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

Retailer + Brand News:

• Uniqlo plans major expansion of kids’ line. Link
• Opening Ceremony: a store in every big city? Link
• You can now add items to your Amazon wish list with a tweet. Link
• Urban Outfitters to supersize Anthropologie stores. Link
• Farfetch launches a shoppable tour guide of the world’s most fashionable cities. Link
• Little Market online seeks to have a big effect for women worldwide. Link
• Urban Outfitters: the world’s number one seller of vinyl. Link
• Macy’s aims to become retail tech powerhouse. Link
• Urban Outfitters outlines plans to double sales by 2020. Link
• Louis Vuitton launching biannual magazine. Link
• Jimmy Choo plans London IPO. Link
• PayPal to allow more merchants to accept bitcoin. Link
• Tory Burch hires former Ralph Lauren exec to serve as Co-CEO. Link
• Retail goes high end in downtown Manhattan. Link
• H&M Q3 profitability declines on garment costs. Link
• Amazon grocery delivery coming to NYC. Link
• Hermes launches online store devoted to iconic scarves. Link
• Nordstrom pop-up promotes sustainable, responsible goods. Link
• Microsoft opening a flagship New York store on Fifth Avenue. Link
• Tod’s may spin off Hogan luxury sneaker brand. Link

Social Media + Marketing:

• Facebook taps Stripe to power buy button. Link
• Brand publishers are ditching Facebook in favor of microsites. Link
• Five things to know about Ello, the social network with a manifesto. Link
• Invite-only social network Ello: Exclusivity draws demand. Link
• Facebook prioritizes user IDs over cookies to boost mobile budgets. Link
• How to make social commerce more appealing. Link
• Facebook plans drones to provide free wifi to the two-thirds of the world that lack internet access. Link
• Four creative swap lives for Timberland’s #inmyelement campaign. Link
• Starbucks launches first brand campaign. Link
• Facebook reboots ad platform with cross-devices targeting and offline sales tracking. Link
• Instagram reportedly blocked in China amid Hong Kong protests. Link
• Is Snapchat a business tool? Yes. Link

Start-ups:

• App replaces ads on New York subways with art. Link
• Quibit gets $26M funding round to grow its ecommerce personalization platform. Link
• Visual recognition app acts like Shazam for furniture. Link

International:

[APAC]

• Singaporeans shift from stores to online shopping. Link
• India’s online retailers fuel growth at coupon sites. Link

[AU/NZ]

• Stylerunner offers 3-hour delivery. Link

[CA]

• Target Canada prices drop lower than Walmart’s. Link
• Nordstrom opens first store in Canada. Link

[EU]

• DHL to be the first to do drone delivery in Germany. Link
• Ireland to introduce postal codes. Link
• Net-a-Porter, Facebook, Vice among launch brands for the new “LinkedIn for Creatives” platform, The Dots. Link

[LATAM]

• Sears to mimic Zara in Mexico. Link
• Online retail picks up speed in parts of Latin America. Link

Mobile, Tablet, + Wearables:

• One push notification too many will make consumers delete your iBeacon app. Link
• Amazon’s secret lab is developing wearables and household devices. Link
• Apple responds to complaints of bent iPhones. Link
• Apple pulls iOS8 software update after iPhone problems. Link
• Guggenheim museum balances beauty with beacons. Link
• Secret launches Ping, an app that’s all about a black dot, simplicity, and content. Link
• For Staples, mobile is the center of it all. Link
• BlackBerry’s square-screened Passport launched. Link
• American Eagle takes new approach to mCommerce. Link
• Citibank launches mobile-only bank accounts. Link

Other:

• UPS now offers 3D printing nationwide. Link