e-boutique

Bell & Ross Watches Now Available For Purchase Online In America

Front-runner in e-commerce innovation for the luxury watch industry, Bell & Ross has opened its e-Boutique doors to US customers. Almost a year ago Bell & Ross opened up their e-commerce platform to European customers looking to buy the high-end watch brand's timepiece online. Now, as of late September 2010, customers in the US receive the ability to buy Bell & Ross watches and accessories online - direct from Bell & Ross.

At this time, most luxury watch brands do not allow online sales. Bell & Ross' approach to this was to sell online themselves, and use their retailer network for order fulfillment purposes. A few years ago it would have been heresy to suggest to major European brands to sell watches online. Now you can enjoy e-commerce solutions for brand such as Cartier, Longines, Bell & Ross, and more. Payment options at this time are only credit card (so you better be able to put $5,000 or more on your card in a single day). According to Bell & Ross, the US e-commerce model is the same that is being used in Europe - so it goes to show that the model Bell & Ross was experimenting with in Europe worked out well.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Je Ne Sais Quoi: European Style At Your Fingertips

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel

French style just got a little bit easier with Je Ne Sais Quoi, a Paris-based multi-brand e-boutique that curates international chic from a variety of fashion and lifestyle brands. The founder Mirielle Nagourney is Franco-American and has a mix of both American and French style that is focused on trends rather than labels. The site mixes older brands like Ettinger and Zoeppritz along with newer designers including two new French brands Moio (silk, linen and cotton scarves) and Owen&Savary (a Franco-British duo specializing in handmade, adjustable leather cuff bracelets).

They ship internationally offering global access to brands that are often very difficult to find because of their strict distribution policies. Products are either wrapped in silk tissue paper or in a linen pouch, placed in a crisp white shopping bag and secured by an organza ribbon offering a bit of the boutique experience with the ease of online shopping.

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