Inside Farfetch’s Bid to Dominate Luxury E-Commerce

Is Fur Still Fashionable? View on Web Add to contacts New reader? Subscribe THE DAILY DIGEST ADVERTISEMENT THE UPFRONT Dear BoF Community Farfetch is on the lips of savvy fashion executives across the industry. In a blockbuster year for online sales, the platform surged ahead of rivals and inked a mega-deal with Alibaba and Richemont, becoming the frontrunner in luxury's e-commerce race. Can Farfetch harness its current momentum to drive profitable growth and become the "Amazon" of luxury fashion? To learn more about the company's surge, strategy and future prospects, read BoF's latest Case Study: Inside Farfetch's Bid to Dominate Luxury E-Commerce. Elsewhere, is fur still fashionable? Plus, Vice Media will stop publishing Garage Magazine and Mytheresa is progressing with its IPO. Vikram Alexei Kansara, Editorial Director   TODAY'S MUST READ Case Study Inside Farfetch's Bid to Dominate Luxury E-Commerce — Download the Case Study BY Robert Williams and Tamison O'Connor During a blockbuster year for online sales, Farfetch surged ahead of rivals to position itself at the front of luxury's e-commerce race. Can it spin the current momentum into sustainable — and profitable — growth and become the unrivalled platform for luxury fashion online? TOP STORIES BoF Professional The Future of the Fur Industry BY Tamison O'Connor The Covid-19 crisis further hammered a category already in steep decline. Yet fur sellers are positive about the sector's outlook. Should they be? Try BoF Professional for 30 days for $1/£1 JOIN News & Analysis Vice Media Will Cease Publishing Garage Magazine BY Chantal Fernandez The spring issue of the biannual publication will be its last at Vice, which acquired a majority stake in the art and fashion title from founder Dasha Zhukova five years ago. But the publication will not shut down. Podcasts The BoF Podcast: Big Tech's Threat to Fashion BY BoF Team It's hard to imagine running a successful brand in 2021 without advertising on Instagram, buying search ads on Google or selling on Amazon. At BoF VOICES, H&M's Christopher Wylie and venture capitalist Roger McNamee talked about why that's probably not a good thing — and how the industry can reduce its reliance on tech giants. Careers Readying Chico's FAS for Fashion's New Normal BY BoF Studio BoF hears how Chico's FAS's company culture is informing the evolution of its business and its response to the new retail landscape. NEWS BRIEFS Mytheresa Aiming for $1.58 Billion Valuation Lululemon Trading Update Disappoints Investors Fashion Nova Factory Faces Covid-19 Outbreak Hut Group Raises 2021 Forecast as Beauty Lifts Q4 Sales Abercrombie Sees Smaller-Than-Expected Decline in Q4 Sales Walmart Creates Fintech Start-Up in Partnership With Ribbit Capital Secoo Looks to Go Private Urban Outfitters Drops After Tough Holiday Season Chanel to Stage Cruise Show in South of France This May Jim Gold Named Moda Operandi CEO as Ganesh Srivats Exits BoF CAREERS - FEATURED JOBS   Sr Dir, Digital Marketing (Remote) - 11215 Metro Pkwy Chico's   Fort Myers, United States   Technical Designer RTW Axel Arigato   Gothenburg, Sweden   Junior Account Executive A.I. PR   London, United Kingdom View All Jobs Subscribe Were you forwarded this email? To subscribe to this newsletter, click below. Subscribe for Free Follow Us The Business of Fashion Sponsorship & Advertising About This email was sent to edwardlorilla1986.paxforex@blogger.com Add to Address Book | Unsubscribe | Edit Newsletter Subscriptions The Business of Fashion Moray House - 6th Floor · 23-31 Great Titchfield St London W1W 7PA · United Kingdom