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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...

5 Mar 2020

Fashion

Peggy Gou launches capsule collection with Yoox

Berlin-based DJ and fashion icon Peggy Gou has joined forces with Yoox to design a capsule collection of “ready-to-go” pyjamas. For her first collaboration with Yoox, Gou has redesigned a luxurious evening-ready version of the nightwear staple, pyjamas, a garment that she states she enjoys "wearing and styling in her day and evening outfits"....

23 Dec 2019

Fashion

YNAP teams with Prince Charles on a fashion collection

Prince Charles is creating his first fashion collection. The British monarch's Prince's Foundation charity has joined forces with Yoox Net-a-Porter to design a capsule collection that aims to equip students with "skills to succeed in a fast-paced digital landscape and produce luxury apparel collections to the highest standards," according to a...

13 Nov 2019

Fashion

Yoox enhances virtual styling suite

A year on from Yoox launching YooxMirror, the first AI-powered virtual styling suite powered by fashion-conscious avatar Daisy designed to target millennials, has been relaunched to allow users to make their own customisable digital avatar. Consumers will be able to access YooxMirror on the Yoox iOS app and develop their own digital avatar, by...

7 Nov 2019

Business INTERVIEW

Yoox Net-a-Porter group hires talent that have passion for customer service

FashionUnited publishes a series of interviews dedicated to the most sought-after professions in the fashion industry, both by the brands and by companies active in fashion and luxury e-commerce. We decided to hear from companies to understand which are the most popular roles and how much income can be earned by those who hold these positions....

13 Jun 2019

Fashion

Opening Ceremony launches capsule collection for Yoox

Yoox has teamed up with New York-based brand and retailer Opening Ceremony on an exclusive eight-piece womenswear collection for the summer. Opening Ceremony founders Carol Lim and Humberto Leon were inspired by music festivals for the summer capsule collection, which features a “playful mix” of relaxed silhouettes, bright colourways and summery...

10 Jun 2019

Fashion

YNAP motivates young women to create a sustainable fashion app

YNAP has launched a female-only tech competition to challenge young women to come up with ideas for a new app that drives sustainable initiatives in fashion. Called 'Incredible Girls,' the competition asks females between the ages of 16 and 25 to dream up the app idea and submit it on the YNAP website by July 1. One winner will be selected to...

31 May 2019

Fashion

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...

14 May 2019

Culture

YooxYGen celebrates 10th anniversary

This May, YooxYGen, the responsible-fashion destination on Yoox, celebrates its 10th anniversary at the forefront of sustainable fashion, and to celebrate it has launched a new sustainable collaboration with Wrad and will launch the debut collection from last year's winner of the YooxYGen award, Marissa Petteruti. The first collaboration to...

8 May 2019

Fashion

Former Yoox employees face charges for wire fraud

Three former Yoox employees have been charged with mail and wire fraud, WWD reports. The Italian tax police, the Guardia di Finanza, said that the trio caused 1 million euros of damage between 2014 and 2018. Three employees have been accused of scheming to create fake websites to earn illicit commissions for purchases made through Yoox. These...

11 Apr 2019

Fashion

Yoox unveils AI-powered virtual styling suite

Yoox, part of the Yoox Net-a-Porter group, has introduced a new feature targeting millennials, an AI-powered virtual styling suite that is designed to help customers explore the Yoox catalogue in a new interactive and engaging way. Conceived and designed by the Yoox research and development team, the YooxMirror immersive styling suite displays...

10 Dec 2018

Fashion

In pictures: Yoox launches Mary Poppins collection

Disney is launching a Mary Poppins remake starring Emily Blunt in the role of the beloved nanny, and online fashion store Yoox is launching a collection to mark the occasion. Featuring nine retro-inspired items, the collection gives a modern twist to the character’s most iconic looks from the 1930s, including a long wool coat fitted at the waist...

5 Dec 2018