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Fab Pivots From Gay Social Network To Online Retail Phenom

HuffingtonPost.com | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Fab, Small Business, Internet Retail, Online Retail, Gilt Groupe, Retail, One Kings Lane, Slideexpand, Fab.com, New York, Amazon, Etsy, Video, Startup, Startups, Technology, Small Business News

NEW YORK -- In December 2010, Jason Goldberg gave his investors the bad news first. Fabulis, the gay men's social network he started one year earlier ...

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5 Online Wedding Deals You Should Check Out Now

Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Bridal Sales, Bridal Discount, Gilt Groupe, Rue La La, The Aisle, The Aisle New York, April Wedding Sales, Wedding Discounts, Wedding Sales, Slidepollajax, Wedding Budget, Rent the Runway, Weddings News

Weddings may be expensive, but that doesn't mean you can't get a good deal on your Big Day necessities every now and then. With wedding season loom...

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The Billion-Dollar Question: When Will the Fashion Tech Bubble Burst?

Vivian Weng | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Ideeli, Dennis Crowley, Fred Wilson, Venture Capital, Fashion, Start-Up, Kevin Ryan, Gilt Groupe, Raise Cache, Clothing Sales, Fashion Discount Websites, Fashion Discount Sites, Amazon, High Fashion, Style News
Vivian Weng

I would argue that what we're seeing isn't a bubble per se, but rather a natural and very necessary trial-and-error process, where everyone -- entrepreneurs, fashion industry executives, investors -- is learning what works and what doesn't.

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Today On Gilt You Can Buy Shoes, Earrings...And A Car

Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Gilt Infiniti JX, Gilt Groupe March Madness, Gilt, Gilt Infiniti, Gilt Car Sale, Gilt Groupe Car, Gilt Groupe Car Sale, Gilt Groupe, Video, Technology News

Monday's selection of sales on Gilt Groupe includes something a little out of the ordinary among the usual assortment of dresses, accessories, jewelry...

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Your Klout Score Could Save You Money

Reuters | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Gilt, Twitter, Discounts, Klout, Reuters, Klout Score, Gilt Groupe, Digital Influence, Online Shopping, Facebook, Saving Money, Flash Sales, Influence, Money News

* Discounts would depend on Klout score * Gilt sees as extension of word-of-mouth strategy * Gilt hoping to go public la...

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S.U.I? If You Are Shopping Under The Influence, These Retailers Are Targeting You

Jessica Pearce Rotondi | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Rue-La-La-Online-Shopping, Shopping Drunk, Online Shopping, Online Retailers, Shopping, Drinking, Gilt Groupe, Alcoholism, Women News
Jessica Pearce Rotondi

Do you remember the last thing you bought online? Do you remember what you had to drink before you bought it?

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E-Commerce Venture Capital Doubles This Year

Reuters | Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: Video, Small Business, Online Retail, Groupon, Venture Capitalists, Gilt Groupe, Cyber Monday, Small Business News and Trends, Startups, Daily-Deals, Venture Capital, E-Commerce, Amazon, Small Business News

(Reuters - By Sarah McBride) - Consumers spent a record $1.25 billion on Cyber Monday, according to comScore, highlighting how much people love shoppi...

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Online Dating Without the Ick Factor

Julia Plevin | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Online Dating, Online Dating Sites, Curation, Gilt Groupe, blackbook365 Online Dating, blackbook365, Style News
Julia Plevin

Maybe Blackbook365 just appeals to me because I'm as single as the shot of espresso in my soy latte, but I think this startup may be the most exciti...

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Models 4 Water: Pretty Is as Pretty Does

Malcolm Harris | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Halston, Africa, Marc Jacobs, Burkina Faso, Victoria's Secret, Gilt Groupe, Georgi Badiel, Diane Von Furstenberg, The Water Project, Oscar De La Renta, Heide Lindgren, models4water, Water, Clean Water, Video, Impact News
Malcolm Harris

Meet uber-models and dynamic duo Heide Lundgren and Georgi Badiel, the co-founders of Models 4 Water. Models 4 Water is dedicated to bringing clean drinking water to Ms. Badiel's homeland of Burkina Faso, Africa and beyond.

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How Entrepreneurs Can Succeed During Tough Times

The Huffington Post | Danielle Snyder | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Europe Economic Crisis, Gilt Groupe, Business Opportunities, Designer Jewelry, Entrepreneurs, Dannijo, HuffPost Small Business Board of Directors, DANNIJO Jewelry, Bergdorf Goodman, Henri Bendel, Recession, Man Repeller, Small Business News

There's been a lot of concern lately among entrepreneurs about the European economic crisis and the general malaise here at home. For my sister Jodie ...

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Did Startup Sites Help Push Syms And Filene's Basement Into Bankruptcy?

The Huffington Post | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Syms, Filene's Basement, Retail Concepts, Syms Bankruptcy, Michael Tesler, Gilt Groupe, Small Business News and Trends, Small Business News

Discount department store Syms and its subsidiary Filene's Basement have filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, according to petitions filed in D...

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WATCH: Alexandra Wilkes Wilson On Being A Mentor

Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Women Founders, Women CEOs, Wie 2011, Wie Symposium, Gilt Groupe, Success Tips, Successful Women, Cmo, Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Video, Women News

Gilt Groupe co-founder and CMO Alexandra Wilkes-Wilson spoke with HuffPost Women and Laura Brown, Features/Special Projects Director of Harper's Bazaa...

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Growing Pains: The Frenzied Daily Deal Market Starts To Mature

Robert Ball | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Discounts, Groupon Profits, Profits, Groupon, Daily Deals, Rapidbuyr, Gilt Groupe, Daily Deals Market, Groupo Ipo, Daily Deals Shakeout, Amazon, Small Business News and Trends, Small Business News
Robert Ball

Ultimately consolidation and audience segregation is the future of the daily deals industry. We certainly don't need 50 daily deal sites clamoring for the same audience.

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Nordstrom Opens For-Charity New York Store

www.nytimes.com | Stephanie Clifford | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Nonprofit, Nordstrom Charity, Treasure&Bond, Park & Bond, Good News, Nordstrom, Gilt Groupe, Impact News

After flirting for years with a move into New York City, Nordstrom is opening a full-priced store in Manhattan. But the store will not have Nordstrom ...

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12 Startups With Skyrocketing Valuations

BusinessInsider.com | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Foursquare, Social Startups, Gilt Groupe, Startups, Quora, Most Valuable Startups, Entrepreneurs, Spotify, Technology News

After watching startups like Facebook, Zynga, and Groupon explode in valuation, VCs are now pouring money into the next crop of startups. Valuation...

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13 Influential Women In Technology (PHOTOS)

Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Google, Htc, Susan Lyne, Nasa, Twitter, Sheryl Sandberg, Dell, Gilt Groupe, Smartphones, Women Entrepreneurs, Hunch, Facebook, Barack Obama, Intel, Yahoo, Caterina Fake, Marissa Mayer, Meebo, Women in Tech, Techcrunch, Flickr, Bslide-Dell, Technology News

Considering the pace at which technology is progressing, it’s important to highlight and recognize the key players in the field that keep innovation...

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Foursquare's New Deal Gets You More Deals

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Foursquare Deals, Foursquare Gilt, Foursquare, Foursquare Partners, Foursquare Specials, Foursquare Partnership, Foursquare LivingSocial, Livingsocial, Gilt Groupe, Technology News

Foursquare wants to make a deal. The location-based service, which enables users to share their location by checking in to venues via their smartph...

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Bianca Bosker

Gilt's Chairman Describes The Next Big Idea

HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker | Posted 09.07.2011

Read More: Susan Lyne, Ecommerce, Gilt, Gilt Groupe, Career & Money, Susan Lyne Gilt, Women in Tech, Susan Lyne Gilt Groupe, E-Commerce, Technology News

Susan Lyne, the chairman of Gilt Groupe, started her career as many of Silicon Valley's brightest stars did: Like Gates, Jobs and Zuckerberg, she drop...

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Ruth Reichl-Led Gilt Taste Launches

Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Artisanal Products, Gilt Food, Gilt Artisanal Food, Gilt, Artisanal Food, Gilt Taste, Ruth Reichl, Gilt Groupe, Gilttaste, Food News

Today, Gilt Groupe officially launched their newest project: Gilt Taste, "offering artisanal hard-to-find foods" as well as food magazine-style featur...

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Luxury Fashion Website Valued At $1 Billion

Reuters | Posted 07.09.2011

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Gilt Groupe, Group Buying Websites, Venture Capital, Fashion, Group-Buying, Softbank, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Small Business America, Business News

Gilt Groupe Inc, the online shopping website known for its flash deals, raised $138 million in new funding giving it a valuation of over $1 billion, according to a source with knowledge of the deal.

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Jetsetter Launches iPad App

gadling.com | By McLean Robbins (RSS Feed) on Apr 13th 2011 at 2:30PM | Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: jetsetter.com, Jetsetter, Travel Tech, Jetsetter Ipad, Gilt Groupe, Ipad, Travel News

The media darling of the travel flash sale industry, Jetsetter, has jumped on the iPad bandwagon and announced the launch of their new free App, avail...

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3 Rules for Buying From "The Flash Sale Mob"

Rosalyn Hoffman | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: Models, Retail Sales, Style, Groupon, Shopping, Gilt Groupe, Arts, Theater, Fashion, Beauty, Flash Sales, New York, Fashion Week, Style News
Rosalyn Hoffman

We're here to offer a cautionary tale of what happens when you violate the basic rules of buying from what we call "The Flash Sale Mob."

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Ruth Reichl To Run New Gilt Food Site

The New York Observer | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Gilt Food, Decorati, Gilt MANual, Conde Nast, Discount Stores, Tyler Thoreson, Ruth Reichl, Gilt Groupe, Luxury Goods, Gourmet Magazine, Food News

We hear former Gourmet editor in chief Ruth Reichl is staffing up a food spin-off of Gilt Groupe, the luxury discount retailer Web site....

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Fashion's New Frontier

Vivian Weng | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fashionstake, Startups, Harvard Business School, Fashion, Crowdsourcing, Rent the Runway, Gilt Groupe, Style News
Vivian Weng

Fashion lovers, now having significantly more access to the industry and to each other, want to be an active part of the conversation, not just passive consumers.

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Manage Your Company's Online Identity -- Or The Competition Will Manage It For You

Naveen Jain | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Business Management, Small Business, Linkedin, Twitter, Gilt Groupe, Jeff Bezos, Nordstrom, Facebook, Kenneth Cole, Amazon, Apple, Egypt, Ceos, Public Relations, Customer Complaints, Online Identity, Delta, Small Business America, Business News
Naveen Jain

The online identity, or "o-dentity," of your business can help or hinder its bottom line. Yet, too many executives fail to safeguard their company's online reputation.

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