US online firm to create up to 200 Irish jobs

BETWEEN 100 and 200 jobs are to be created through US-based online retailer Gilt Groupe, choosing Ireland as the location for its international headquarters.

The New York-headquartered company, formed four years ago by former eBay, Doubleclick and Louis Vuitton executives, yesterday announced that its international headquarters and software development centre will be based in Dublin.

It will also establish a customer support services centre in Limerick. Between the two offices, which will be Gilt Groupe’s first openings outside of the US, it is anticipated that somewhere between 100 and 200 new jobs will be created over the next couple of years, with the support of IDA Ireland.