Friday, May 6, 2011

Gilt Groupe = High Fashion

If you're watching the latest season of gossip girl, maybe you have seen this one appearing on one of their episodes. If you asked me, promoting a site on gossip girl is not a bad idea, especially when the site specializes on luxurious brands, cause' the show gossip girl is known for featuring high fashion clothes especially when you are talking about Manhattan's Elite

Maybe you already have an idea on what am I talking about, well it's none other than the Gilt Groupe



Well what is this Gilt Groupe all about?

According to their site, Gilt Groupe provides invitation-only access to highly coveted products and experiences at insider prices. Gilt also makes sure that customers will get the finest selections of apparel, accessories and lifestyle items in men, women and children categories. Unlike other online stores, most sales of Gilt starts at noon and lasts for 36 hours, making Gilt Groupe the most exclusive shopping destination for luxury at up to 60% off.

How did the Gilt Groupe start?

According again to their site, Alexis being the founding member of eBay, while Alexandra blazing a trail up 5th Avenue with tenures at both Bulgari and Louis Vuitton. When the the stars aligned, the idea of Alexis and Alexandra "coalesced", and in 2007, the Gilt Groupe is created.

The team of Gilt Groupe are the following:
  • Kevin Ryan, the founder and CEO of Gilt Groupe. 
  • Susan Lyne, the chairman 
  • Andy Page, the Chief Financial Officer 
  • Alexis Maybank, Founder and President Premium Products and Services 
  • Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, the Founder and Chief Merchandising Officer 
  • David Zucker , the Chief Marketing Officer
  • Steve Jacobs, the Chief Information Officer 
  • Melanie Hughes, the Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Michael Bryzek, the Founder and Chief Technology Officer
  • Stefan Pepe, the Chief Product Officer
  • Peter Glusker, the CEO, Gilt Japan & Gilt city Japan
  • Jyothi Rao. the General Manager, women's 
  • John Auerbach, the President, Men's full price 
  • Rachel Jarrett, the General Manager, Children 
  • Nate Richardson, the President, Gilt City 
    When you are an online shopper, you do always wanted to know their return policy. Well the Gilt Groupe accepts apparel and footwear for store credit only. They must receive the merchandise within 21 days from the date the item is shipped to you. The items you wished to return must be unused, unworn, unwashed and undamaged. When returning the products, you must return them in their original packaging, including: hangers, polybags, hang tags on garments, shoe boxes, dust bags, eye glass cases and gift boxes. 

    No returns, refunds or exchanges will be accepted on the following items:

    Accessories, Beauty and fragrances, Electronics, Food items, Home decor, Handbags, Hosiery, Intimates, Jewelry, Leather goods, Memberships, Services, Swimwear, Sunglasses, Vintage items, Wallets, Watches, Wine and alcohol

    And Finally, the Gilt Groupe also has a  Gilt on the Go, for the members who are too busy to go online on their computers. Gilt provides an app for iPhone, android, iPad, Blackberry and smartphone, so that every member will never miss a sale, and they could shop wherever they are, and score styles under one minute.

    Definitely this is the online store to visit ---

    Happy Shopping :)

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