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.
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.
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.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.