zulily is fabulous! It's a new online store offering daily sales events on top-quality apparel, gear and other goodies for moms, babies and kids. We carry the best brands at the lowest prices. Members enjoy savings of up to 70% off retail prices. zulily loves to find deals on favorite styles, and we love introducing our members to exciting new brands, too.
It's like a ticket to an amazing sample sale. Only members can take advantage of zulily's low prices. Membership is free and signing up is fast and easy. Once you're a member, you'll be the first to know what we've got to offer every day.
We're not a traditional online store. Instead, we feature new items every day. We find great buys from lots of brandfs and work with them to ship you the goods. We don't keep stock in a warehouse. zulily events last 72 hours . . . then they're gone! New brands move in and get their three days on the site.
Each weekday, we offer at least five limited-time shopping events. Members receive a daily email revealing the latest events. From there, members (gleefully!) click to our site and shop. Members can also go straight to the site to shop every morning.
Every day is different, so if you're looking for something specific, check back often. Anything and everything for moms, babies, and kids will show up on zulily!
Tell your friends about zulily! They'll thank you for the tip on low-priced family shopping, and we'll thank you with a $10 credit. All you have to do is send an invite from our site. When your friend makes a purchase, we'll send your credit right away. $10 might buy you an adorable tee for your tyke! Or, perhaps a new puzzle? A pack of hair clips? You never know what you'll find on zulily.
Darrell Cavens | CEO
Prior to starting zulily, Darrell most recently spent a year at Microsoft, and almost nine years at Blue Nile. Darrell started at Blue Nile in 1999, just a few months after the company was founded. There he worked in various roles, most recently as senior vice president of marketing and technology. Prior to joining Blue Nile, Darrell spent a number of years at Starwave, a Seattle-based Internet company, working on large web properties like ESPN.com and ABCNews.com. Before moving to Seattle, Darrell worked as a project manager and consultant at Ingenia Communications in Canada. Darrell has a three-and-a-half-year-old daughter and a two-year-old son that keep him entertained and busy when he is not working.
Marc Schneider | COO
Marc is an accomplished, success-driven executive with over 18 years of experience driving operations, revenue, and profits to new heights across a variety of industries such as e-commerce, call center operations, and financial services. Prior to joining zulily, Marc was the VP of mergers & acquisition integration and customer service operations at Provide Commerce where he led the turnaround of Proflowers.com's call center and helped drive RedEnvelope to profitability for the first time in the company's 10-year history. Before Provide Commerce, he served as VP of operations for Richard C Breeden & Co., where he managed the operations of a startup headed by former SEC Chairman Richard C. Breeden. Marc received his BS in Economics and Accounting from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and his MBA in Marketing and Statistics from the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business.
Lori Twomey | Vice President, Merchandising
Lori was most recently the president of Charming Direct/Crosstown Traders, where she launched the Lane Bryant Woman catalog in 2007. Prior to joining Crosstown Traders, she spent 16 years with Eddie Bauer in merchandising, product development and new business development, most recently as GMM of Eddie Bauer Direct. Lori loves to spend time in the outdoors, especially running marathons and half marathons.
Dave Atchison | Vice President, Marketing
Dave joins us from RedEnvelope, where he was the head of marketing and analytics. Before working at RedEnvelope, Dave was the director of marketing for ProvideCommerce (ProFlowers). Previously, Dave founded a startup in the digital media space and spent a number of years as a strategic consultant for several Fortune 1000 companies. While Dave doesn’t have any kids of his own, he and his wife spend lots of time spoiling their seven nieces and nephews.
Angy Merola | Vice President, Finance
Angy joins zulily from Razorfish, a worldwide advertising agency recently acquired by Publicis Groupe, where she supported the Financial Planning, Reporting, and Analysis function. Prior to Razorfish, she was the Vice President of Finance and Operations at Mixpo, an online video advertising company. She also spent many years at aQuantive, a digital marketing company acquired by Microsoft, in various financial and operational roles. Angy began her career at Deloitte. Angy has a fearless and funny three year old son.
Tom Laramee | CTO
Tom came to zulily from recent startup Newsvine (acquired by MSNBC in 2007), where he was a critical member of their core engineering team. Tom is a software development veteran of several other Seattle-area startups, including Encoding.com and Starwave. He has exposure to a wide variety of technologies, including Web services, relational databases, and software for both embedded and handheld devices. Tom has a B.S. in mechanical engineering and an M.S. in electrical and computer engineering, both from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He's a strong advocate of open-source software and describes it as "The quiet revolution of Internet systems." In his spare time, Tom amuses himself as an independent musician, motorcycle enthusiast and part-time chef for his wonderful wife and daughter.
Bridgette Hartley | Vice President, Brand and Design
Bridgette joins zulily from Nordstrom, where she spent a little more than two years leading the Internet design team for Nordstrom Direct. Prior to Nordstrom, she served for several years as art director and manager of creative services at Blue Nile. Before joining Blue Nile, Bridgette worked as an art director at an agency designing sites for Fortune 1000 companies, and also performed contract work for Microsoft for Encarta Encyclopedia and the launch of the Microsoft Network. While away from work, Bridgette is busy finding trains for her five-year-old son and trying not to buy everything on the site for her baby girl.
Darrell Cavens | CEO
Mark Vadon | Chairman of the Board
Mark Vadon co-founded zulily and serves as chairman of the board. Mark is currently executive chairman of Blue Nile and chairman of the board of Blue Nile. Prior to February 2008, he served as CEO of Blue Nile since its inception in 1999. From December 1992 to March 1999, Mark was a consultant for Bain & Company, a management consulting firm. Mark holds a B.A. in social studies from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. Mark also serves on the board of Wine.com.
Dan Levitan | Board Member
Dan Levitan has 25 years of collective experience in venture capital and investment banking, specializing in consumer and retail businesses. Eager to help innovative companies realize their full potential, Levitan launched Maveron, in 1998, with Howard Schultz, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Starbucks Coffee Company. In this role, Levitan has led many Maveron investments including Zulily, Cranium, Potbelly Sandwich Works and Pinkberry and has directed many successful exits within the last 10 years, including, Capella Education Company (NASDAQ:CPLA), Cranium (acquired by Hasbro NASDAQ:HAS), Quellos (acquired by Blackrock NASDAQ:BLK), Good Technology (acquired by Motorola NASDAQ:MOT) and Shutterfly (NASDAQ:SFLY). He currently serves on the Board of Directors for NextFoods, PayNearMe, Pinkberry, Potbelly Sandwich Works, The Motley Fool and Trupanion. Levitan is also a board member for The Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School and the Seattle Children’s Hospital Foundation. He graduated from Horace Mann School, and received a BA magna cum laude from Duke University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
