Max Bittner is a tech entrepreneur and chief executive of Vestiaire Collective, where he is responsible for driving the company’s ambitious growth strategy by focusing on tech innovation, customer engagement, discoverability and integration of circularity into the fashion ecosystem. Before joining Vestiaire Collective, Bittner founded Lazada, the leading online shopping destination in Southeast Asia, in 2012. Following its rapid growth, Alibaba group purchased a controlling stake in 2016. Bittner stepped down from his CEO position in March 2018 and moved into an advisory role. He started his career at Morgan Stanley’s investment banking division in London prior to joining McKinsey & Company in Germany.
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Why Is Vestiaire Collective Crowdfunding?
The move is more about marketing than finances. But it provides a good excuse to check in how the luxury resale player is adapting in a brutal marketplace for fashion start-ups and resale platforms alike.
Why Is Vestiaire Collective Crowdfunding?
The move is more about marketing than finances. But it provides a good excuse to check in how the luxury resale player is adapting in a brutal marketplace for fashion start-ups and resale platforms alike.
Vestiaire Collective Is Buying Resale Platform Tradesy
With the acquisition, Vestiaire Collective and Tradesy will merge their teams and share company tools like technology in the luxury authentication space.
Vestiaire Collective Is Buying Resale Platform Tradesy
With the acquisition, Vestiaire Collective and Tradesy will merge their teams and share company tools like technology in the luxury authentication space.
Max Bittner on the Rise and Rise of Fashion Resale
The CEO of Vestiaire Collective explains how old clothes bring new profits to an industry increasingly conscious of its need to become more circular and sustainable.
Max Bittner on the Rise and Rise of Fashion Resale
The CEO of Vestiaire Collective explains how old clothes bring new profits to an industry increasingly conscious of its need to become more circular and sustainable.
Resale: Inside the $130 Billion Secondhand Fashion Market
Pre-loved fashion is on the rise, as old clothes find new wearers via global technology platforms. What are the rewards and the risks of this resale revolution?
Resale: Inside the $130 Billion Secondhand Fashion Market
Pre-loved fashion is on the rise, as old clothes find new wearers via global technology platforms. What are the rewards and the risks of this resale revolution?
Vestiaire Collective Hits $1.7 Billion Valuation With New Fundraise
Investors are piling into the fast-growing resale space, with the European platform attracting high-profile backers like SoftBank in its latest funding round.
Vestiaire Collective Hits $1.7 Billion Valuation With New Fundraise
Investors are piling into the fast-growing resale space, with the European platform attracting high-profile backers like SoftBank in its latest funding round.
Unraveling Kering’s Investment in Vestiaire Collective
Vestiaire Collective’s chief executive Max Bittner opens up about the resale platform’s big deal with the French luxury group.
Unraveling Kering’s Investment in Vestiaire Collective
Vestiaire Collective’s chief executive Max Bittner opens up about the resale platform’s big deal with the French luxury group.
Why Kering Invested in Vestiaire Collective
A new funding round has pushed the Paris-based resale site’s valuation above $1 billion. Kering’s involvement comes as brands race to secure a seat at the table in the online resale space.
Why Kering Invested in Vestiaire Collective
A new funding round has pushed the Paris-based resale site’s valuation above $1 billion. Kering’s involvement comes as brands race to secure a seat at the table in the online resale space.
BoF LIVE: The Future of the Resale Market
Many resale platforms saw a rebound after the initial shock of the coronavirus outbreak — but can they sustain the momentum?
BoF LIVE: The Future of the Resale Market
Many resale platforms saw a rebound after the initial shock of the coronavirus outbreak — but can they sustain the momentum?
When Pandemic Marketing Goes Too Far: How to Avoid #COVIDwashing
Sentimental commercials about how we’re all in this together are beginning to fall flat. There are other ways to reach consumers.
When Pandemic Marketing Goes Too Far: How to Avoid #COVIDwashing
Sentimental commercials about how we’re all in this together are beginning to fall flat. There are other ways to reach consumers.
What Vestiaire Collective’s €59 Million Fundraise Says About the Future of Luxury Resale
The company has closed its latest funding round in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic, suggesting resale is one area of luxury investors are optimistic about.
What Vestiaire Collective’s €59 Million Fundraise Says About the Future of Luxury Resale
The company has closed its latest funding round in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic, suggesting resale is one area of luxury investors are optimistic about.