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

Retailer + Brand News:

• Net-a-porter creates social network for mobile luxury shopping. Link
• Zulily shares tumble 17% after lowering sales outlook for the year. Link
• Kohl’s adds store pick up service for online orders. Link
• Target, Wal-Mart race to construct fulfillment centers for ecommerce business. Link
• Joe Fresh to be pulled from JC Penny stores in 2016. Link
• H&M to open its largest store ever in NYC. Link
• Luxe meets ‘athleisure’ in techie cashmere. Link
• WalMart focuses on creating pickup points for goods ordered online. Link
• Bonobos founder steps down as CEO. Link
• Converse and Comme Des Garcons release latest sneaker collaboration. Link
• Amazon delivery drones could find you wherever you are. Link
• Urban Outfitters set for good times as company moves forward with right strategies. Link
• Forever 21 coming back to downtown Brooklyn. Link
• Why athletic brands may be the greenest fashion sector. Link
• Apple expands renewable energy goal. Link
• Pitney-Bowes to acquire Borderfree. Link
• In the race to digitize, Nordstrom and Macy’s are neck-and-neck. Link

Social Media + Marketing:

• This simple Instagram hack landed Z Gallerie a lot more print catalog subscribers. Link
• Twitter gives control of its marketing department to CFO. Link
• Google rolls out new ads as mobile searches top PCs in 10 countries. Link
• IBM partners with Facebook to launch personalized ads for brands. Link
• Facebook opens Internet.org to all developers in response to net neutrality concerns. Link
• Google integrates food ordering into search results for restaurants. Link
• Google pushes advertisers to smaller screens. Link
• Google steps up local search competition. Link
• Only half of online video ads are viewable, Google says. Link
• Bloomingdale’s explores influencer closets to inspire envy. Link
• Pinterest opens door to app developers, expects new recipe, wedding, travel tools. Link

Start-ups:

• Former Apple Retail boss unwraps new web startup ‘Enjoy.’ Link
• Mattress startup Casper plans to open pop-up stores in San Francisco, Austin and DC. Link
• FitBit files for $100M IPO. Link
• Lending startup Affirm raises $275M. Link
• Amazon’s prices are often undercut by upstart Jet.com. Link
• Fashion startups bypass department stores to reach consumers. Link
• Former Kiva.org CEO brings new ‘Branchless Bank’ app to Kenya. Link
• Baby registry site Cricket’s Circle selects $2.25M seed round. Link
• How Uber’s valuation went from $60M in 2011 to a rumored $50B this month. Link

International:

• [APAC]
  • Alibaba boosts its stake in online retailer Zulily. Link
  • China’s middle class: the savior for Coach’s flagging sales. Link
  • JD.com grows to 105M active shoppers. Link
  • Yahoo Hong Kong strengthens ecommerce push. Link
• [EU]
  • Tom’s debuts London outpost, second European store. Link
  • Ralph Lauren launching luxe concept in Milan. Link
• [CA]
  • First three Saks off Fifth stores opening in Ontario next spring. Link
  • WalMart to buy 13 Target stores in Canada. Link
• [A/ME]
  • Ace to add two home improvement stores in Dubai. Link

Mobile, Tablet, + Wearables:

• On-demand beauty apps expand their offerings as competition heats up. Link
• What retail apps are trying to achieve on the Apple Watch. Link
• 15 wild new ideas in virtual reality. Link
• Merchants leverage beacons to pay for parking and drive store traffic. Link
• Secret to shut down. Link
• App Annie acquires Mobidia to expand to 60 countries by year’s end. Link
• Walgreens uses mobile apps to solve in-store headaches. Link

Other:

• Whole Foods plans stores geared toward millennials. Link
• How we’ll shop in 2020. Link
• How 3D printing is saving the Italian artisan. Link
• Comcast to pay customers $20 if technicians are late as part of customer service revamp. Link