LuxeYard.com Officially Launches With More Features

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Luxury Home Furnishings & Design Site, Luxeyard which we brought to your attention last week has finally unveiled a new website featuring new e-commerce concepts. These concepts are similar to ideas other flash retailers are employing but thus far none have used all these ideas all in one site.

The first is Concierge Buying – you can request items they would like to purchase at a discounted price by posting photos to one of LuxeYard’s social media platforms. The most popular product will be voted up, via a crowdsourced approach, and the item will soon be available.

The second is Group Buy – which uses similar leverage in social media and social networks to encourage others to purchase a product, which in turn drives the price down.

The third is a community blog featuring LuxeLife Trendsetters – This community of design professionals and influencers provides design curation and offers aesthetic insights, product recommendations and special events. Trendsetters include Nicky Hilton, Designer and Fashionista; Daniella Clarke, founder of Frankie B Jeans; Faye Resnick, designer to the stars; Bobby Berk, and Amanda Rosbrook.

The last feature is the Room Planner – This feature allows consumers to make educated purchase decisions. Consumers can enter room dimensions and/or upload a photo of the room in which they’d place the piece to get a sense for how it fits with the current décor and layout before they buy.
· Luxeyard [Official Site]