Farfetch
Farfetch is a British e-commerce company focused on luxury clothing and beauty products. It operates as a digital marketplace that sells products from several hundred brands, boutiques and department stores from around the world. In January 2024, the company was acquired by Coupang.
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- Website.name
- Farfetch Limited
- Website.logo
- 250px|class=skin-invert
- Website.company_type
- Subsidiary
- Website.logo_size
- 250
- Website.collapsetext
- Screenshot
- Website.industry
- E-commerce
- Website.products
- Clothes, shoes, accessories, jewellery, designer
- Website.num_employees
- 5,441 (2020)
- Website.founder
- José Neves
- Website.location
- London, England
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Farfetch is a British e-commerce company focused on luxury clothing and beauty products. It operates as a digital marketplace that sells products from several hundred brands, boutiques and department stores from around the world. In January 2024, the company was acquired by Coupang.
==History== Farfetch was founded in June 2007 by Portuguese businessman José Neves as a marketplace for high-end fashion. The company was based in London and had a launch team of 5 people. Initially registered as Far-fetch.com Ltd from 2007- 2010, then Farfetch.com Ltd from 2010 - 2013, the company's idea was to connect small offline fashion boutiques with a global customer base using technology.