Happy Monday! Below is a recap of industry news over the last week.  All sources can be found in the hyper-linked text after the headline.

Retailer + Brand News:

• Instacart to charge more during peak delivery times. Link
• Target teams up with Of a Kind for new home collection. Link
• H&M profits surge 36% in Q1. Link
• Zulily nips business model in the bud. Link
• Can data save the mall? Link
• Rue La La founder’s next venture: luxe Italian shoes at bargain prices. Link
• Amazon’s on demand services marketplace launches Monday. Link
• Indiegogo success story Canary hits Best Buy for $249. Link
• Converse unboxes plan to convert chatter into brand experiences. Link
• Apple announces grand openings for dedicated Apple Watch shops in London, Paris, and Tokyo. Link
• Gucci to appoint Consumer Officer amid management shakeup. Link
• Lululemon’s new offering: anatomy friendly pants for men. Link
• Amazon rumored to be in talks to acquire Net-a-Porter. Link
• Five companies making fair trade fashion cooler than what you have in your wardrobe. Link
• Kanye West to purchase online retailer Karmaloop. Link
• Saks and Nordstrom prepare to land in Puerto Rico. Link
• Walmart looks to draw click-and-collect shoppers. Link
• Banana Republic’s flagship store opens in Manhattan with new look. Link
• Slow cargo, weather take toll on LuLuLemon. Link
• Also to design Joe Fresh line of footwear. Link
• Fashion entrepreneur takes her retail background on the road. Link

Social Media + Marketing:

• Shopstyle driving revenues for fashion brands. Link
• Facebook may host news sites’ content. Link
• Facebook’s F8 announcements. Link
• Soon Facebook Messenger will let you reach out to businesses. Link
• Me moves into Google territory with AppWords, a deep link mobile search and ad platform. Link
• Twitter’s new venture-capital arm quietly opens for business. Link
• Buzzfeed joins the podcast frenzy. Link
• Google brings ad targeting from the web to TV. Link
• Why big brands and top web publishers love this stealth digital ad startup. Link
• Facebook pushes into the internet of things, hoping to power your smart devices. Link
• 6 reasons why marketers should bet on podcasting. Link
• Twitter debuts Periscope to rival Meerkat. Link
• Twitter soups up mobile ads with location data from Foursquare. Link
• Marriott uses authentic stories to woo millennials. Link
• Bloglovin targets participation with ‘collections’ of visual inspiration boards. Link

Start-ups:

• Gone, the app for selling your old stuff, taps UPS to go nationwide instantly. Link
• Rocket Internet’s Helpling mops up another $45M for its on-demand home cleaning service. Link
• August raises $38M to expand smart lock retail availability. Link
• Alcohol startups are brewing up VC cash. Link
• Teabox raises $6M to grow its global tea-commerce business. Link
• Magic just showed its first product to investors—now it may be worth $40M. Link
• Lyft adds profiles to make ride sharing more personalized. Link
• Stripe makes a bet on marketplaces with new product. Link

International:

• [APAC]
  • Honest Brand eyes China. Link
  • Apple plans China iPhone trade-in program. Link
  • Xiaomi expands its offline presences in India with the mobile store tie-up. Link
  • India’s online fashion sales set to soar. Link
• [CA]
  • Sephora shoes fresh face in Canadian makeup retail. Link
• [EU]
  • Burberry to open café in London. Link
  • Google takes starred product ratings to Europe to boost shopping searches. Link
  • Facebook completes first drone flight above UK. Link
  • EU to investigate barriers to cross-border ecommerce. Link

Mobile, Tablet, + Wearables:

• App reveals what your exact location looked like in the past. Link
• Cities take lead on app development. Link
• Secret is working on new apps, won’t shut down original product. Link
• Apple Watch could make you a walking weather station. Link
• New app Chosen is American Idol meets YouTube meets mobile devices. Link
• Nine brands to watch out for on the Apple Watch. Link