Happy Monday! Below is a recap of industry news in fashion, retail, and technology. All sources can be found in the hyper-linked text after the headline.

Retailer + Brand News:

• NastyGal CEO steps down. Link
• Under Armour overtakes Adidas in U.S. sportswear market. Link
• Why teens have abandoned stores like Wet Seal, Delia’s and Deb Shops. Link
• Traditional stores still trounce ecommerce when it comes to returns, new survey says. Link
• Demandware snags point-of-sale provider Tomax to extend reach from web to store. Link
• Holiday spending reached a three-year peak in 2014. Link
• Etsy crafts IPO putting NY tech companies back on the map. Link
• Banana Republic to show at New York Fashion Week for the first time. Link
• DVF fuels IPO speculations. Link
• Urban Outfitters’ holiday sales jump; namesake brand returns to positive growth. Link
• Indiegogo signals a blending of crowdfunding and commerce. Link
• Wet Seal stock dives after filing for bankruptcy. Link
• Kate Spade Saturday x West Elm collection is here. Link
• Why Lilly Pulitzer for Target is going where no capsule collection has gone before. Link
• eBay smart mirrors at Nordstrom and Rebecca Minkoff stores. Link
• Ralph Lauren is pushing higher into luxury with new stores, accessories. Link

Social Media + Marketing:

• Facebook rolls out a platform for professionals called Facebook at Work. Link
• Marc Jacobs unveils new campaign with social media models. Link
• Xpire brings “disappearing” posts to Twitter. Link
• Facebook offers artificial intelligence tech to open source group. Link
• ‘Pinfluencers’ are getting paid, Pinterest itself not so much. Link
• MySpace still reaches 50 Million people each month. Link
• Facebook aquihires top members of influential design firm Teehan+Lax. Link
• Tinder captures brand dollars with Gillette deal. Link
• Five ways brands can use Snapchat to take back control of the retail experience. Link
• YouTube plans Super Bowl halftime show with online stars (and fake Super Bowl ads). Link

Start-ups:

• Kevin Rose leaves Google Ventures to work full-time on his mobile app development startup. Link
• ClosetSpace brings fashion inspiration and recommendations to your smartphone. Link
• Video chat app Rounds raises $12M in new funding led by Sequoia. Link
• Italist is like shopping the streets of Italy but online. Link
• True Fit raises $15M to give apparel shoppers confidence online. Link
• Grocery delivery start-up Instacart raises $220M. Link
• Big Data startup MongoDB is now valued at $1.6B. Link

International:

[APAC]

• How Dominos reinvented itself in India. Link
• Uniqlo owner promises to improve working conditions in China. Link
• Alibaba launching effort to woo US retailers. Link
• Alibaba buys controlling stake in Chinese internet marketing firm AdChina. Link

[EU]

• Amazon’s tax deal with Luxembourg may break rules, EU regulator says. Link
• ASOS shares jump on strong Christmas sales. Link

[CA]

• Target closing Canadian operations. Link

[LATAM]

• Nintendo pulls the plug on Brazil. Link

[AU/NZ]

• eBay launches click-and-collect in Australia. Link

Mobile, Tablet, + Wearables:

• Turn old clothes into cash with these mobile apps. Link
• Mobile commerce in 2015. Link
• Google to launch Project Ara market pilot in Puerto Rico later this year. Link
• Mobile app use isn’t replacing mobile web usage but driving it. Link
• Google Play’s app store and developer community grew faster than Apple’s in 2014. Link
• Microsoft announces a Skype for iOS testing program. Link
• Google launches classroom mobile apps for Android and iOS. Link
• Apple Watch companion app features said to include activity reminders, phone unlock. Link
• Apple and Ericsson sue each other over mobile patents. Link
• Google translate app gets an upgrade. Link
• Booking.com tries to personalize hotel choices with new app. Link
• Google is in talks to acquire mobile payments service, Softcard. Link

Other:

• Apple patent shakes GoPro’s stock. Link
• IBM wins most patents but Google and Apple climb in rankings. Link
• Google Domains launches to all in U.S. with support for blogger integration, templates and more domain endings. Link
• Google Glass sales halted but firm says kit is not dead. Link
• Google is bidding for a Pentagon contract worth more than $2B. Link