Top industry news from last week. All sources can be found in the hyperlink after the headline:
Retailer + Brand News:
- Gap shares plunge after company announces a new CEO. Link
- H&M’s & Other Stories opens in New York. Link
- Why Urban Outfitters and REI chose checkout to spearhead responsive design push. Link
- Amazon to open first brick-and-mortar store in New York City. Link
- The booming market for second-hand luxury online. Link
- eBay brand itself as place to ‘shop the world.’ Link
- Bloomingdales tries smart fitting rooms. Link
- Kmart data breach confirmed. Link
- Kate Spade transformed a construction barricade into an interactive shopping experience. Link
- Spring taps Beyonce as first celebrity shop. Link
- Forever 21 opening in Philadelphia. Link
- Nicole Miller finds growth with digital approach. Link
- One Kings Lane closing LA office. Link
- NastyGal is exclusive stylist for Lena Dunham’s book tour. Link
- Target is going big with its innovative Boston store, CityTarget. Link
- TopShop’s collab is a 90’s club kid’s dream. Link
- Under Armour holds a game show to find its future. Link
- JC Penney plucks Home Depot exec as new CEO. Link
- Louis Vuitton pop-up is an upscale apartment in Hong Kong. Link
Social Media + Marketing:
- Google launches custom affinity audiences for display ad targeting. Link
- How Glossier crafted launch on Instagram. Link
- Why Dove is trying Snapchat for Self-esteem effort. Link
- Marketing firms mining your selfies. Link
- How Avon is retooling its digital game. Link
- Twitter sues US government over data disclosure rules. Link
- Facebook developing app that allows anonymity. Link
- Facebook’s ad network opens to everyone. Link
- Snapchat blames third party clients for devastating photo leak. Link
- Fashion brands push social media ads. Link
- Google’s mobile campaign is New York’s own scavenger hunt. Link
Start-ups:
- Beepi raises $60M to sell used cars to the smartphone generation. Link
- Children’s clothing marketplace Totspot raises $1.8M. Link
- Bark & Co. debuts its first ecommerce site with doggie destination BarkShop. Link
- Rocket Internet gets into the speedy grocery deliveries game with ShopWings. Link
International:
[APAC]
- Zara launches online in South Korea. Link
- Chinese internet giant Baidu buys Brazilian discounter. Link
- Xiaomi hires former Google executive to lead India product team. Link
- Alibaba invests $50M in TV remote app Peel. Link
[AU/NZ]
[EU]
- Google denies half of all Europeans’ right to be forgotten requests. Link
- One in three UK children now owns a tablet. Link
- Britain loves wearables: One in ten set to use hardware as wearable tech explodes. Link
[LATAM]
- Ann Inc. sets Loft entry in Mexico. Link
Mobile, Tablet, + Wearables:
- AppleWatch lands Vogue China cover. Link
- Bloomingdales: Beacons need value-driven campaigns, consistent experiences. Link
- Wearable technology that feels like skin. Link
- iPhones, iPads and the search query gap. Link
- Low price, high hopes for OnePlus phone. Link
- Fashion and functionality meet in smart jewelry. Link
- Google hopes to make a splash in the phablet market. Link
- Apple confirms October 16th event, iPads and iMacs expected. Link
- Gimbal says beacons and smartphones will alter the consumer landscape. Link
- What to expect from the new iPad. Link
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