Though it may not be a new concept in much of the world, the flash sale e-commerce model still has legs. Pioneered by Vente-Privee in France, popularized in the US by companies like Gilt Groupe and Hautelook, there are sites you’ve probably never heard of making serious headway (and money) in emerging markets you’ve probably never considered as hotbeds of e-commerce or designer fashion sales.

Trendyol, a Turkish flash sale site, just raised $26 million from investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), whose related investments include fashion rental service Rent the Runway and home design flash sale site One Kings Lane. It brings the company’s total funding to $50 million.

According to a June 2010 tally, Turkey is a country of 35 million internet users – roughly 45% of the population – and 46 million credit cards. Of those internet users, 1 out of 9 have signed up on Trendyol. {Financial Times}

If that’s not enough of an indication of the significance of Trendyol’s success, they have roughly 478,000 Facebook fans, compared to Gilt’s 321,000. Numbers aren’t everything, but for a site in a country much smaller than the US (Gilt’s primary market), 150,000 more fans is not a number to be ignored.

This marks the first Turkish company that KPCB has invested in, but also serves as a reminder that the e-tail world is bigger than the established markets of the US and western Europe, and the much higher profile emerging BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) countries, of which China gets the lion’s share of attention.

Michael Kors retail locales have been popping up left and right. His newest store will be replacing the 7,000 sq. ft. Rockefeller Center shop at 49th Street and Channel Gardens currently housing Kenneth Cole (which is slated to close its doors this April, along with eight other full-price locations). The much-sought-after space will don marble floors, wood displays and a zebra hide motif.

Ready-to-wear from the Michael Michael Kors line alongside accessories from the Michael Kors, Michael Michael Kors, and Kors Michael Kors collections will be featured.

“The opening of my lifestyle flagship boutique at Rockefeller Center is an extremely humbling and exciting reality,” Kors said. “As both a designer and a native New Yorker, what could be more incredible than a store in the heart of the city at Rockefeller Center?”

Michael Kors is making big moves all over the world with lifestyle boutiques already in operation in Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and the UK-just to name a few.

The brand is currently eyeing space on Robertson Boulevard in Los Angeles, Madison Avenue in New York as well as a three-year plan to open 50 stores in the greater China region. {Daily Front Row}

The most unexpected aspiration? Kors would follow Vera Wang in jumping on the burger bandwagon if asked by the right chain. “I want a deal with In-N-Out Burger — to do a special sauce or a wrapper. I’m horseradish-obsessed!” {LA Times} Not sure if an In-N-Out burger with purchase will draw in the fashionistas, but if anyone can make it work, it would probably be Kors.

Staring at a fridge chock full of leftover Thanksgiving goodies can be mighty intimidating – with so many options, and so many ingredients, it’s not always easy to know what to do with them.

Allow us to simplify things. Whether you’re hankering for the simplicity of the perfect post-Thanksgiving sandwich or are feeling adventurous enough to make mashed potato spring rolls, we’ve found a plethora of yummy recipes to keep your culinary inspiration flowing through the holiday season.

And for a homecooked basic, let us recommend this Turkey Chili from Elena’s Pantry:

Turkey Chili
leftover turkey meat, white and/or dark
4-6 roasted poblano chili peppers
2 quarts chicken stock (vegetable stock will work too)
2 medium onions, diced
3 carrots, diced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon celtic sea salt
1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon cilantro, minced

1. In a large crock pot, combine turkey, poblanos, stock, onions and carrots
2. Allow to cook several hours or overnight
3. Add cumin, oregano and salt
4. In a small bowl, combine arrowroot and water to make a slurry
5. Stir into crockpot and cook for another 1 hour or until thick
6. Garnish with cilantro
7. Serve

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