Happy Monday! Below is a recap of the industry from the last week. Sources can be found in the hyperlinked text after the headline.
Brand/Retailer:
- eBay set to offer shipping club, starting in Germany. Link
- Etsy testing same-day delivery in New York. Link
- Toys R Us lowers free shipping limit for online orders. Link
- Restoration Hardware gears up to launch new concept. Link
- Macy’s chasing consumer electronics sales through Best Buy partnership. Link
- Primark throws its hat into U.S. market. Link
- Google to start testing grocery deliveries this year. Link
- Farfetch opens ecommerce platform to brands. Link
- Lululemon profit exceeds estimates as new styles drive sales. Link
- Quicksilver files for bankruptcy. Link
- How low can ‘free shipping’ minimums go? Link
- Coach to debut luxury line at fashion week. Link
- Kate Spade delivers more clever accessories for Spring. Link
- Google follows Amazon web services into on-demand supercomputing. Link
- Blackberry to buy Good Technology getting deeper into security. Link
- Etsy getting into the manufacturing business. Link
- Rebecca Minkoff debuts iPhone-charging wallet and new Apple Watch bands. Link
Marketing/Social:
- Wendy’s VP: millennials respond to realness in video. Link
- Timberland looks beyond millennials in new ad campaign. Link
- Kohl’s brings fashion week to shoppers with Lauren Conrad runway livestream. Link
- Apple exploring creation of its own original video content. Link
- Uber’s in-car magazine is advertisers’ ticket to targeting local clientele. Link
Startups:
- Secondhand clothing marketplace thredUP raises $81M Series E let by GSIP. Link
- Berlin-based online fashion and lifestyle retailer Lesara bags more funding. Link
- The Black Tux grabs $25M to dress men to the nines. Link
- Trillenium takes virtual reality into online shopping. Link
International:
- Ikea moves forward with plans to enter India. Link
- Russian fashion market’s plunge turns heat on global brands. Link
- Swatch CEO plays down China turbulence. Link
- John Lewis to start selling Apple Watch across UK. Link
Mobile/Emerging Tech:
- Sotheby’s auction coming to an art app near you. Link
- Everything to know about Apple’s event. Link
- U.S Consumers now spend more time in apps than watching TV. Link
- A closer look at the fancy new Hermes Apple Watch band. Link
- Starbucks app update raises bar on mobile payments. Link
- eBay’s apps get a refresh. Link
- Android Pay goes live, Google Wallet becomes cash swap app. Link
- Amazon dumps the Fire phone. Link
- Apple wants to sell you an iPhone for $32 per month. Link