Gilt Groupe

Gilt Groupe is a luxury flash-sale e-commerce platform that offers members access to top designer fashion, home goods, and lifestyle products at prices up to 70% off retail through limited-time daily sales events. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York, Gilt pioneered the invite-only members-only flash sale model in the United States, creating urgency-driven purchasing for aspirational luxury consumers. The platform offers separate boutiques for women's, men's, kids', and home categories, along with a City section for local experiences. After rapid growth to approximately $500 million in annual sales, the company was acquired by Hudson's Bay Company in 2016 for approximately $250 million. Gilt continues to operate as a digital retail destination under HBC as part of the Rue Gilt Groupe portfolio alongside Rue La La, maintaining its flash-sale format with rotating designer merchandise available to its membership base.