Clicks to Chic, Veepee.com: Anatomy of a pioneering clearance platform
Solène Juteau
What the paper says
This case examines Veepee, the French pioneer of online flash sales, as a platform business. Students will analyze how the company disrupted the clearance and outlet retail sector through its online flash sales model. It explores how founder Jacques-Antoine Granjon used digital technologies to transform traditional fashion clearance industry and further expanded beyond. The case traces Veepee’s evolution from 2001 to the present day as a dominant European platform, highlighting how this organization navigated technological changes and the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores platform mechanisms and ecosystem features.
Evidence weight
Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40
| F · citation impact | 0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20 |
| M · momentum | 0.50 × 0.15 = 0.07 |
| V · venue signal | 0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03 |
| R · text relevance † | 0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20 |
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