Avelle bags its new name in favor of the old one

Launched in 2004, Bag Borrow or Steal, No. 439 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide , offers the rental of upscale accessories, including designer handbags, jewelry, watches and sunglasses, via its web site BagBorroworSteal. and customers never stopped calling us Bag Borrow or Steal, so we listened and changed our name. A few years ago the company felt it had outgrown the name Bag Borrow or Steal,&rdquo. name: Bag Borrow or Steal. Brands include Burberry, Chanel, Chloe, Coach, Fendi, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada and Tom Ford. The name change is in response to customer preference, says CEO Russ Blain. The company is going back to its original&mdash. and best-known&mdash.

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