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LONDON, United Kingdom — For Farfetch Founder and Chief Executive José Neves, the last six months have not only been about protecting his team and his own business from the fallout of Covid-19, but also supporting the hundreds of boutiques around the world — from China, Japan and Korea to the Middle East and Europe — that sell their goods online through the luxury marketplace.
But many challenges still lie ahead, Neves told BoF Editor-in-Chief Imran Amed in the latest episode of The BoF Podcast.
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