Happy Monday! Light week of news (unless you are Amazon…) coming out of a long weekend in the U.S. All sources can be found in the hyperlinked text after the headline.

Brand/Retailer:

• New Balance to challenge Nike with its biggest ad campaign ever. Link
• Amazon partners with Michelle Phan on Amazon Fire TV app. Link
• Sony uses new crowdfunding site to pitch advanced remote control. Link
• Louis Vuitton opens private museum near Paris. Link
• GoPro introduces smaller, simple action camera. Link
• Amazon to mark 20^th Anniversary with “Prime Day,” its answer to Black Friday. Link
• Experiential commerce is the next billion-dollar opportunity for developers. Link
• Bloomingdale’s to open first Hawaii store. Link
• Amazon takes Prime Now outside U.S., opens one-hour delivery in London. Link
• Pressure on margins is potentially weighing on H&M. Link
• Tory Burch sets Paris flagship. Link
• Apple Music offers a peak into the future of Apple Inc, and its stark contrast to Google and Microsoft. Link
• Donna Karen steps down from Donna Karen International. Link
• Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, and Coach are making the same mistake. Link
• Macy’s to phase out Trump’s menswear. Link 

Marketing/Social:

• Google highlights low prices, mimicking Amazon. Link
• Facebook changes up its video ad pricing after complaints from marketers. Link
• Farfetch customers ‘unfollow’ the global fashion crowd. Link
• How Facebook and Campbell Soup are trying to read your mind. Link
• Fake accounts still plague Instagram despite purge. Link
• Twitter now has ads on your mobile profile. Link
• Twitter’s Project Lightening could be called ‘Moments.’ Link
• Instagram photos are now bigger – if you know where to look. Link

Start-ups:

• Sole Society raises $8M from Nordstrom and Insight Venture Partners. Link
• RewardStyle raises $15M at $290M valuation. Link
• On-demand cleaning startup Hassle mergers with Rocket Internet’s Helpling. Link
• Splacer is Airbnb for event spaces. Link

International:

• Harrod’s teams up with Borderfree for international ecommerce. Link
• These four foreign brands are successful in China. Link
• Amazon launches in Mexico. Link
• John Lewis to charge for Click-and-Collect. Link
• Xiaomi makes a huge splash in Brazil. Link

Mobile/Emerging Tech:

• Pinterest launches buyable pins on iOS, taps Braintree and Stripe for processing. Link
• In wake of Apple Music, SoundCloud update focuses on music discovery, better user experience. Link
• MasterCard testing online purchases via facial recognition. Link
• How virtual reality could change shopper marketing. Link
• Messaging and the Apple Watch. Link
• PayPal to buy online money-transfer company Xoom. Link
• Can Shazam become music to retailers’ ears? Link