Net-a-Porter is owned by Richemont (Switzerland, SIX: CFR), which acquired the brand on 1 April 2010.[1][2] Net-a-Porter was founded in 2000 in London and was independent until 2010.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Net-a-Porter was founded by a fashion journalist who believed people would buy luxury clothing online, which almost every brand then doubted. Richemont acquired it in 2010 and has since sought to sell the online business. Richemont wrote down its value substantially and agreed to sell a majority to a rival, a reversal of the confidence with which luxury groups entered online retail.
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Richemont took control of Net-a-Porter, founded by a fashion journalist who believed people would buy luxury clothing online when almost every brand doubted it. Richemont later wrote down its value substantially and agreed to sell a majority to a rival. The price was not disclosed.
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The parent company of Net-a-Porter is Richemont, a publicly listed company headquartered in Switzerland.
Net-a-Porter originated in the United Kingdom in 2000, but it is owned today by Richemont, which is headquartered in Switzerland. So Net-a-Porter is a British-origin brand under Swiss ownership.
Richemont completed its acquisition of Net-a-Porter on 1 April 2010, after announcing the deal on 1 March 2010.
Net-a-Porter was an independent company from its founding in 2000 in London until Richemont acquired it in 2010.
Yes. As of 8 September 2026, Net-a-Porter is still owned by Richemont. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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