Rental apparel brings new wrinkles for retail stores

Easy time: Some customers enjoy the convenience of not having to clean and care for their clothes as this will be taken care of by the rental companies. — Reuters

LISA Batitto, 54, says she has virtually stopped buying clothes ever since she started renting them.

The New Jersey-based museum publicist spends US$277 (RM1,156) a month on three subscriptions, including one from New York & Company, a women’s mid-price clothing chain with hundreds of US stores.