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

Brand/Retailer:

• Tom Ford partners with Net-a-Porter on ecommerce exclusive. Link
• Warby Park to continue to invest in brick-and-mortar. Link
• Verizon completes AOL acquisition for $4.4B. Link
• Abercrombie puts shoppers front and center in turnaround effort. Link
• Target’s Lilly Pulitzer hit underlines power shift in retail to consumers. Link
• How Shinola went from shoe polish to the coolest brand in America. Link
• H&M second quarter profits rise but fall short of expectations. Link
• Warby Parker to give NYC community school students free glasses and eye exams. Link
• American Eagle amps up digital investments. Link
• Why your next package will be delivered by an Uber. Link
• Lululemon issues another recall. Link
• Converse looks to deepen music relationships with new recording studio. Link
• H&M working on mysterious new brand. Link
• Nike exceeds profit estimates on new products and athleisure trend. Link
• Barnes & Noble files plan for spinning off campus bookstores. Link
• H&M banks on a fashion-conscious fashion conscience with sustainability strategy. Link
• Inside Marriott’s attempt to win over millennials. Link
• Online fashion retailers tap offline opportunities. Link
• Zulily tests online returns program. Link

Marketing/Social:

• ShopStyle brings ecommerce to Snapchat, with assist from influencers. Link
• Facebook’s new signup ads that auto-fill your email or phone number. Link
• Instagram’s new search update makes it easier to explore the world. Link
• Unilever gets in touch with Vice’s feminine side. Link
• Now you can use Messenger without Facebook. Link
• Google gives Gmail users the ability to undo send. Link
• Now Instagram wants to be a source for real-time news. Link
• Facebook claims a photo-recognition breakthrough. Link
• Tumblr launches Tumblr TV, a gif search engine with full-screen viewing mode. Link
• Instagram to take on Twitter with updated photo feed. Link
• Apple wins Cannes Lions top prize for its ‘Shot on iPhone 6’ ad campaign. Link
• Snapchat is teaming up with The Daily Mail and the world’s largest ad agency to launch a native advertising firm. Link

Start-ups:

• Tinder is going public. Link
• Postmates raises $80M in push toward $1 deliveries. Link
• Olapic raises $15M. Link
• Online jewelry startup BaubleBar to open retail stores. Link
• OneFineStay, a high-end AirBnB rival confirms $40M funding round. Link
• Same-day shopping app Curbside picks up $25M more in funding. Link

International:

• JD.com partners with ZestFinance to offer credit services to Chinese customers. Link
• How online retail is erasing borders. Link
• Missguided launches first UK physical presence with Selfridges concession. Link
• Forever 21 is set to launch flagship Sydney shop. Link

Mobile/Emerging Tech:

• Android Wear gets new watch faces from Hello Kitty, Angry Birds and 15 other mega brands. Link
• Apple Watch launches in seven new countries, coming to three more in July. Link
• Apple researching geo-fencing technology that could make errands easier. Link
• Uber hires former Google Maps chief to work on advanced research. Link
• Amazon wants to turn its personal assistant, Alexa, into a leading platform. Link
• Apple Music will let you stream 100,000 of your own tracks when iOS9 launches. Link