Вярваме, че бъдещето на търговията на дребно с луксозна мода ще се определя от преоткриването на потребителското изживяване, чрез онлайн и офлайн интеграции. Ние наричаме тази визия Augmented Retail, taking the magic of the physical store experience and bringing it together with the advantages of the online and digital experience, underpinned by the use of data.
Our Augmented Retail vision begins with the consumer in mind. Consumers enjoy the experience of being in store, building a relationship with the sales associate and experiencing merchandise in the luxury store setting, yet technology has meant that consumers now expect ultra-personalized experiences, both in their real and digital lives, and expect those worlds to be seamlessly connected. Our Augmented Retail vision reflects the retail experience of the future by giving retailers visibility of their consumers’ preferences, both in store and online, enabling them to enhance the services they can offer. With this in mind, we have developed a range of services and technologies to progress innovation in the luxury industry.
In April 2017, we unveiled our Augmented Retail vision and launched FARFETCH Store of the Future, a technology-powered retail operating system. This suite of technologies aims to improve retail productivity by capturing consumer data and enhancing interactions between consumers and sales associates, both in store and when the consumer interacts with the retailer or brand online. The open innovation approach to our operating system means that retailers and brands can also use third-party technologies on our platform. This allows for a uniquely tailored offering to each brand or retailer in keeping with their in-store and online strategy. Our FARFETCH Store of the Future technology launched in Thom Browne’s flagship store in New York in March 2018. In February 2018, we announced an exclusive multi- year global innovation partnership with CHANEL, through which we will work together to develop a range of digital initiatives to deliver a superior consumer experience both online and offline.