I Think It’s French for “Fabulous Sale”

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Have you heard about vente-privee? Although vente-privee was founded in 2001, vente-privee (in a join venture with American Express) only launched in the US in late 2011. At the end of 2000, current CEO Jacques-Antoine Granjon and his associates began to conceptualise the sale of end-of-season and overstock inventory through limited-time sales events on the internet. As [...]

2011: What a Year!

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I knew it was going to be a big one, but I had not idea what was coming. The year started off with a fabulous trip to Ford headquarters in Detroit. You know what? 9 degrees in January is really not that bad! As part of a group of bloggers and journalists hosted by Ford, [...]

How I Got Blown… and Loved It!

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This evening, I was catching up on uploading pictures of myself to Facebook. I was so far behind, I was in real danger of losing my narcissist card! One picture got a huge response: As flattered as I was about all the kind words, I was bummed that I never posted about my experience at [...]