Prospecting: iPad Mobile Shopping is Where E-Commerce Meets Catalogs

Gilt Groupe, the invitation-only clearinghouse for 36-hour sales of brand-name clothes and luxury goods, has brought its "flash sales" to the iPad via a mobile commerce app. The Gilt app comes with instant Gilt membership and accesses to all three of Gilt's flash-sale sites — Gilt, Gilt Fuse and Gilt Man — sending users real-time sales alerts and upcoming sales previews.