Tomorrow, online bra brand ThirdLove is opening its first retail store, a temporary pop-up in Manhattan that will run through the end of the year. Fast-growing startups like ThirdLove have technology bred into their bones, and it's exciting to see how the company is disrupting the bra and underwear industry with its innovative use data, machine learning, and tiered loyalty and referral programs.
For ThirdLove, now may be the best time to grow in light of difficulties at rival Victoria's Secret With that in mind, the intimates brand is pursuing every strategy, from opening stores in select markets to bringing on board creative agencies, to bolster its marketing and branding efforts.



Then we do filtering based on the size that we recommended or sizes that you've bought in the past because one of the interesting things about this space is they might not have a size that fits them properly, and so being able to showcase the products that we have that truly fit you is one of the important experiences for our brand and for our site.
Compare that to the in-store experience of the cold bright dressing room,” Cohen says, with a stranger measuring you, poking and prodding you.” ThirdLove uses that data to recommend the best size and style for purchase — and, ultimately, to create better products for all its customers.

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.

Let's exceed their expectations.” Then, in case it wasn't already clear, she spelled it out: ThirdLove is the antithesis of Victoria's Secret.” The entire campaign seemed designed to show how woke, how feminist, how very different ThirdLove was from traditional bra makers — and it worked.
ThirdLove's mission is simple: "To help all women feel valued and supported by the brands they love." That's why the brand tested its new sizing on a variety of women who differ in size and age to ensure the product is comfortable and supportive for every bra size across the spectrum.

After taking the measurements of millions of women, the company introduced the industry's first half-cup sizing and developed an algorithm using the data collected to match each woman with the right size for them. In the better quality bras, this fit will be consistent enough that you can order a bra in a new style and chances are high it will fit.
From the outside, ThirdLove appears to be the ideal millennial brand. In June, Zak said that ThirdLove wasn't ruling out physical retail, but explained why the brand hadn't yet tested it. We proudly donate all gently worn bras that are returned to women in need. Still a young company so it's an exciting time to be part of the team.