{"id":391,"date":"2015-04-06T15:15:38","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T15:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoux.fuelthemes.net\/fashion-demo\/?p=391"},"modified":"2015-04-06T15:15:38","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T15:15:38","slug":"lets-get-dressed-for-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/lets-get-dressed-for-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Get Dressed For School"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"afric-1425985693\" class=\"afric-before-content afric-entity-placement\"><amp-ad width=300 height=250\r\n    style=\"text-align:center;\" type=\"doubleclick\"\r\n    data-slot=\"\/21718337565\/AMP-Banner\">\r\n  <div placeholder><\/div>\r\n  <div fallback><\/div>\r\n<\/amp-ad>\r\n<\/div><h4><strong>Tuesday\u2019s merger between\u00a0Net-a-Porter and Yoox, which will create the largest and most powerful luxury e-commerce group.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\t<a id=\"thb-button-6a06fb2f63a80\" class=\"button mini \" href=\"\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"#\">Portland Shirt Dress &#8211; $88<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a id=\"thb-button-6a06fb2f63ac8\" class=\"button mini \" href=\"\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"#\">Cali Welted Sole in Antilop &#8211; $322<\/a><br \/>\n\t<a id=\"thb-button-6a06fb2f63ae0\" class=\"button mini \" href=\"\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"#\">Grown Alchemist Facial Kit &#8211; $59<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\">Here\u2019s how Citibank described the combined entity in a note: \u201cNo other players match Yoox\/NAP\u2019s breadth of sourcing, client base, geographic reach, technological know-how, logistics efficiency and luxury expertise and relationships.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"afric-817773783\" class=\"afric-inbody afric-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><!-- \/21718337565\/AFW300 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1609524218907-0' style='width: 300px; height: 250px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1609524218907-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\">Yes, presumably that means you, Amazon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\">On the plus side, the combination of the two, which will be most apparent in their back-office operations, may lead to much better, faster delivery globally, more fun content on both sites (the Yoox chief executive, Federico Marchetti, calls the brand an \u201center-tailer\u201d \u2014 i.e., an entertaining e-tailer \u2014 while Net is more editorial in nature) and more personally tailored interaction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\">The latter being, for me, the one eyebrow-raising bit of this marriage of equals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\">After all, just think about the customer information now available to the group, which between the main sites (yoox.com\u00a0and\u00a0netaporter.com) and their fully owned brethren (theoutnet.com,\u00a0mrporter.com,\u00a0shoescribe.com\u00a0and\u00a0thecorner.com) will have a giant foothold in beauty, men\u2019s wear, women\u2019s wear, sale shopping and shoe shopping.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\">\n<div id=\"afric-1268745892\" class=\"afric-after-content afric-entity-placement\"><amp-ad width=300 height=250\r\n    style=\"text-align:center;\" type=\"doubleclick\"\r\n    data-slot=\"\/21718337565\/AMP-bottom\">\r\n  <div placeholder><\/div>\r\n  <div fallback><\/div>\r\n<\/amp-ad><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday\u2019s merger between\u00a0Net-a-Porter and Yoox, which will create the largest and most powerful luxury e-commerce group. \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Portland Shirt Dress &#8211; 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