remote styling idea was initially conceived in 2009 by Joanna Van Vleck while she was an MBA student. It began as a personalized clothing service based in Bend, Oregon. Initial investor Anthos Capital asked Brian Spaly to become founder and CEO of Trunk Club in 2010. Spaly was previously co-founder of online menswear brand Bonobos, and he left Bonobos prior to founding Trunk Club's Chicago operation.
Trunk Club first received $11 million of Series A funding in 2011, led by US Venture Partners, with participation from Anthos Capital, Greycroft Venture Partners, and Apex Venture Partners.
The key to growth was the partnership between Brian Spaly and Rob Chesney, who formed a dynamic duo of story-telling and inside operations complexity.
In addition to the original Chicago location in the River North neighborhood, Spaly led clubhouse expansion to Dallas, Washington DC, New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston.
Trunk Club was acquired by Nordstrom in 2014 for $350M. In an interview with the New York Times at the time of the acquisition, Spaly said that the company was profitable, "though barely" at the time. Nordstrom recorded a goodwill accounting charge related to the Trunk Club acquisition in November 2016. Spaly announced his departure from the company in early 2017. Terry Boyle, who led Nordstrom brands Nordstrom Rack and HauteLook, took over the position, before leaving the company in 2019.
Trunk Club
Trunk Club was a personalized mid- to high-end men's and women's clothing service based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Starting in 2009, Trunk Club pioneered the at-home try-on model within the men's clothing industry. Each customer worked with a styling specialist who curated clothing for their box (referred to as a "trunk"), which was shipped to their home or office. The customer could choose to either keep the clothes or send items back to Trunk Club, with billing occurring at the end of the process.
Trunk Club also offered an in-person styling service at the company's six locations, referred to as "clubhouses". The in-person offering included ready-to-wear clothing for men and women, as well as made-to-order custom formalwear for men.
The Trunk Club remote styling idea was initially conceived in 2009 by Joanna Van Vleck while she was an MBA student. It began as a personalized clothing service based in Bend, Oregon. Initial investor Anthos Capital asked Brian Spaly to become founder and CEO of Trunk Club in 2010. Spaly was previously co-founder of online menswear brand Bonobos, and he left Bonobos prior to founding Trunk Club's Chicago operation.
Trunk Club first received $11 million of Series A funding in 2011, led by US Venture Partners, with participation from Anthos Capital, Greycroft Venture Partners, and Apex Venture Partners.
The key to growth was the partnership between Brian Spaly and Rob Chesney, who formed a dynamic duo of story-telling and inside operations complexity.
In addition to the original Chicago location in the River North neighborhood, Spaly led clubhouse expansion to Dallas, Washington DC, New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston.
Trunk Club was acquired by Nordstrom in 2014 for $350M. In an interview with the New York Times at the time of the acquisition, Spaly said that the company was profitable, "though barely" at the time. Nordstrom recorded a goodwill accounting charge related to the Trunk Club acquisition in November 2016. Spaly announced his departure from the company in early 2017. Terry Boyle, who led Nordstrom brands Nordstrom Rack and HauteLook, took over the position, before leaving the company in 2019.