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ArticleFootwear stocks treaded water in a quarter marked by shareholder activism
The prices of stocks monitored by Shoe Intelligence grew by 1.3 percent on average in the first quarter of 2024, compared with the previous three months, in very volatile trade. The quarter was marked by shareholder activism. Tabor Asset Management, a US investment company that has a 1.1 percent stake ...
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ArticleThe stocks of footwear companies inched up in Q4
The prices of stocks monitored by Shoe Intelligence grew by 4 percent on average in the fourth quarter of 2023, compared with the previous three months, but trading remained volatile, with significant fluctuations among the companies of the cohort. The quarter was marked by the initial public offering (IPO) of ...
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Farfetch acquired by Coupang
The luxury fashion online retailer Farfetch has been acquired by South Korean e-commerce company Coupang for an undisclosed sum. Coupang has already founded a company called Athena Topco LP together with the financial firm Greenoaks Capital Partners LLC for the purpose of the takeover. The deal reportedly provides the ...
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EU clears Farfetch acquistion of YNAP stake from Richemont
The European Commission has unconditionally cleared the acquisition by the British online fashion retailer Farfetch of a 47.5 percent stake in Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) from the Swiss luxury goods group Richemont in exchange of Farfetch shares. The commission was the last regulatory hurdle required to obtain clearance for the deal, ...
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Reebok unveils new premium sportstyle line in partnership with Farfetch's NGG
Reebok has unveiled Reebok LTD, a new premium line led by New Guards Group (NGG), with the goal of further elevating the Reebok brand through new products and collaborations. Reebok defines LTD as “a playground for creative evolution” under the motto “LEARN. TEST. DESIGN.” (LTD); a platform to unleash personal ...
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Farfetch reports Q2 loss, small revenue drop
Farfetch reported an adjusted Ebitda loss of $30.6 million and a 1.3 percent drop in revenues to $572.1 million for the second quarter ended June 30. The net loss at the internet platform for luxury goods was $281.3 million against a profit of $67.7 million. Gross merchandise value (GMV) inched ...
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ArticleThe stocks of footwear companies slip led by British firms
The prices of stocks monitored by Shoe Intelligence fell by 7 percent in the second quarter of 2023 compared with the previous three months, when the cohort gained about 5 percent. Shares were driven lower by British constituents of the panel. Some companies were hit by worrisome financial situations, but ...
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ArticleFarfetch resumes growth in Q1 and confirms its full-year guidance
Farfetch resumed growth and narrowed its adjusted losses in the first quarter of 2023. It confirmed its full-year guidance of about 20 percent in gross merchandise value (GMV) and a positive Ebitda margin. Quarterly GMV totaled $931.7 million, up by a reported 0.1 percent year-over-year and by 4 percent at ...
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Farfetch launches Reebok's European e-commerce
Farfetch, a leading platform provider for the luxury fashion industry, has announced that the partnership with Reebok to run its European e-commerce sites, announced following the sports retailer’s acquisition by Authentic Brands Group from Adidas in 2022, has now been implemented. The partnership announced at the time involves restructuring the ...
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ArticleFarfetch Q4 sales dip 5%, profits squeezed but company sees ‘solid’ start to 2023
Farfetch reported a decline in revenues and gross merchandise value in the fourth quarter of 2022, a year marked by “unprecedented macro headwinds”, but said it was on better footing in 2023 after completing a strategic revamp and confirmed its guidance for growth in gross merchandise value (GMV) and an ...
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U.K. competition regulator to probe Farfetch purchase of YNAP stake
The U.K.’s competition regulator is probing Farfetch’s deal to buy a stake in the online retail business Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) from the luxury goods giant Richemont. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is now examining whether the deal to sell a 47.5 percent stake in YNAP to the online retailer ...
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YNAP fined €5.25m in Italy for alleged misleading pricing, limiting returns
Italy’s antitrust authority has fined Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) €5.25 million for allegedly misleading prices and limiting the right to return merchandise during a period running from 2019 to 2022. In particular, the regulator claims that the company limited consumers’ right to return merchandise by unilaterally blocking completed online orders, without ...
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ArticleStocks of U.S. footwear companies rebound in Q4
Trading remained very volatile in the fourth quarter of 2022 with the various clusters of our universe of stocks often fluctuating significantly compared with the previous three months. Overall, Shoe Intelligence’s selection of stocks continues to trend water, rising by just over 2 percent on average. Shares of Brazilian footwear ...
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ArticleGolden Goose ranks among the fastest growing luxury goods brands
Golden Goose, the Italian producer of luxury sneakers, ranked third among the 20 fastest growing luxury goods companies over the past three years, according to Deloitte’s report Global Powers of Luxury Goods 2022. In the 2021 fiscal year, Golden Goose’s estimated revenues were $456 million, up by 45.0 percent from ...
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Farfetch sees 2025 GMV at $10.5bn
Farfetch expects its gross merchandise value (GMV) to rise to $10.50 billion from an estimated $4.05 billion in 2022 and a forecast $4.90 billion in 2023. The U.K. based fashion online retailer anticipates adjusted Ebitda margin to rise to 10 percent in 2025 from a negative 3-5 percent this year ...
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ArticleFarfetch’s operating loss widens despite higher sales
Farfetch, the online platform for luxury goods, suffered a $218.5 million operating loss in the third quarter of 2022 versus a $105.7 million loss in the year-ago period. The attributable net loss was $274.2 million against a profit of $767.2 million. Revenues increased by 1.9 percent, or 14.1 percent at ...
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ArticleStocks of Brazilian footwear manufacturers outperform in Q3
In the third quarter of 2022, the stock prices of footwear companies and associated sectors monitored by Shoe Intelligence were on average virtually unchanged, falling by less than 3 percent when compared with the previous three months. But, the figure conceals noticeable disparities between the panel’s subsegments. The cohort of ...
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Farfetch Q2 earnings decline but sales rise
Farfetch, the British internet platform for luxury goods, realized an 18.7 percent decline in attributable profit to $70.5 million in the second quarter ended June 30 from $86.6 million a year earlier. Ebit was down by 29 percent to $60.4 million from $84.7 million as the operating loss widened by ...
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ArticleRichemont to sell majority stake in YNAP to Farfetch and Emirati businessman
Richemont has signed a deal to initially sell a 47.5 percent stake in its online fashion retailing unit Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) to Farfetch and a 3.2 percent stake to Symphony Global, one of the investment vehicles of the Emirati businessman Mohamed Alabbar. The move will make YNAP a neutral distribution ...
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Ferragamo partners with Farfetch
Salvatore Ferragamo has entered into a partnership with Farfetch as part of its plan to widen its audience and engage with younger consumers. The commercial agreement will enable Ferragamo to benefit from a global audience through Farfetch Marketplace and benefit from the services of Farfetch Media Solutions. Marco Gobbetti, Ferragamo’s ...
