What is Veepee?
{{Infobox company | founded = January 16, 2001 | num_employees = 6 000 (2018) | website = http://veepee.com/ }} '''Veepee''' is a French [[retail]] company that sells products through online flash sales, previously known as vente-privee.com until January 2019.'''<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 January 2019|title=Vente-privée.com change de nom|url=http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/vente-privee-com-change-de-nom-20190125|website=www.lefigaro.fr}}</ref>''' == Operation == Founded in 2001 by Jacques-Antoine Granjon and his seven business partners, Veepee specializes in limited-time sales events of designer brands only for its members with discounted prices from 50% to 70% off.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vente-Privée.com : le pionnier du destockage en ligne|url=https://www.lsa-conso.fr/vente-privee-com-le-pionnier-du-destockage-en-ligne,137860|website=lsa-conso.fr}}</ref> The site offers a diverse selection of product categories, including [[fashion]], [[Fashion accessory|accessories]], toys, watches, home appliances, sports equipment, technology, wines, travel, entertainment tickets, and music.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schenker|first=Jennifer L.|date=11 January 2008|title=Vente-privee.com Refashions Closeouts|url=http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jan2008/gb20080111_222659.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116103643/http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jan2008/gb20080111_222659.htm|archive-date=16 January 2008}}</ref> In 2017, the company invested 80 million euros in [[Research and development|R&D]] and Open Innovation policy, and it rolled out three projects: Veepee Impulse, two in-house Lab’innovation, and launched a recruitment plan for 250 IT talents.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Panda-ticket, l'offensive de vente-privee.com dans les bons plans culturels|url=https://www.latribune.fr/technos-medias/panda-ticket-l-offensive-de-vente-privee-com-dans-les-bons-plans-culturels-726870.html|website=La Tribune}}</ref> == References == <references /> [[Category:2006 establishments in France]]