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LG Electronics has unveiled an eco-friendly clothing line in collaboration with British online fashion retailer Net-A-Porter as the South Korean tech giant pushes marketing for its clothing-care appliances. The appliance maker said it joined with the premium…
Upcycling fashion label The R Collective has unveiled a new campaign highlighting the advances in sustainability through its upcycling projects across Asia. The campaign features global fashion influencers promoting how creativity and sustainable design can…
Net-A-Porter will this month launch EIP Prive, an invitation-only luxury digital destination for its most loyal customers to discover the world’s most sought-after high jewelry and watches. The company describes the new services as taking the experience of a…
The definition of luxury is evolving, and the change applies to not only what people are spending money on, but how they’re doing it. “In the last few years, we have seen the crystallization of two luxury worlds: one which focuses on an encyclopedic choice of…
After its Gucci and Dolce & Gabbana childrenswear pop-up e-shops generated a resounding “more!” from Net-a-porter.com customers, the retailer is launching a multi-brand kidswear collective. By “collective”, Net-a-porter.com means, quite simply, a tight edit…
The Outnet, the discount sister brand to Net-a-Porter, has launched in Japan. It lets customers shop and read fashion content in their own language. They can also pay for purchases in yen or pay in cash upon the delivery of their order. Yoox Net-a-Porter…
Richemont’s takeover bid for Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) has been handed some uncertainty amid reports that a long term shareholder will vote against it. US-based value investor Robotti & Co – which has a stake of less than one per cent in the YNAP Group – did…
French fashion maison Balenciaga has opened a new pop-up store in Osaka, adding to the five standalone boutiques already retailing in the Japanese city. The Parisian label has its sights set on pushing its newest ‘it’ handbag – the Bazar Shopping Bag – onto…
Luxury brands need to use new technologies and offer experiences for their customers, the second Luxury Society keynote event in Shanghai has been told. UCO Cosmetics CEO Arthur Zhang told the event that the early-stage eCommerce model of simply providing a…
Fast fashion retailer New Look is taking advantage of its popularity in menswear by opening 25 new stores in the next five years – including a batch of standalone menswear stores in China and France over the next 12 months. While the store split between the…
Italian online fashion retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter (YNAP) aims to double sales and boost profits by 2020 as it expands in new markets, including Asia, but says it is still committed to Britain despite the vote to leave the European Union. The group says it is…
Despite suggestions to the contrary, luxury retail spending is still rising in the UAE, albeit at a slower pace. Dubai, in particular, is leading the way. In a survey carried out before the World Retail Congress last month, Dubai Chamber said the retail…
ShopBack switches up its style as the local Cashback site swaps its amicable look for a chic layout with the launch of ShopBack Premium, a sleek space carved for housing of international fashion and beauty labels. An exclusive capsule curated for fashion…
Luxury goods retailer Richemont has reported its first drop in Christmas retail sales in seven years, citing a downturn in Asia and fallout from the Paris terror attacks. And worse may be in store in the fourth quarter for the Geneva-based owner of luxury…
The merger of the world’s two biggest online fashion stores, Net-a-Porter, or NAP, and Yoox, sends a warning to luxury brands to embrace the Internet with more vim after years of resistance. Top brands such as Prada and LVMH’s Christian Dior still baulk at…
Speculation is rife that e-commerce giant, Amazon, is in talks with online luxury retailer Net-A-Porter for what could be its biggest acquisition yet. Luxury goods group, Richemont, bought Net-A-Porter in 2010 for around €350 million (A$492.35 million).…
