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Gilts president and former cfo andy page to leave the. After graduating from the university of nijmegen, the netherlands english language and literature she became the assistant of frits knuf who founded the company in 1953 and on his retirement she took over the business. Knuf rare books is owned by anita van elferen since 1996. Gilt groupe is based in new york city with warehouses in brooklyn, new york, las vegas, nevada, and louisville, kentucky.
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