All Farfetch articles – Page 5
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AnalysisHas Farfetch connected the physical and the digital?
What does the future of retail look like? Will our high-street shops morph into showrooms? Will staff be replaced by robots?
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NewsToday in retail: General election and House of Fraser
Nearly a year after the EU referendum, Prime Minister Theresa May has called a general election to bring certainty and stability to these turbulent times.
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NewsA five-year picture of online sales growth
Despite registering a growth of more than 22% last year, online sales growth slowed for retailers in 2016.
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AnalysisTop 10 retailers by fastest-growing international sales
Compare and contrast how UK retailers performed overseas in 2016 amid a year of currency volatility.
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DataData: The UK’s top 30 retailers by productivity
Retail Week Prospect ranks the top 30 most productive retailers in the UK, measured by sales per employee.
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AnalysisGrowing fast: International focus puts Farfetch on top
The Aptos Growth Retailer of the Year was awarded to Farfetch because of the fashion hub’s exponential rise to become a challenger to the likes of Net-a-Porter.
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NewsNet-a-Porter founder Dame Massenet joins Farfetch
Dame Natalie Massenet, founder of the Net-a-Porter Group, has joined luxury fashion etailer Farfetch as non-executive co-chairman.
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NewsThe top 10 fastest-growing retailers in the UK
Growth is the holy grail for retailers, particularly in a shifting trading landscape in which technology is transforming shopping habits.
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NewsFormer Outnet president Stephanie Phair joins Farfetch
Farfetch has hired former The Outnet president Stephanie Phair as its first chief strategy officer.
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AnalysisStart-up of the week: Social sharing and luxury fashion mobile app Knomi
The number of start-ups in retail technology is growing quickly and Retail Week is highlighting some of the best. This week Knomi is in the spotlight.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Facebook plans to become a ‘lighthouse’ in retail technology
Retail Week spoke to Facebook’s head of retail Martin Harbech about what ambitions and plans the social media giant has in store.
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NewsFarfetch raises £76m in new Asian expansion financing round
Luxury fashion etailer Farfetch has raised £76m ($110m) in a new financing round, which aims to facilitate international expansion.
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OpinionFarfetch can lead the luxury pack after its acquisition of Browns
Farfetch’s acquisition of Brown’s London boutique will see it gain a significant advantage over multichannel and pure-play rivals.
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NewsFarfetch buys London boutique Browns for retail tech incubator project
Online retailer Farfetch has bought London fashion boutique Browns in order to operate it as an incubator for retail technology.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Co-op and Farfetch
Retail news round-up on May 13, 2015: Tesco to close remaining Homeplus stores, Farfetch acquires Browns and Co-op promises to amend its board election process.
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NewsBreakfast Briefing: Retail news on Amazon, Farfetch and Harvey Norman
Retail news round-up on March 5, 2015: ASA bans Amazon’s misleading Prime ‘free trial’ ad, Farfetch raises financing, Harvey Norman reduces Irish losses
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on the big four grocers, Primark and Farfetch
Retail news round-up on November 18, 2014: Store closures ‘only option’ for big four; Primark to re-launch Farrell menswear brand; Farfetch.com launches click-and-collect service; and Yours Clothing to expand into Scotland and Ireland.
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NewsFarfetch launches click-and-collect across 100 fashion independents
Online fashion retailer Farfetch has launched click-and-collect across more than 100 of the boutiques it partners with worldwide.
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NewsFarfetch to target key new markets with $66m funding boost
International ecommerce platform Farfetch has secured a major tranche of funding to help drive expansion into new markets and bring in improvements to its etail technology.
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InterviewQ&A: Andrew Robb, chief operating officer at Farfetch, on how to innovate
Andrew Robb, chief operating officer at Farfetch, talks about innovation at the online retailer