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YNAP & Imperial College London to promote digital skills with CodeLab

Imperial College London is continuing to shape the future by partnering with the world's leading online luxury fashion group Yoox Net-a-Porter. Together the two have launched 18 month initiative ‘Imperial CodeLab powered by YOOX Net-a-Porter’ which aims to strengthen digital skills in West London. The announcement follows on from the opening of...

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Look: Yoox Net-a-Porter Group new London Tech Hub

London - Online luxury giant Yoox Net-a-Porter has officially opened its new state-of-the-art Tech Hub in White City Tuesday morning. The launch of the new site marks YNAP ongoing investment in innovation and mobile technologies, which are key to the company's growth strategy while affirming its commitment to London. Located in West London, the...

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Yoox Net-a-Porter Group slated to open West London Tech Hub

London - Online luxury retailer giant, Yoox-Net-a-Porter Group (YNAP), is set to open it new technology hub at White City Place in West London next year, as the company aims to unify its UK-based technology teams in a single location. Set to open its doors in March 2017, the new hub sees YNAP's CEO Federico Marchetti fulfill his pledge to...

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River Island unveils new digital office in Shoreditch

High street staple River Island has unveiled its new digital office, located in the centre of London's creative and technical hub, Shoreditch. The new office, which will be home to 70 River Island employees, signals the shift in the retailer's strategy and places technology and "digital collaboration" in the heart of its business. "River Island...

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John Lewis to set up IT centre in Birmingham

British department store group John Lewis is set to open a new IT and technological hub in Birmingham, as the group continues to invest in new technological and digital ways of working. Set to open this September, the new hub will create four engineering roles in the city, which is expected to increase over the years, reported Drapers. In...