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    By Barbara Thau

    | 11:30AM 7/22/2011
    Gilt Groupe pioneered the private "flash sale" fashion website biz, which is now one of the fastest growing sectors in retail. Kevin Ryan, Gilt Groupe's CEO, spoke with us about growth opportunities, the world of private-sale sites, and competition -- including why it has a leg up on Amazon.

    By Barbara Thau

    | 12:00PM 2/19/2011
    Tapping into one of the fastest-growing segments of the retail industry, tony department store retailer Nordstrom has acquired HauteLook, the private sale website, for $180 million. HauteLook, like competitors Gilt Group and Rue La La, have popularized the online sample-sale format. These private...

    By 24/7 Wall St.

    | 12:00PM 9/08/2010
    #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-41452{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-41452, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-41452{width:620px;height:439px;display:block;}Some folks know the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., as the birthplace of salt water...

    By Vera Gibbons

    | 7:30AM 9/01/2010
    Sure, everyone's watching their spending -- but in some areas, women in particular are blowing it. "There is some dangerous impulse buying going on, and it's being driven by fear, and our obsession with buying bargains," says Kit Yarrow, professor of psychology and marketing at Golden Gate...