Innovation, Gilt and Ireland - Dublin Chamber of Commerce - Smart

1. Introducing Gilt.com!
25th October 2011
Dublin Chamber of Commerce
Smart Series Event - Innovation
FIDELMA HEALY, !
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
GILT IRELAND!

3. From Fashion to Lifestyle Brand
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4. Our Businesses!
*Gilt! *Gilt Man! *Gilt Home!
Designer ready to wear! Designer ready to wear! Bedding and bath!
Contemporary ready to wear ! Contemporary ready to wear ! Home decor!
Designer footwear & accessories! Designer footwear & accessories! Dining and tabletop!
Contemporary footwear & accessories ! Contemporary footwear & accessories ! Home office!
Jewelry! Sports gear ! Rugs!
Beauty ! Gadgets ! Electronics !
Services ! Services ! Pet !
Furniture !
Lighting !
Outdoor !
Gilt Japan!
Designer ready to wear!
Contemporary ready to wear !
Designer footwear & accessories!
Gilt City!
Contemporary footwear & accessories! Local services and experiences!
Electronics & Appliances ! *Gilt Children!
Infant and kids apparel!
Gear and accessories !
Gilt Noir! Toys and games !
Bedding !
Private Site for top members!
Designer ready to wear!
Jetsetter! Furnishings and decor !
Travel experiences! Maternity !
Exclusive Experiences!
Early preview of events!
Personalized service!

5. Gilt Groupe At-A-Glance!
MEMBERS MONTHLY SHOPPERS BRANDS
5 Million+! 1 Million! 6,000+!
DAILY UNIQUE VISITORS PACKAGES SHIPPED PER DAY DIRECT CONTACTS PER WEEK
400,000! 10,000! 12,000!
PICTURES / DAY FASTEST SELL OUT MOST EXPENSIVE ITEM
3,000! 0.25 sec.! $25,000!
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6. Gilt’s Offering!
The most aspirational shopping
experience for a stylish life
Three pillars to delivering this experience:!
• Coveted clothing, accessories, home goods, services and travel!
• Simple, fast and fun site experience
• Personalized shopping
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7. Clothing, Accessories
and Home Decor!
• Clothing from $25 to over $10,000 per item
• Accessories from $25 to $50,000
• We have also offered hard to find items with a vintage
Rolex sale, vintage guitars and vintage cars.
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8. The GILT Experience!
Traditional E-Commerce
GILT
Reliable and Convenient
Addictive and Fun
Everything
Curated
Have to…
Want to…
Text-Driven Browsing
Visual Browsing
Product-Driven Stores
Lifestyle-Drive Stores
Same Product Every Day
New Every Day
Search
Discovery
Start on Google
Go Direct
Buy Traffic on Google
Viral and Repeat
Low Loyalty
Raving Fans

9. Personalized Shopping!
Using data from browsing, shopping and appends,
Gilt offers a member a personalized experience tailored
to the current and changing shopping behavior.
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10. The Gilt on the Go Apps!
The iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad Opportunity
• Gilt members were asking for a way to shop while
mobile
• Roughly 17% of weekday revenue and 30% of
weekend revenue is coming from mobile users.
• iPhone app downloads are at 1.5 million and iPad
app downloads are at 727,000. Android app
downloads are at 136,000.
Seeing strong mobile purchases in all categories.
Purchases made on the Gilt apps include:
• A $15,000 necklace
• A $3,500 Kyle Bunting rug
• Most popular purchases are handbags,
dresses, underwear, sneakers, suits and
jeans
• Two All New 2011 Jettas at $5,995 each
Source: Asymco's Horace Dediu, estimated from Apple (AAPL) company reports

11. Innovation, Gilt and Ireland !
25th October 2011
ROLAND TRITSCH!
VP ENGINERING
GILT IRELAND!

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13. The Road …!
• … to Sally Gap
• … to become innovative
• … to become Steve Jobs
• … to invent the Sony Walkman
• … and THEN the iPod
• … to the moment of brilliance
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14. Evolution …!
• … is similar to innovation
• … is based on the balance of
mutation and selection
• Innovation is also “bipolar”
• Ideas and Inventions
• … can help you to find a way to
select the “fittest” ideas
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17. Diversity …!
• … is at the core of Innovation
• … leads to Productive Friction
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18. Ireland …!
• … has a very diverse population of software engineers
• … has a good tolerance/culture for thinking different
• … can become an Innovation Hub in Europe
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19. THANK YOU!
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