Industry brief for the week of June 29, 2014 – July 5th, 2014. All sources can be found in the hyperlink after the headline:
Retailer news:
- Net-a-porter is first to sell Google Glass. Link
- Bonobos a good fit in stores and online. Link
- Online clothing resale no longer just the privilege of luxury goods owners. Link
- Brands on both ends of the price spectrum are cashing in on the appeal of “soft dressing.” Link
- Inside Google’s race to beat Amazon to your door. Link
- Fab.com buying Finland’s One Nordic Furniture to score original products. Link
- Nordstrom unveils Poketo pop-in Store. Link Article
- Stuart Weitzman boosting global ecommerce and making push into Asia. Link
- How Warby Parker supercharges its data science tools. Link
- Apple poaches Tag Huer executive as iWatch nears. Link
- Ousted American Apparel CEO hands over stake to hedge fund. Link
- Ross Stores to open 75 new stores this year. Link
- SuitSupply will open largest US store this year in Dallas this fall. Link
- Sneak Peek at Adidas by Stella McCartney’s Fall 2014 collection. Link
- Etsy attacked by scammers on July 4th holiday weekend. Link
- Nike and Adidas battle for world cup dominance. Link
- Prabal Gurung to release MAC holiday collection. Link
- Ikea’s website inside the Instagram app. Link
- Alibaba launches aggressive U.S. push. Link
Social Media + Marketing:
- Analytics arrive on Vine. Link
- Twitter debuts “Buy Now” button. Link
- The opening of the third Costa Rican Forever 21 store includes campaign for delivery of mini store on wheels in “fashion emergency.” Link
- Facebook becomes a local party discovery tool with “Events for You” redesign. Link
- Facebook starts using app links to get you back into apps. Link
- Google buys music streaming service Songza. Link
- What went wrong after Daily Candy’s $125M Comcast sale. Link
- Can content pay its way through social shares and tailored email newsletters? Link
- Facebook acquires LiveRail for $400M-$500M to serve videos ads everywhere and improve its own. Link
- YouTUbe, following Netflix, is now publicly shaming internet providers for slow video. Link
- Lexus runs user generated commercials. Link
- New face of ASOS, plucked from Instagram. Link
- Hellman’s delivers cooking lessons on demand via WhatsApp. Link
Start-ups:
- Same-day delivery start up, Deliv, snatches Amazon logistics manager. Link
- 72Lux launches Shoppable, giving users a universal wish list with multiple retailers. Link
- An ecommerce site where you can haggle down the price. Link
- How AirBnB could finally disrupt the business travel market. Link
International:
[APAC]
- Burberry and Estee Lauder encounter initial obstacles on China’s TMall. Link
- WalMart starts online sales in India. Link
- Jakarta’s new mall: the art of retail? LinkArticle
- Luxury firms starting to go it alone in China and Middle East. Link
- Forever21 debuts in Macau. Link
- China’s JD launches Kickstarter-like crowdfunding site. Link
- Flipkart launches budget smartphones in India. Link
[AU/NZ]
[EU]
- Amazon becomes latest target in EU’s “sweetheart” tax probe. Link
- eBay to bring order-pickup service to 650 Argos stores in the UK. Link
[A/ME]
- DKNY launches Middle East-Focused capsule collection. Link
[LATAM]
- WalMart doubles down on ecommerce in Brazil. Link
Mobile, Tablet, + Wearables:
- Android to power 48% of all computing devices sold in 2014. Link
- Top 10 in-store mobile activations from the first half of 2014. Link
- Google Play store now has a dedicated section for you to download Android Wear apps. Link
- Keep’s universal shopping cart attempts to address mobile shipping quagmire. Link
- Top 10 mobile-social initiatives from the first half of 2014. Link
- Advertisers target wearable gadgets as next frontier. Link
- Twitter acquires mobile marketing startup TapCommerce. Link
Other:
Fashion. Retail. Tech. News. 