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The partners have both experienced issues with their separate businesses in recent weeks.
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The price was not made public, but the platform was previously valued at around $500 million.
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Vox Is the New Owner of New York Magazine
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Farfetch’s Stock Falls to Record Low, but Can It Recover?
The luxury platform has had a frenetic year, which included the surprise acquisition of Off-White licensee…