Farfetch CMO Gareth Jones on the state of luxury fashion in 2020 and beyond
Farfetch, the luxury marketplace, has bucked retail trends this year, seeing lucrative results from its online strategy.
What Farfetch’s ‘Store of the Future’ tech says about the state of luxury retail
Do you ever find yourself in desperate need of designer clobber? If so, Farfetch recently a solution for the ultimate #firstworldproblem – a super-fast delivery service for luxury fashion.
Launching in partnership with Gucci, F90 promises to hand-deliver Gucci clothes and accessories within 90 minutes, all thanks to a team of dedicated couriers.
Farfetch’s CMO: Why we’re more than just a shopping platform
Stephanie Horton, CMO of ecommerce platform Farfetch, will be speaking at this year’s Festival of Marketing.
Ahead of the event next week, I sat down with her to talk a little about Farfetch’s branding strategy and what makes it so unique.
Luxury retailer discounting on Singles’ Day: Will they do it again on Black Friday?
Earlier this week I wrote an article on Econsultancy about Black Friday and whether UK retailers will abstain or get involved with the American inspired retail holiday.
Well, like in politics, a week is a long time in retail. Today might be Armistice Day in Europe, and a day of sombre reflection, but in China it’s the wildly popular Singles’ Day sales frenzy.
farfetch announces $18m round of funding
farfetch.com, the marketplace for independent fashion boutiques, has today announced a further $18m in funding.
Taking the total backing to almost $25m, the company has also appointed Index Venture’s Robin Klein to its board of directors. This adds to Klein’s current roles at StylistPick, MyBuilder and Wonga.