Showroomprive.com
TypePublic company
IndustryOnline retail
Founded2006
FoundersThierry Petit, David Dayan
Headquarters
La Plaine Saint-Denis
,
France
Revenue
  • Increase €442,8M (2015)
  • +27% vs 2014[1]
Number of employees
885 (2015)
Websitewww.showroomprive.com

Showroomprive.com is a French e-commerce company that specializes in online flash sales. Founded in 2006, the website offers daily exclusive sales in France and in 8 other European countries. As of 2016, the company has reached more than 26 million members.[2]

In 2015, the net revenue of Showroomprivé reached €443M, with an average annual growth rate of 28%.[1] The company has a net revenue goal of €750M by 2018.[3]

History

Founders

Showroomprive.com was launched in France in 2006 by Thierry Petit and David Dayan, two entrepreneurs with two different backgrounds, one in fashion and the other in digital technology.

Thierry Petit graduated in engineering and has worked in business for more than 20 years. Petit created the first price comparator in France, Toobo.com.[4] He is also known to be the Vice President of the France Digitale association.

David Dayan has been working in fashion retail since he was a teenager. He started in his family outlet business and became CEO of France Export before creating Showroomprivé with Thierry Petit.

Investment

In 2010, the American venture capital firm Accel Partners bought into the capital of Showroomprivé for €37M.[5] On 29 October 2015, the company was listed on the Euronext stock market and rose €256M[6] through its IPO. Its market capitalisation reaches €665M at the end of 2015.[7]

International expansion

In 2010, the company settled in Spain.[8] The group is now present in Italy (2011), in the UK (2011),[9] in the Netherlands (2012), in Portugal (2013), in Belgium (2013), in Poland (2013)[10] and in Germany (2015).[11]

The international markets represented 15% of the net internet revenues in 2015.[12]

In October 2016, Showroomprivé acquired Saldi Privati, the second actor in online private sales in Italy, for €28M.[13]

Organisation

Showroomprivé now has more than 800 employees[14] in France and abroad:

The logistics are managed by Dispeo, Showroomprivé's partner since 2014.

References

  1. 1 2 "Année record pour Showroomprivé en 2015". Ecommercemag.fr. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. ↑ Olivier Harmant (24 May 2016). "Comment Showroomprivé veut se différencier de ses rivaux". FrenchWeb.fr. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Showroomprive.com choisit la Bourse comme vitrine". Lesechos.fr. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Adeline Raynal (18 July 2015). "Thierry Petit (Showroomprivé) " En France, on manque d'outils pour motiver les salariés". FrenchWeb.fr. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Showroomprivé : 37 millions d'euros pour concurrencer Vente-privée". Clubic.com. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Auteur : Philippe Guerrier (30 October 2015). "Showroomprivé est soulagé : 256 millions d'euros levés via Euronext". Itespresso.fr. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Showroomprivé va entrer en Bourse, valorisé à 660 millions d'euros".
  8. ↑ "Showroomprivé ouvre un bureau en Espagne – Fashion jobs, emploi, mode, actualité, offres d'emploi, luxe, France, Paris, mode emploi, fashionjob, FashionUnited". Fashionunited.fr. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  9. ↑ "Showroomprivé continue son expansion à l'international". Clubic.com. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Showroomprive.com se développe à l'international". Ecommercemag.fr. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Thierry Petit (Showroomprivé) : "Nous avons enregistré un volume d'affaires de 480 millions d'euros en 2014" – JDN" (in French). Journaldunet.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "L'e-commerce transfrontalier pérennise la". Lsa-conso.fr. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Showroomprivé s'offre l'italien Saldi Privati pour 28 millions d'euros". 3 October 2016.
  14. ↑ Auteur : Clément Bohic (20 June 2014). "Showroomprivé acquiert Saldi Privati : deal à 28 millions d'euros en Italie". Itespresso.fr. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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