Eddie Bauer Debuts Gear Rental, Offering Hiking Boots and More

As Americans head outdoors for hikes and camping trips in record numbers, Eddie Bauer is launching a gear rental service to outfit them for their trips. The program is the result of a tie-up with Arrive Outdoors, a gear rental startup that lets shoppers reserve items like tents, backpacks and hiking boots, have them shipped to any address within the contiguous U.S. and send them back at the end of the rental period with a pre-paid return label. On Rentals.EddieBauer.com, visitors can choose from items like the brand’s Mountain Ops Boots ($190 to buy, $9.50 per day to rent), Alchemist Pack ($249 to buy, $12.50 per day to rent) and Guide Pro Shorts ($65 to buy, $3 per day to rent), along with a range of hiking and camping sets that bundle several items together. While Covid-19 wreaked havoc on clothing and accessories rental companies like Rent the Runway, they’ve started to bounce back as the U.S. economy has reopened. Still, footwear has so far been largely excluded from the services due to hygiene concerns and problems with wear-and-tear over repeated uses — though DSW parent Designer Brands Inc. said prior to the pandemic it was “exploring shoe rental and ways to

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