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Zulily
Zulily is an American e-commerce website with operations headquartered in Midvale, Utah. Its target audience are young mothers interested in brand-name goods for their children.
In its original incarnation from 2009 to 2023, the company held no inventory. Instead, it operated by shipping vendor-owned merchandise at its fulfillment centers, or drop shipping directly to customers.
With sales that generally lasted 72 hours, the store offered discounts every day. In 2014, half of Zulily's orders came from mobile devices. After a succession of ownership changes, the company abruptly suspended operations near the end of 2023.
On March 7, 2024, Beyond Inc. announced that it had purchased its intellectual property. After relaunching the Zulily website in September 2024, Beyond sold the majority of its stake in the brand to the operator of Proozy.com.
Zulily was founded in 2009 by former Blue Nile executives Mark Vadon and Darrell Cavens after Vadon's wife had become pregnant, and he was overwhelmed by the process of acquiring the supplies they had not been aware of needing. Zulily went live on January 27, 2010, with an initial focus on children's apparel. By the fourth quarter of 2010, Zulily was a cash-flow–positive business. The company's early strategies included the use of flash sales announced via early-morning emails; by 2012, it had over 10 million members.
When Zulily went public in November 2013, the company had 2.6 million active customers and $331 million in revenue. Its initial public offering valued the company at $2.6 billion. Rather than using a large network of warehouses to quickly ship stored products, Zulily did not purchase the bulk of its product from suppliers until after they were ordered by customers.
In August 2015, Zulily was purchased by Liberty Interactive's QVC division for $2.4 billion. In September 2017, Zulily launched a private label credit card. The company announced a sponsorship of local soccer teams Seattle Sounders FC and Reign FC in January 2019 that included the use of their logo on jerseys.
In May 2023, Qurate Retail announced the sale of Zulily to Regent, L.P. The company's revenue had dropped significantly in 2022 and 2023, which was followed by three rounds of layoffs in the Seattle area. Zulily listed its Belltown headquarters for sale and moved into a smaller space in Seattle's Pioneer Square in October 2023.
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Zulily
Zulily is an American e-commerce website with operations headquartered in Midvale, Utah. Its target audience are young mothers interested in brand-name goods for their children.
In its original incarnation from 2009 to 2023, the company held no inventory. Instead, it operated by shipping vendor-owned merchandise at its fulfillment centers, or drop shipping directly to customers.
With sales that generally lasted 72 hours, the store offered discounts every day. In 2014, half of Zulily's orders came from mobile devices. After a succession of ownership changes, the company abruptly suspended operations near the end of 2023.
On March 7, 2024, Beyond Inc. announced that it had purchased its intellectual property. After relaunching the Zulily website in September 2024, Beyond sold the majority of its stake in the brand to the operator of Proozy.com.
Zulily was founded in 2009 by former Blue Nile executives Mark Vadon and Darrell Cavens after Vadon's wife had become pregnant, and he was overwhelmed by the process of acquiring the supplies they had not been aware of needing. Zulily went live on January 27, 2010, with an initial focus on children's apparel. By the fourth quarter of 2010, Zulily was a cash-flow–positive business. The company's early strategies included the use of flash sales announced via early-morning emails; by 2012, it had over 10 million members.
When Zulily went public in November 2013, the company had 2.6 million active customers and $331 million in revenue. Its initial public offering valued the company at $2.6 billion. Rather than using a large network of warehouses to quickly ship stored products, Zulily did not purchase the bulk of its product from suppliers until after they were ordered by customers.
In August 2015, Zulily was purchased by Liberty Interactive's QVC division for $2.4 billion. In September 2017, Zulily launched a private label credit card. The company announced a sponsorship of local soccer teams Seattle Sounders FC and Reign FC in January 2019 that included the use of their logo on jerseys.
In May 2023, Qurate Retail announced the sale of Zulily to Regent, L.P. The company's revenue had dropped significantly in 2022 and 2023, which was followed by three rounds of layoffs in the Seattle area. Zulily listed its Belltown headquarters for sale and moved into a smaller space in Seattle's Pioneer Square in October 2023.