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Yoox CEO on how the platform is shifting luxury from aspiration to participation

Yoox chose Milan Design Week to present an immersive installation created in collaboration with Viennese digital artist Keta Bart. The project combines experiential design, digital art and artificial intelligence. It reinterprets one of fashion's most intimate rituals, entering and staying in the fitting room, transforming it into an opportunity...

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Giorgio Armani names new board of directors

The new board of directors of Giorgio Armani SpA is fully operational. It is composed of Pantaleo Dell’Orco (president), Silvana Armani (board member), Andrea Camerana (board member), Giuseppe Marsocci (chief executive officer and general manager), Marco Bizzarri (board member), John Hooks (board member), Federico Marchetti (board member) and...

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New book from Federico Marchetti, "The Geek of Chic," set for September release

Federico Marchetti's new book, with a foreword by Giorgio Armani, will be released in English on September 9th. The book, "The Geek of chic: an american dream italian style" (304 pages, 18.99 dollars), is published by the American publisher Post Hill Press. The book is described as an "inspiring story full of successes, mistakes, honesty and...

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Yoox Net-A-Porter Group names Geoffroy Lefebvre as new CEO

Yoox Net-A-Porter (YNAP) Group has named Geoffroy Lefebvre as new CEO, replacing current CEO and founder of Yoox, Federico Marchetti, effective 4 January. Lefebvre joins from parent company Richemont where he has worked as digital distribution director. He will be replacing Marchetti, who founded his label Yoox in 2000 in the early days of...

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YNAP founder Federico Marchetti joins Giorgio Armani board

The founder of Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP), Federico Marchetti, is joining the board of luxury Italian label Giorgio Armani as a non-executive director. In an Instagram post, Marchetti said he is “thrilled” to join the board. “Over the years Mr Armani has defined and driven quality and craftsmanship in the industry, with an approach that has...

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YNAP CEO Federico Marchetti to step down, search for successor underway

Yoox Net-a-Porter Group CEO Federico Marchetti is stepping down from his position after 20 years at the company’s helm. Marchetti, whose contract is set to expire in 2021 but will stay on as chairman, founded Yoox in 2000 in the very early days of online fashion. In 2009, the company was publicly listed on the Milan stock exchange, before...

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Yoox Net-a-Porter names new Middle East CEO

Yoox Net-a-Porter has appointed Nisreen Shocair as the online luxury and fashion retailer’s new Middle East CEO. In her new role, Shocair will be responsible for driving and developing the next phase of the company’s strategy for the region, which will include further investment in personal shopping and client relations services as well as...

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Yoox Net-a-Porter CEO: One day we will see a ‘made by humans’ label

Amsterdam - “I’d like to make a prediction,” said Yoox Net-a-Porter CEO Federico Marchetti on Tuesday at the World Retail Congress. “Today we see labels like ‘British made’ or ‘Swiss watches.’ I think that one day we will see another label: 'made by humans'.” According to Marchetti, despite continual advancements in technology, the human touch...

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Federico Marchetti to lead YNAP as Chairman and CEO

Ahead of its takeover by Richemont Group, the board of directors of Yoox Net-A-Porter Group S.P.A. appointed Federico Marchetti as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company and Stefano Valerio as Vice Chairman of the company, granting them the requisite powers. Marchetti was also named Executive Director in charge of the internal...

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Richemont makes offer to take full control of Yoox Net-a-Porter

London - Compagnie Financière Richemont SA aims to take full control of leading online retailer group Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP), close to three years after the Swiss luxury company merged Net-a-Porter with its Italian rival Yoox SpA. Richemont issued a public tender offer Monday morning to purchase the shares in YNAP it does not currently own,...

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YNAP CEO Federico Marchetti award Italian Knighthood

CEO of Yoox Net-a-Porter Group, Federico Marchetti, has been award knighthood in Italy. Known as the Ordine al Merito del Lavoro (Order of "Merit for Labour") the decoration was first introduced by King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy in 1901. The decoration is currently bestowed by the President of the Italian Republic, who appoints 25 new...

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Yoox Net-a-Porter Group aims to become a mobile only platform

London - A new technology centre in London, extending same day delivery in key markets such as London and Dubai, and launching a shoppable app on Apple TV - it is clear that luxury e-commerce giant Yoox Net-a-Porter Group (YNAP) is taking its invested in technology seriously. Since the two companies mergered into one last year, YNAP has been...