Jose Neves News & Analysis

Breaking Down Farfetch’s Big Beauty Play

6 May 2021 • By Lauren Sherman

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Breaking Down Farfetch’s Big Beauty Play

As the luxury marketplace draws up plans to dive head first into the lucrative beauty category in 2022, a potential tie-up with Violet Grey is just the tip of the iceberg. Will its ambitious strategy work?

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Inside Farfetch’s Bid to Dominate Luxury E-Commerce — Download the Case Study

13 January 2021 • By Robert Williams and Tamison O'Connor

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Inside Farfetch’s Bid to Dominate Luxury E-Commerce — Download the Case Study

During a blockbuster year for online sales, Farfetch surged ahead of rivals to position itself at the front of luxury’s e-commerce race. Can it spin the current momentum into sustainable — and profitable — growth and become the unrivalled platform for luxury fashion online?

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Watch All the Talks from VOICES 2020, BoF’s Annual Gathering for Big Thinkers

4 December 2020 • By BoF Team

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Watch All the Talks from VOICES 2020, BoF’s Annual Gathering for Big Thinkers

Fashion insiders including Remo Ruffini, Dries Van Noten, Samira Nasr, Virgil Abloh and José Neves were joined by experts from the wider worlds of science, technology, politics, economics and more to reflect on a year of global crisis and what’s next for the fashion industry and beyond.

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Five Years After the Farfetch Deal, What’s Next for Browns?

22 October 2020 • By Tamison O'Connor

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Five Years After the Farfetch Deal, What’s Next for Browns?

The Farfetch-owned British fashion boutique has been buoyed by a digital pivot. But as it celebrates its 50th anniversary, its plans to revolutionise physical retail are facing fresh challenges.

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Farfetch's Latest Ad Campaign Sells a New Product: Itself

16 September 2020 • By Tamison O'Connor

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Farfetch's Latest Ad Campaign Sells a New Product: Itself

The online marketplace has long relied on its wide selection of luxury labels to draw consumers. Now, Farfetch is trying to build a brand as well as a platform.

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Farfetch Sales Soared During Lockdowns

14 August 2020 • By Chantal Fernandez

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Farfetch Sales Soared During Lockdowns

The fashion marketplace sold record levels of merchandise and cut down on its losses as luxury shoppers pivoted online.

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The BoF Podcast: Farfetch’s José Neves Says Profitability Is Still Possible in 2021

9 July 2020 • By BoF Team

The luxury marketplace’s founder and chief executive talks to BoF’s Imran Amed about Covid-19 setbacks, pivots and what’s next.

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The BoF Podcast: Farfetch’s José Neves Says Profitability Is Still Possible in 2021

The luxury marketplace’s founder and chief executive talks to BoF’s Imran Amed about Covid-19 setbacks, pivots and what’s next.

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Farfetch Gets $250 Million Investment From Tencent and Dragoneer

30 January 2020 • By Chavie Lieber

The luxury online marketplace says it will use the money to expand in China.

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Farfetch Gets $250 Million Investment From Tencent and Dragoneer

The luxury online marketplace says it will use the money to expand in China.

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Why Farfetch Bought New Guards Group

8 August 2019 • By Chantal Fernandez

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Why Farfetch Bought New Guards Group

The luxury marketplace bought New Guards, which operates streetwear sensation Off-White, for a total value of $675 million and plans to tap into the group to launch 'brands of the future.' In after-hours trading, Farfetch shares plunged by over 40 percent, marking an all-time low for the stock.

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Farfetch’s First Major Post-IPO Move: What Does It Mean?

14 December 2018 • By BoF Team

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Farfetch’s First Major Post-IPO Move: What Does It Mean?

This week, Farfetch snapped up Stadium Goods in a push for scale and business model diversification. Could a major ‘re-commerce’ player be next?

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