In early September 2025, the German company LuxExperience confirmed a drastic reduction in staff at Yoox, the online retail platform specialising in luxury fashion and operating across Europe. The plan involves 211 redundancies in Italy, 143 of them in the Operations division, which oversees logistics and product handling. The hardest hit site is the facility at Bologna’s Interporto, where Yoox intends to dismiss 134 out of 403 workers. Other logistics hubs affected are those in Zola Pedrosa and Milan.
This crisis comes against the backdrop of a broader restructuring of Yoox’s logistics operations. In July 2025, management of the Bologna facilities passed from Geodis – which had run them since 2011 – to Fiege Logistics. This transition followed the transfer of ownership of Yoox from Switzerland’s Richemont to Germany’s MyTheresa, which later folded the brand into LuxExperience, the new company bringing together MyTheresa, Net-a-Porter, Mr Porter, Yoox and The Outnet under one operational roof. Streamlining logistics is one of the key goals of this restructuring, and the redundancies in Italy form part of a wider plan that foresees the elimination of 700 jobs worldwide.
Unions responded with an initial strike called by the confederated trade unions on 8 September, which according to organisers saw 85% participation. On the political front, Emilia-Romagna’s regional labour councillor Giovanni Paglia described the mass layoffs as “unacceptable”, citing the need to uphold the regional Pact for Work and Climate. He convened a safeguarding round table with unions, company representatives and local authorities. Management, however, described the redundancies as structural and final, ruling out the use of redundancy schemes.
The cuts are driven by two main factors. The first is a difficult financial position: in its latest financial year Yoox reported a 191-million-euro drop in revenues, bringing annual losses over the past two years to around one billion. The second is a transformation of its operating model. When Federico Marchetti founded the company in 2000, it was built on logistical excellence and expertise in managing off-season collections. Over time, however, the loss of key brands has reduced the need for such specialised logistics capacity.
On 10 September, unions and Yoox management held their first meeting in Rome. Following the talks, the company said it was open to considering certain tools to manage the crisis. The parties are due to meet again on 15 September, while on 22 September the Ministry of Enterprises is expected to open a formal crisis table.
