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

Retailer News:

• Home Depot confirms data breach and says investigation goes back to April. Link
• Opening Ceremony takes wraps off Intel-powered smart bracelet. Link
• PayPal gambles on Bitcoin and One-touch payments. Link
• DVF focuses on retail growth. Link
• Ikea to resume online rollout after yearlong pause. Link
• Rent the Runway to open DC store in Georgetown. Link
• Anthropologie launches home catalogue and registry. Link
• Rebecca Minkoff’s smart bracelets place emphasis on style and luxury. Link
• Apple hires Gap’s number two marketer. Link
• Target links with Toms. Link
• Burberry’s scrolling website for its new fragrance is a thing of beauty. Link
• Retailers give themselves makeover as millennials follow own beat. Link
• Urban Outfitters to open first Asian store in Hong Kong. Link
• London Fashion Week: Why technology is in fashion. Link
• Behind the Vans boom. Link
• Rocket Internet kicks off $970M IPO. Link
• LVMH’s TAG Heuer has plans for smartwatch. Link
• LuLuLemon stock spikes on Q2 gain. Link
• Foot Locker partners with Deliv for same-day sneaker delivery. Link
• H&M third quarter sales exceed estimates after strong August. Link
• Uniqlo to reissue its greatest hits from Jil Sander collaboration. Link
• Target hopes for a hit with Altuzarra collection. Link

Social Media + Marketing:

• There is now an agency dedicated to your favorite Instagram models. Link
• You can now buy things directly on Twitter. Link
• How one fashion blogger is on track to earn almost $8M this year. Link
• Twitter announces Flight, an annual mobile developer conference. Link
• eBay prepping new mobile ad network. Link
• Converse aims to turn ‘boring parts of the internet fun’ with Sneakers Would campaign. Link
• Turning celebrities into branded cultural currency. Link
• Yahoo sees mobile ads following search business. Link
• Canon partners with Stella McCartney for camera bag collection. Link
• Facebook is cracking down on ads users hate. Link
• Five brands using data to generate blog content. Link
• Facebook autoplay ads cause surge in mobile data use. Link

Start-ups:

• Uber pilots on-demand product delivery in Sweden. Link
• Everlane to deliver clothes to your door in less than 60 minutes. Link
• Festival travel site Festicket raises $2.7M. Link
• Kanzee makes sharing clothes with friends a breeze. Link
• Google buys popular polling service Polar for Google+. Link

International:

[APAC]

• Uniqlo launches Malaysian online store. Link
• Alibaba brings luxury to China’s middle class. Link
• This is the $100 Android phone that Google is hoping will dominate India. Link
• China is Ikea’s fastest growing market. Link

[AU/NZ]

• Forever 21 heads to Sydney. Link

[CA]

• How Nordstrom plans to conquer Canada. Link

[EU]

• Neiman Marcus acquires MyTheresa.com. Link
• Crew opens fourth London unit. Link

Mobile, Tablet, + Wearables:

• Tech and fashion designers put the wear in wearables. Link
• Apple coverage:
  • A smartwatch, iPhone 6 and more: Highlights and analysis from Apple’s keynote. Link
  • Apple launches mobile payment platform Apple Pay. Link
  • Apple smartwatch launch boost to wearables. Link
  • Apple Pay poses dilemma for Telco’s mobile wallets. Link
  • Will stores warm up to Apple Pay? Link
  • Six core beliefs behind the new Apple Watch. Link
  • Larger iPhone 6 Plus sells out. Link
  • Three cool things the iPhone 6 camera can do. Link
  • How Apple pushes entire industries forward. Link
• BBC goes local – and mobile – with experimental ‘popup’ bureaus. Link

Other:

• New York Fashion Week explores technology’s role in fashion. Link