Today in luxury marketing:
Gilt Groupe valued at $1B
Gilt Groupe Inc., an online retailer of luxury goods, has raised $138 million from investors, including Japan's Softbank Group and Goldman Sachs Group, valuing the company at $1 billion even though it has yet to turn a profit, according to WSJ.
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