Last week it was rumoured that Amazon, the online retail giant, was involved in ongoing talks with London-based luxury fashion retailer Net-a-Porter (thought to be worth around 2.5 billion euros) to discuss the possibility of purchasing it.
These rumours were quickly quashed. And now it has emerged that Italian clothing and accessories company Yoox is going to merge with the British fashion retailer instead.
So where did the Amazon rumours come from? And what does the future hold for Net-a-Porter?
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Antonio Banderas, the successful Spanish actor, director, and producer, has announced his plans to enrol in the BA (Hons) Fashion course at Central Saint Martins.
Following in the footsteps of other celebrities-cum-designers (including Brad Pitt, Kanye West, the Olsen twins, Jessica Simpson, and, of course, Victoria Beckham), it seems Banderas, now 54, aims to conquer the fashion world as well as Hollywood. But will he make it?
