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Federico Marchetti to lead YNAP as Chairman and CEO

Ahead of its takeover by Richemont Group, the board of directors of Yoox Net-A-Porter Group S.P.A. appointed Federico Marchetti as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company and Stefano Valerio as Vice Chairman of the company, granting them the requisite powers. Marchetti was also named Executive Director in charge of the internal...

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Richemont makes offer to take full control of Yoox Net-a-Porter

London - Compagnie Financière Richemont SA aims to take full control of leading online retailer group Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP), close to three years after the Swiss luxury company merged Net-a-Porter with its Italian rival Yoox SpA. Richemont issued a public tender offer Monday morning to purchase the shares in YNAP it does not currently own,...

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YNAP CEO Federico Marchetti award Italian Knighthood

CEO of Yoox Net-a-Porter Group, Federico Marchetti, has been award knighthood in Italy. Known as the Ordine al Merito del Lavoro (Order of "Merit for Labour") the decoration was first introduced by King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy in 1901. The decoration is currently bestowed by the President of the Italian Republic, who appoints 25 new...

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Yoox Net-a-Porter Group aims to become a mobile only platform

London - A new technology centre in London, extending same day delivery in key markets such as London and Dubai, and launching a shoppable app on Apple TV - it is clear that luxury e-commerce giant Yoox Net-a-Porter Group (YNAP) is taking its invested in technology seriously. Since the two companies mergered into one last year, YNAP has been...

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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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Yoox Net-a-Porter Group launches digital business school with BBS

Luxury online fashion group Yoox Net-a-Porter Group (YNAP) has teamed up with Bologna Business School (BBS) to launch the first European center of managerial education for digital business, known as the center for Digital Business Education. Together with the aid of the Boston Consulting Group, Google, GroupM, IBM and WPP, the companies will...