Below are selected highlights from the week in retail, fashion, technology, and ecommerce. Sources can be found in the hyperlinked text after the headline.
Brand/Retailer:
- Burberry becomes first major fashion brand with an Apple Music channel. Link
- Walgreens offering same day delivery with Postmates. Link
- Small-batch, crafted denim is on the rise. Link
- Restoration Hardware’s new teen line. Link
- If you don’t offer same-day shipping, you’re disappointing 56% of millennials. Link
- Under Armour expects to generate $7.5B in revenue by 2018. Link
- Kohl’s latest collaboration is with Thakoon. Link
- Apple says iPhone pre-orders are beating last years’ pace. Link
- Move over millennials, here comes generation Z. Link
- Amazon Prime offers six months of the Washington Post for free. Link
- Postmates CEO on a potential partnership with Lyft. Link
- The upcoming H&M x Balmain collection is two months away. Link
- Under Armour and Sports Authority partner to reward work outs. Link
- Target to foster retail tech startups. Link
- J.Crew going back to basics. Link
- Jet.com attracts millennials. Link
Marketing/Social:
- Facebook may gain alternative to the like button. Link
- Six lessons brands can learn from Lauren Conrad’s social success. Link
- Pinterest surpasses 100M monthly users. Link
- Instagram is on track to becoming a $5B product. Link
- Snapchat is now hosting exclusive live stories from the NFL. Link
- Facebook bends to advertiser viewability demands. Link
- Fake Google site combats apathy towards refugees. Link
- Facebook is putting more of your data into its ad-relevancy machine. Link
- Facebook preparing to launch its Office product. Link
Startups:
- CentreStyle, built by teenagers, helps you get dressed in any weather. Link
- Startup seeks to help brands sell excess fashion stock. Link
International:
- American Eagle Outfitters wants its slice in Western Europe. Link
- Refinery 29 heads to the UK, then Germany and France. Link
- UK’s online sales growth slowed in August. Link
Mobile/Emerging Tech:
- Amazon has 6 new devices and an actual plan for hardware. Link
- Walmart simple text could be Walmart’s version of magic. Link
- Walmart built the fastest-growing retail app by focusing on one key shopper habit. Link
- The most popular paid iPhone app right now is an ad blocker. Link
- Stripe unveils a new tool to help retailers build native buying experiences in apps. Link
- Facebook looks to bring virtual reality to mobile devices. Link