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José Neves

Founder, Farfetch

The fashion entrepreneur founded one of fashion's only 'unicorns,' a curated online marketplace featuring product from independent boutiques across the world.

José Neves
Financial Markets

Farfetch Files for IPO, Testing Investors' Appetite for Luxury

Farfetch's soaring sales could make for one of the fashion world's biggest public listings in years, though the London-based marketplace has yet to show it can sell luxury apparel online and turn a profit.

Financial Markets

Farfetch Files for IPO, Testing Investors' Appetite for Luxury

Farfetch's soaring sales could make for one of the fashion world's biggest public listings in years, though the London-based marketplace has yet to show it can sell luxury apparel online and turn a profit.


Entrepreneurship

Drive Episode 1: José Neves on Building Farfetch

In episode 1 of BoF's new podcast series, delivered by DHL, the Farfetch founder shares his inspiring entrepreneurial journey — through the ups and downs of building a team, raising funding and staying afloat — of creating a truly disruptive fashion business set to IPO this year.

Entrepreneurship

Drive Episode 1: José Neves on Building Farfetch

In episode 1 of BoF's new podcast series, delivered by DHL, the Farfetch founder shares his inspiring entrepreneurial journey — through the ups and downs of building a team, raising funding and staying afloat — of creating a truly disruptive fashion business set to IPO this year.


Entrepreneurship

Welcome to Drive: BoF’s New Podcast Series on Global Entrepreneurship

In our new podcast series we hear from fashion’s most dynamic entrepreneurs — including José Neves, the founders of Warby Parker and Diane Von Furstenberg — to discover the special kind of resilience it really takes to build a global fashion business.

Entrepreneurship

Welcome to Drive: BoF’s New Podcast Series on Global Entrepreneurship

In our new podcast series we hear from fashion’s most dynamic entrepreneurs — including José Neves, the founders of Warby Parker and Diane Von Furstenberg — to discover the special kind of resilience it really takes to build a global fashion business.


Global Markets

Farfetch Acquires Chinese Digital Marketing Agency

The fashion e-commerce platform has acquired CuriosityChina in a bid to boost its presence in the world's second-largest luxury market.

Global Markets

Farfetch Acquires Chinese Digital Marketing Agency

The fashion e-commerce platform has acquired CuriosityChina in a bid to boost its presence in the world's second-largest luxury market.


News & Analysis

Cracking Luxury's Customisation Challenge

Luxury brands have been slow to seize the opportunity in mass customisation. Could a platform player help solve the problem?

News & Analysis

Cracking Luxury's Customisation Challenge

Luxury brands have been slow to seize the opportunity in mass customisation. Could a platform player help solve the problem?


News & Analysis

Vogue Paris Launches 'Vogue Experience'

The French edition of Vogue is set to launch a one-day consumer-focused event to be held in April.

News & Analysis

Vogue Paris Launches 'Vogue Experience'

The French edition of Vogue is set to launch a one-day consumer-focused event to be held in April.


Technology

Chanel Strikes Farfetch Deal to Augment Boutiques

The French luxury house has inked a strategic partnership with the fashion platform, but still has no plans to sell its ready-to-wear and handbags online.

Technology

Chanel Strikes Farfetch Deal to Augment Boutiques

The French luxury house has inked a strategic partnership with the fashion platform, but still has no plans to sell its ready-to-wear and handbags online.


Financial Markets

The Drumroll to Farfetch’s $5 Billion IPO

Over the last year, the fashion ‘unicorn’ has made a series of major announcements designed, in part, to prime the market for a blockbuster IPO set for September 2018.

Financial Markets

The Drumroll to Farfetch’s $5 Billion IPO

Over the last year, the fashion ‘unicorn’ has made a series of major announcements designed, in part, to prime the market for a blockbuster IPO set for September 2018.


Technology

Bits & Bytes | Intel Launches Smart Glasses, AI Retail Spending to Reach $7 Billion

This week, Intel makes its first foray into wearables, while retailers are set to spend over $7.3 billion on AI by 2022.

Technology

Bits & Bytes | Intel Launches Smart Glasses, AI Retail Spending to Reach $7 Billion

This week, Intel makes its first foray into wearables, while retailers are set to spend over $7.3 billion on AI by 2022.


Retail

The Cautionary Tale of H&M and Digital Disruption

The Swedish fast-fashion giant’s poor financial results reflect a range of woes — not least its failure to adapt to a digital world.

Retail

The Cautionary Tale of H&M and Digital Disruption

The Swedish fast-fashion giant’s poor financial results reflect a range of woes — not least its failure to adapt to a digital world.


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