Happy Monday! Below is a recap of fashion, retail, and tech news from the last week. Each article is accessible via the hyperlinked text after the headline.

Retailer + Brand News:

• Gap shutting down Piperlime. Link
• J.C. Penney resurrects its catalog after killing it five years ago. Link
• SpaceX raises $1B in new funding from Google and Fidelity. Link
• Overstock.com plans streaming-video service. Link
• Amazon says Sunday deliveries have quadrupled. Link
• Coming to Whole Foods: bars and restaurants. Link
• WalMart to offer service to give U.S. tax refunds in cash. Link
• Target launches plus-size clothing line. Link
• Michael Kors may see halo effect from Michelle Obama’s suit. Link
• Sportswear giants Nike and Adidas embracing fashion. Link
• Amazon pulls its own brand of diapers after short test. Link
• Ford opens a lab in Silicon Valley. Link
• The aging of Abercrombie and Fitch. Link
• eBay cuts 7% of workforce. Link
• J.Crew’s CEO to retire from Apple’s board. Link
• Expedia acquires Travelocity for $280M. Link
• Yahoo turns to retail to bring journalists’ voices to life. Link

Social Media + Marketing:

• Victoria’s Secret unveils Super Bowl spot and social push. Link
• Complex buys fanboys site Collider for growing media network. Link
• Refinery29 hires video chief from Scripps network, looks to traditional TV. Link
• Tumblr starts its own internal creative studio. Link
• Pinterest plans ad offensive. Link
• Tumblr rolls out network to match top creators with brands. Link
• NBC started a Tumblr for Super Bowl ads. Link
• Snapchat loses revenue chief amid moneymaking effort. Link
• Facebook plans voice-to-text Messenger. Link
• WhatsApp is now available in web browsers. Link
• Pinterest: We have male users too. Link
• Twitter now shows you tweets from when you were away. Link
• How Kik plans to steal Snapchat’s teen hearts. Link

Start-ups:

• Apple acquires Semetric, a data analysis company. Link
• Button raises $12M to the app world as interconnected as the web. Link
• This tech jewelry startup has Andreessen Horowitz down on a bended knee. Link
• Pinterest buys small startup Kosei for smarter recommendations. Link
• A gift card startup just raised $56M, at a nearly $1B valuation. Link

International:

[APAC]

• Twitter buys ZipDial, an Indian startup. Link
• LVMH invests in China outlet malls. Link
• China opens the door for foreign companies to operate online portals. Link
• As China becomes the iPhone’s largest market, look for Apple’s tax charge to rise. Link

[CA]

• Nordstrom better positioned than Target to take on Canada. Link
• Why Target’s Canada expansion failed. Link

[LATAM]

• Macy’s launches collection to woo Latina shoppers. Link

[AU/NZ]

• Zara Home will open next month in Australia. Link

Mobile, Tablet, + Wearables:

• Amazon to fold its mobile wallet beta. Link
• Victoria’s Secret’s catalog gets a mobile boost for Valentine’s Day. Link
• As Google looks to expand Wallet use, WePay integrates instant buy API. Link
• Wawa challenges Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks with in-app mobile payments and loyalty. Link
• How the number one app, Trivia Crack, cracked Apple’s app store. Link
• Apple’s iOS 8 crisis continues with controversial new bug. Link
• Blackberry announces BBM support for wearable technology. Link 

Other:

• How Starwood Hotels plans to redesign the check-in process. Link
• Mattel CEO resigns as Barbie parent company struggles for relevance. Link
• SkyMall files for bankruptcy protection. Link