1. Brand Owner Fashion Websites
Brand Owner sites are those that feature the entire line of current season products, in all sizes & colors, and if selling will only list at full retail price. There is typically no savings but the exact in season style, color, and size can be found in stock. Some brand owners though will not sell direct on their website. Our favorites:
- Louis Vuitton www.louisvuitton.com
- Chanel www.chanel.com
- True Religion Jeans www.truereligionbrandjeans.com
- Moschino www.moschinoboutique.com
- Nike www.nike.com
- Tiffany www.tiffany.com
- Victoria's Secret www.victoriassecret.com
2. High End Department Store Websites
High End Department Store websites aim to provide the in-store shopping experience, online. The benefit of this type of website is that it provides multiple top brand choices in one place for easier comparison shopping and selection. Typically though, the Brand Owner's entire style range, colors, and sizes are not available. It features only part of each brand's styles. Can find periodic modest sales at around 10% to 30% discount if the item is from a prior season collection or clearance. Our favorites:
- Neiman Marcus www.neimanmarcus.com
- Saks Fifth Avenue www.saksfifthavenue.com
- Bergdorf Goodman www.bergdorfgoodman.com
- Nordstrom www.nordstrom.com
3. Private Sale Fashion Websites
Private Sale sites are considered the ultimate in top end fashion at the lowest price, as much as 80% discount. Quantities are limited and sell-outs are common. You must first be invited by a current member or request access from the site directly in order to register on their website to enter the site and shop. These typically require a US mailing address to register as a member. Our favorites: - Gilt www.gilt.com
- Rue La La www.ruelala.com
- Ideeli www.ideeli.com
4. Public Fashion Liquidator Websites
Are you looking for a wide range of popular fashion merchandise at reasonable prices? Well, look no further than great public fashion liquidator sites which focus on providing both wide brand choice and wide styles, sizes, and inventory availability. Savings can typically be 30% to 50% discount.
- Revolve Clothing www.revolveclothing.com
- Bluefly www.bluefly.com
5. Category Aggregator Websites
Are you looking for one site that has all brands and all sizes and colors of a specific product? Well there are some products that have so many different brands and variations that aggregator sites have been started to give the consumer access to everything in that product category. The benefit of these types of sites is that you can almost always find what you want. The problem is that the items are typically sold at full price or with not more than a 10% or 20% discount. The more varieties of the product, the more useful a site like this becomes. For example, shoes is one of the product categories which has among the most different brands, models, sizes, and colors. As such, several shoe focused websites have been started to help consumers sort through all the shoes in the world.
Multi category massive aggregators such as Amazon and eBay can be an exception and provide generally a better price in addition to having many different categories and among the largest choice of products. Many 3rd party sellers on Amazon and also US eBay merchants will only ship to your pesonalized US mailing address which you can get from XBShip.com.
ATG Stores is super massive aggregator we are evaluating at the moment and we have made some purchases from them. ATG Stores runs about a hundred websites and each is focused on a particular home goods category such as Outdoor Patio Furniture or ceiling lights. Then what they have done is located hundreds of manufacturers that sell those products and arranged direct deals with those wholesalers and manufacturers. So, the choice within the category is very deep (for example, ten thousand different types of ceiling lights for the home) and the pricing also is very good.
Our favorites: - Zappos www.Zappos.com (All shoes)
- ShoeBuy www.shoebuy.com (All shoes)
- Amazon www.amazon.com (A multi-category aggregator, has many things. Offers items also from 3rd party sellers who usually only ship to the US mailing address-- you can get one from XBShip.com)
- eBay www.ebay.com (A multi-category aggregator, has all things, including used items at very low prices. Again, many of the eBay sellers do not ship internationally, so it is usually easier and less costly to just send it to the US mailing address-- you can get one from XBShip.com)
- Cabellas www.cabellas.com (Professional outdoor equipment and apparel for the rugged lifestyle)
- REI www.rei.com (The most professional camping and outdoor equipment and apparel, at full price)
- Sierra Trading Post www.sierratradingpost.com (Some great prices and sales on camping equipment and apparel)
- Best Buy www.bestbuy.com (the largest for computers & electronics)
- B&H Photo www.bhphotovideo.com (The largest online seller of professional camera equipment in the world)
- Overstock.com www.overstock.com (combination of general merchandise liquidator and multi category aggregator
- Sports Authority www.sportsauthority.com (A leading large national US retail chain exclusively focused on sporting equipment, sports apparel, and sporting shoes. Has almost everything for outdoor sports and working out. Typically at full price but has weekly sales and discounts.)
- ATG Stores www.atgstores.com (Then, at the bottom of their home page, click on the More Stores link. This takes you to about 100 websites ATG Stores runs, all focused on home decor).
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