Initially started as a retail marketplace, THE LIST was founded in 2016 by Andreas Skorski, who came up with the idea of digitally connecting retailers and customers, when he experienced that certain brands and products were either not available in the Middle East or only at marked up prices, and secondly most international luxury retailers were not able to set up their own e-commerce and reach customers globally due to the complex requirements for technology, logistics fulfillment, and marketing.

Since then, THE LIST has further expanded its marketplace model, and handles the entire payment and delivery process including insurance, customs and clearance to ensure secure, easy and convenient shopping for their customers in over 190 countries. Through its omni-channel business model the luxury fashion aggregator onboards new brick-and-mortar retailers and launches their merchandise much faster than traditional online retail. THE LIST provides its retail partners with a computer vision-based software integration to ensure an easy and automated inventory management.