The retail industry is in transition, with the ever-growing eCommerce sales pushing brick-and-mortar stores to revamp the consumer experience. As a result, we’ve seen various large retailers either integrate technology into stores, file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy or close a large chunk of stores. In...
Having previously declined a (reported) attempted buyout from Amazon in favor of merging with Italian retail firm YOOX, the resultant YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP (YNAP) has now teamed up with a big technology player. It was announced yesterday (March 7) that the online luxury fashion retailer is...
The founder of online fashion company Net-a-Porter has resigned from that company, even as it prepares to merge with Italian retail firm Yoox Group in a multibillion dollar deal. Numerous sources reported Wednesday (Sept. 2) that Natalie Massenet, who founded Net-a-Porter 15 years ago, and...
Italian online retailer Yoox, which focuses on high-end fashion, named a former Walmart eCommerce executive as its first chief information officer, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday (July 2). Alex Alexander joined Yoox last month after having spent three years in the position of...
January 24, 2022
Online high-end fashion retailer Yoox launched its first marketplace in 30 countries across Europe on Jan. 20, saying it will integrate small businesses and brands and enhance its assortment of product offerings. The Yoox marketplace will expand into the U.S., North Africa, Japan and the Middle East next year, per the announcement. Yoox is part […]
August 03, 2017
The retail industry is in transition, with the ever-growing eCommerce sales pushing brick-and-mortar stores to revamp the consumer experience. As a result, we’ve seen various large retailers either integrate technology...
March 08, 2016
Having previously declined a (reported) attempted buyout from Amazon in favor of merging with Italian retail firm YOOX, the resultant YOOX NET-A-PORTER GROUP (YNAP) has now teamed up with a big...
September 03, 2015
The founder of online fashion company Net-a-Porter has resigned from that company, even as it prepares to merge with Italian retail firm Yoox Group in a multibillion dollar deal. Numerous...
