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| image_caption = July 2019 cover of the Robb Report.

| editor = Paul Croughton<br>(2018 to present)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bloomgarden-Smoke|first1=Kara|title=Robb Report Names Editor in Chief|url=https://wwd.com/business-news/media/robb-report-names-editor-in-chief-1202689824/ |accessdateaccess-date=7 September 2019|work=WWD|date=4 June 2018}}</ref>

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==History==

''The Robb Report'' was founded in 1976 by [[Robert L "Rusty" White (publisher)|Robert L "Rusty" White]].<ref name="wwd">{{cite news|author1=Lorelei Marfil|title=Robb Report Launches U.K. Edition|url=http://wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/robb-report-launches-u-k-edition-10414196/|accessdateaccess-date=May 5, 2016|work=WWD|date=April 21, 2016}}</ref><ref name="SDM">{{cite news|last1=Donoho |first1=Ron |title=Journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dwAEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22robb+report%22&pg=PA56 |publisher=San Diego Magazine |date=August 2005}}</ref> Originally titled ''Twentieth Century Confederates'', it began as a newsletter to sell his personal collection of [[American Civil War|Civil War]] memorabilia and [[Rolls-Royce]] automobiles.<ref name="Anderson">{{cite news| url=https://www.forbes.com/forbes/2011/0228/life-collecting-robert-white-robb-report-rusty-report.html|work=Forbes|author=Gregory Anderson |title=Robb Report's Founder Tries A New Career in Antiques|date=February 9, 2011}}</ref> White distributed his newsletter to members of the Rolls-Royce Owners Club as [[mimeograph]]ed loose-leaf pages, and he provided a suede [[three-ring binder]] to paying subscribers. The publication matured into an [[advertorial]], one of the first of its kind, catering to [[Upper class of the United States|affluent]] clientele. The blend of advertising and editorial was broadcast to high-end, affluent consumers via advertisements in ''[[Architectural Digest]]''.<ref name="Anderson"/>

In 2002, the "Robb Report" brand was sold for [[United States dollar|US$]]150 million to [[CurtCo Media]], after which CurtCo was renamed Curtco Robb Media LLC.

The ''Robb Report'' has partnered with ''[[Bespoke Collection]]'' to develop auction items for Auction Napa Valley.<ref name=gentry>{{cite journal|title=Art and Wine|journal=Gentry|date=June 2010|pages=76–79|url=http://www.blackbirdvineyards.com/included/docs/articles/1006_gentry.pdf}}</ref> In 2014, ''Robb Report'' was acquired by Rockbridge, the [[private equity]] firm of [[Dan Gilbert (businessman)|Dan Gilbert]], for $60 million.<ref name="NYPOST">{{cite news|author=Keith Kelly|title=Cavaliers owner Gilbert seals deal for Robb Report|newspaper=New York Post|date=December 3, 2014|url =https://nypost.com/2014/12/03/cavaliers-owner-gilbert-seals-deal-for-robb-report/|accessdateaccess-date =May 3, 2016 }}</ref>

In 2017, Rockbridge created a joint venture for the ''Robb Report'' with [[Penske Media Corporation]].<ref>[https://nypost.com/2017/01/03/dan-gilberts-robb-report-joins-forces-with-penske-media/ Dan Gilbert’s Robb Report joins forces with Penske Media] nypost.com 2017/01/03</ref>

In April 2018, Robb Report launched ''Muse by Robb Report'' targeting female readership.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jessica Patterson|title=''Muse'': Robb Report's new brand targeting female readership |url=https://www.fipp.com/news/features/robb-report-new-brand-muse-female-readership|work=FIPP|accessdateaccess-date=26 October 2018}}</ref> The company publishes international versions of its magazine.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jason Fell|title=Robb Report on Block, Again|url=https://www.foliomag.com/robb-report-block-again/#.UlbV5PnD9jo|work=Folio|date=24 October 2008}}</ref> In 2016 the number of international editions of ''Robb Report'' was sixteen.<ref>{{cite news|author=Greg Dool|title=Robb Report Launches UK Edition |url=https://www.foliomag.com/robb-report-launches-uk-edition/|accessdateaccess-date=May 26, 2020|work=Folio|date=April 21, 2016}}</ref>

==See also==