Happy Monday! Check out industry news from the last week.  All sources can be found in the hyperlinked text after the headline.

Brand/Retailer:

• Gap closing 175 North American stores. Link
• Twitter gets more shoppable with product pages and collections. Link
• AmazonFresh becomes a Prime benefit in select California markets. Link
• FitBit’s first day on Wall Street. Link
• Starbucks to shutter all La Boulange stores. Link
• Etsy takes on Kickstarter with crowdfunding platform. Link
• Why brick-and-mortar sales are key to Warby Parker’s growth. Link
• How WalMart plans to catch Amazon: subscription services and grocery pick up. Link
• How Gap can turn things around. Link
• Apple gives in on music fees after Taylor Swift’s letter. Link
• Yoox Nat-a-porter stake up for grabs as Milan fashion set meets. Link
• Ralph Lauren climbs after making progress on restructuring plan. Link
• How Stussy became a $50M global streetwear brand. Link
• Office Depot investors ok Staples merger. Link
• WalMart to return greeters to the front door. Link
• Abercrombie names new creative director. Link
• Wardrobe basics give Uniqlo’s sales a boost. Link
• Rag & Bone eyeing global growth. Link

Marketing/Social:

• Twitter’s Project Lightening is an event hub that aims to expand the reach of Twitter. Link
• YouTube launches YouTube Newswire, a channel featuring verified eyewitness videos. Link
• Buzzfeed showcases its serious side with a news app and customizable alerts. Link
• Roku is introducing personalized interactive video ads. Link
• Twitter acquires Whetlab to better organize tweets. Link
• Google aims to own online ad attribution, native ad serving. Link
• Barney’s makes its Instagram shoppable. Link
• Nike leads Instagram gains among fashion brands. Link
• Twitter said to plan marketing campaign, ads for live events. Link
• Nestle will be the first brand to run a sponsored Periscope stream. Link

Start-ups:

• The Instagram of news is here and its smarter than you think. Link
• Dollar Shave Club is valued at $165M. Link
• Google Ventures invests in Oxford University venture fund. Link

International:

• Google grows ecommerce business in Europe with Ingenico partnership. Link
• Alibaba wants to build the Netflix of China. Link
• Alipay’s US chief talks expansion, Uber China partnership. Link
• Facial-recognition concerns keep Facebook ‘Moments’ from Europe. Link
• China to promote cross-border ecommerce as incomes rise. Link
• mCommerce takes off in China. Link

Mobile/Emerging Tech:

• Amazon is developing an app that would pay people to drop off packages. Link
• Starbucks to expand mobile-ordering service to 17 states. Link
• Linkedin is testing two new apps, plus a messaging overhaul. Link
• Apple Watch arrives in stores, finally. Link
• Apple chooses iPhone colors to please Chinese customers. Link