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Global Fashion Group names Jere Calmes CEO of The Iconic

Global Fashion Group (GFG) has announced the appointment of Jere Calmes as the chief executive officer of The Iconic. The appointment sees Calmes return to GFG after serving for three years at the helm of Lamoda, which the group had sold in late 2022. Calmes was credited with transforming the footwear retailer into a “robust” platform, bringing...

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Global Fashion Group turns profitable in 2020

Global Fashion Group S.A. (GFG) has announced its target of becoming a 10 billion euros NMV business in the next seven to nine years. In the fourth quarter, GFG delivered NMV of 594.5 million euros, up 28.9 percent driven by accelerated customer acquisition and a significant increase in orders across all markets. In fiscal 2020, GFG’s NMV...

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Global Fashion Group raises capital to accelerate its growth strategy

Global Fashion Group S.A. (GFG) has announced that the company has raised approximately 120 million euros in gross proceeds, via a placement of 16.5 million new shares at a price of 7.30 euros per share. The company said in a statement that GFG will use the additional capital to accelerate the execution of its mid-term strategy, particularly by...

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Global Fashion Group raises full year outlook after strong Q3

Global Fashion Group S.A. (GFG) has updated its outlook for the current financial year as a result of strong trading in Q3. The company said in a statement that it now expects to be profitable with respect to adjusted EBITDA and achieve constant currency net merchandise value (NMV) growth of around 23 percent, delivering 1.9 billion euros NMV...

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Global Fashion Group Q2 sales increase by 11.3 percent

Global Fashion Group S.A. (GFG) revenues increased 11.3 percent and net merchandise value (NMV) increased by 22.8 percent to 488.3 million euros for the second quarter. In euro terms, revenues dropped 1.8 percent to 336.1 million euros. The company said in a statement that marketplace NMV grew by 90 percent resulting in 31 percent share compared...

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Global Fashion Group launches 100 percent recycled packaging

International e-commerce group, Global Fashion Group, has launched 100 percent recycled “delivery satchels” for its Australian multibrand e-tailer, The Iconic. The new packaging is made from 100 percent recycled plastic and feature’s Iconic’s updated white aesthetic. The new delivery satchels has been certified under the GECA’s (Good...

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Global Fashion Group achieves EBIDA break even, revenues up 17.7 percent

Global Fashion Group S.A. (GFG) ended 2019 with its first profitable quarter. The company said in a statement that the group delivered adjusted EBITDA of 0.7 million euros (0.78 million dollars). The company reported active customer growth of 17 percent to 13.1 million and orders were up by 20.3 percent to 10.3 million. Net merchandise value...

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Global Fashion Group postpones IPO

Fashion e-tailer Global Fashion Group (GFG) has postponed its planned initial public offering (IPO) until July. The offer period for the IPO, which was planned to end 25 June, has now been set for 28 June, while the company’s shares, which were expected to start trading on 27, will now start trading on 2 July. The company, which operates...

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Global Fashion Group announces price range for IPO

Global Fashion Group (GFG) has set the price range for its planned initial public offering (IPO) at 6 euros to 8 euros per share as the global fashion e-tailer prepares to float on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The offer period is expected to commence on 18 June and to expire on 25 June, while trading in the company’s shares on the regulated...

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Global Fashion Group prepares IPO

Fashion e-tailer Global Fashion Group (GFG) has announced its intention to conduct an IPO and a listing of its shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The company, which operates e-commerce platforms The Iconic, Zalora, Dafiti and Lamoda, said it intends to raise approximately 300 million euros in the planned offering, and will use the money to...

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N Brown partners with Lamoda and The Iconic for Simply Be

N Brown Group has partnered with Global Fashion Group (GFG), owner of fashion platforms Lamoda and The Iconic. The company said, Lamoda will feature a capsule collection from Simply Be’s A/W18 range, providing reach across multiple cities in Russia and CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States). Meanwhile The Iconic, the company added, will expand...

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Summit Partners invest 25 million in The Iconic

The fashion start-up has announced that it has secured 25 million Australian dollars from Summit Partners. This injection of capital comes after JP Morgan invested another 25 million in September. “The investment of Summit Partners makes us proud and reinforces our strong belief in the future of the Australian e-commerce sector. Summit has...