WEEKLY INDUSTRY ROUND UP: 9.8.2014

Top industry news from last week. All sources can be found in the hyperlink after the headline:

Retailer News:

eBay makes New York Fashion Week instantly shopable. Link
Nordstrom said to be first retailer to accept Apple mobile payments. Link
Neiman Marcus to open first NYC store. Link
Saks introduces user-generated content hub to propel purchases. Link
Opening Ceremony reveals Intel-powered smart bracelet. Link
Digital driving growth at Belk department stores. Link
eBay attracts top fashion brands to sell direct. Link
NastyGal lays off up to 10% of its workforce. Link
Saks Fifth Avenue takes steps ot build on its legacy. Link
Staples adds buy online, pick up in store. Link
Yahoo Style, a new digital magazine, arrives just in time for fashion week. Link
UPS plans to offer pickup points for online orders in New York City and Chicago. Link
Google pledges to fight the sale of fake Luis Vuitton bags online. Link
Starbucks to launch express stores. Link
Amazon taps USPS to deliver groceries in San Francisco. Link
Saks CMO explains sweeping changes. Link
DVF’s tech-savvy style. Link
Visa rolls out online payments campaign for NFL opening day. Link
Joe Zee is Old Navy’s fall style ambassador. Link
Crew’s sales picked up last quarter. Link
PayPal expands further into offline retail and mobile payments with new PayPal Here SDK. Link
It’s Uniqlo vs. Uniqlo at the US Open. Link
Path of stolen credit cards leads back to Home Depot stores. Link
ASOS seeks CIO. Link
Six ways competitors are trying to kill Amazon. Link

Social Media + Marketing:

Social activism becomes a thing for brands, thanks to the Ice Bucket Challenge. Link
Ikea pitches its 2015 catalog as the coolest gadget ever. Link
American Apparel ad banned in UK for sexualizing schoolgirls. Link
In social advertising, YouTube converts more customers than anyone else. Link
Photo app Twitpic shuts down over trademark spat with Twitter. Link
Facebook rolls out privacy checkups to all 1.3B users. Link
Hyperlapse is doing well so far. Link
How Venmo is turning into a hilarious social network. Link

Start-ups:

This startup aims to give everyone the shipping power of Amazon. Link
Yahoo buys photo ad network Luminate, shuts it down. Link
Food start up adds tech talent as Silicon Valley shakes up the food business. Link
Diageo looks to pour new tech into liquor with venture unit. Link
Uber strikes deal to build new headquarters in large expansion. Link
ASOS founder funds London expansion of New York-style blow dry bars. Link

International:

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Mobile, Tablet, + Wearables:

Apple courts fashionistas as smartwatch expectations mount. Link
Motorola’s Moto 360 smartwatch arrives just days before Apple’s expected smartwatch announcement. Link
Apple’s big event on September 9^th. Here’s what to expect. Link
Millennials are the largest group of smartphone owners and adoption is still growing. Link
Inside look at the Starbucks app, the most successful mobile payments system in the US. Link
Apple adds another high-profile hire with industrial designer Marc Newson. Link
The Galaxy Note Edge is Samsung’s new phablet with a new kind of curved display. Link
How beacons are changing the shopping experience. Link
Apple teaming up with Visa, MasterCard on iPhone wallet. Link
Rue La La anticipates bigger-than-ever mobile surge during upcoming holiday season. Link
Microsoft woos cost-conscious with new smartphones. Link
Why Apple’s iBeacon hasn’t taken off – yet. Link
Designers debut wearables at New York Fashion Week. Link

Other:

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