when was the cosmetic company whose gift cards are purchasable on GiftCards.com purchased by Dominique Mandonnaud?
Sephora Sephora first launched in Paris in a partnership between the UK's Boots PLC and Nouvelles Galeries as a perfumery chain in 1970. It was purchased by Dominique Mandonnaud in 1993, who merged the purchase with his own perfume chain under the Sephora brand. Mandonnaud is credited for founding and implementing Sephora's "assisted self-service," sales experience, which departed from then-typical retail models for cosmetics by encouraging customers to try products in-store before purchasing.
FramesDirect.com FramesDirect.com is an international online eyewear retailer. The company sells eyewear products such as eyeglasses, sunglasses, and contact lenses through its website. FramesDirect.com sells designer and brand name eyewear products with over 110,000 models displayed on its website. Founded in 1996, FramesDirect.com was one of the earliest online optical retail stores.