Richemont’s Online Luxury Retailer Net-A-Porter to Exit China

  • Richemont says YNAP will focus on more profitable geographies
  • Joint venture between YNAP and Alibaba in liquidation process

Net-A-Porter branding.

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Richemont’s luxury e-commerce platform Yoox Net-A-Porter is pulling out of China, as weak consumer spending puts increasing strain on high-end brands’ operations in the world’s second-largest economy.

The digital retailer known as YNAP plans to focus investments and resources on its core and more profitable geographies, a Richemont spokesperson said in an emailed statement.