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Bits & Bytes | Farfetch, Etsy, Apple Watch, Nasty Gal

Bits & Bytes is a weekly roundup of the most important news in the fast evolving fashion-tech space.
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  • Kate Abnett

"Fashion 'Unicorn' Farfetch Raises $86 Million at $1 Billion Valuation" (The Business of Fashion)
"Curated fashion platform Farfetch has raised $86 million in a Series E round valuing the company at $1 billion, making it a rare fashion 'unicorn.'"

"Etsy Aims to Raise $100m in IPO" (The Financial Times)
"Etsy, the online craft goods marketplace, has filed to go public on Nasdaq, planning to raise at least $100m."

"The Apple Watch Gets 12 Pages in Vogue(Fortune)
"Of course Apple would launch the marketing campaign for its first wearable computer in the March issue of Vogue — the one in which all the fashion houses that matter launch their spring collections."

"Former Apple Retail Boss Ron Johnson Leads $16 Million Investment in Nasty Gal" (Re/Code)
"Online retailer Nasty Gal is gearing up for its brick-and-mortar moment and has brought in former Apple retail boss Ron Johnson to help guide the way."

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"Fab.com's Fire Sale Is Official(Re/Code)
"Fab.com finally has a new home. PCH International, a company that helps startups design and manufacture hardware products, has announced that it has purchased the shopping site that was the one-time darling of venture capitalists and design aficionados alike."

"AnOther Magazine to Launch Digital Cover Developed With PCH" (The Business of Fashion) "AnOther Magazine is set to unveil a digital magazine cover, developed with Irish entrepreneur and supply chain guru Liam Casey's company, PCH."

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