All Farfetch articles
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Opinion‘Retail’s rules of value creation have changed for good’
Retailer equity valuations have been on a rollercoaster ride over the past year, amid significant divergence in the performance of individual companies.
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News
Retail fortunes flag but online entrepreneurs climb Sunday Times Rich List
Traditional retailers’ fortune have had a bruising year but a number of online retail entrepreneurs have climbed or entered The Sunday Times Rich List for the first time.
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News
Farfetch revenues soar after ‘tremendous start to 2021’
Farfetch reported strong growth in both revenues and gross merchandise values in what the luxury specialist’s boss called a “tremendous start to 2021”.
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News
Farfetch records first profit after 12 years
Farfetch has achieved its first-ever positive EBITDA despite a tough year for fashion retailers.
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Opinion
Suzy Ross: ‘Why the market is more forgiving of Farfetch’s losses than those of M&S’
Just a few months before Marks & Spencer reported its first loss as a public company, Farfetch disclosed a quarterly loss of a much greater magnitude than M&S’ £88m.
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News
Farfetch losses spiral despite sales gains
Farfetch has suffered widening losses during its third quarter despite a spike in sales.
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News
Alibaba and Richemont invest in Farfetch for China push
Ecommerce giant Alibaba and luxury goods powerhouse Richemont are to invest in upscale online retailer Farfetch as the trio launch a Chinese partnership.
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Alibaba set to invest in Farfetch
Chinese goliath Alibaba is in talks to invest $300m (£231m) in luxury fashion platform Farfetch.
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Analysis
TV or TikTok? Where should marketers spend their budget right now?
Marketing teams have been met with a tough challenge throughout the pandemic as consumers’ lives and behaviours change. Retail Week explores how best to reach customers right now.
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Video
Farfetch rebrands with new global campaign
Luxury fashion marketplace and tech platform Farfetch has launched a rebrand that sees it highlight the global reach of its boutique brands.
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Analysis
Analysis: Compete or collaborate? Why Tesco, M&S and Harrods are joining forces with rivals
With the threat of Amazon looming over most in the sector, some retailers are doing away with long-standing rivalries in order to take on the online Goliath. But how should retailers decide when to compete and when to collaborate?
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Analysis
How Farfetch and Browns’ boss is moulding the store of the future
Sipping a ’deconstructed’ cup of tea in a trendy café in Shoreditch, Browns chief executive and owner Farfetch’s chief brand officer Holli Rogers reminisces about the day Farfetch founder Jose Neves offered her the role – and some resistance that accompanied his plans.
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News
Farfetch signs The Fashion Pact to tackle environmental issues
Farfetch is among 24 companies to sign an agreement to work towards a shared goal on the environment launched by French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Analysis
Can middle-market players capitalise on second-hand fashion?
The second-hand clothing market is booming. Retail Week looks at how some retailers are already taking advantage of this growing trend and why it’s important to get on board.
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News
Farfetch partners with second-hand clothing platform
Luxury fashion platform Farfetch has partnered with resale and donation platform Thrift+ to offer its customers the chance to clear out their wardrobes and donate to a charity of their choice.
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Analysis
Analysis: The retailers that became tech titans
Amazon, Ocado, Farfetch and The Hut Group are just some of the retailers that have branched out into selling the technology that they build in-house, and their tech divisions are the fastest-growing – and often highest valued – part of the business.
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News
Farfetch denies Barneys acquisition speculation
Online fashion specialist Farfetch has dismissed a report that it was considering acquiring bankrupt US department store business Barneys.
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Opinion
Does Farfetch have to spend so much to make money?
When Farfetch made its $6bn debut on the New York Stock Exchange last September, the online marketplace was unlikely to predict it would face legal action from disgruntled investors less than a year later.
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News
Farfetch losses widen as it snaps up New Guards Group
Luxury etailer Farfetch has suffered widening second-quarter losses despite a surge in sales, as it revealed the acquisition of a new brand platform.
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News
Harrods poaches former Burberry director for new digital role
Harrods has poached Burberry’s former ecommerce director for a newly created digital director’s role focused on driving the department store’s “digital and omnichannel strategy”.
