Check out my recap of industry news from the last week.  Sources can be found in the hyperlinked text after the headline.

Brand/Retailer

• Uber’s courier service, UberRush goes live in Chicago and San Francisco. Link
• Kohl’s expands same-day delivery to 9 cities ahead of holiday season. Link
• Target teams up with Who What Wear on full-fledged fashion line. Link
• Under Armour CEO and CFO to step down. Link
• PayPal will now pay for your return shipping. Link
• Birchbox is launching its own makeup line. Link
• WalMart to pour $2B into ecommerce over next two years. Link
• Nike sets aggressive revenue target of $50B by 2020. Link
• Nordstrom Rack is becoming a massive threat to Macy’s, Kohls, and JC Penny. Link
• Balmain x H&M: See the full collection with prices. Link
• Rodarte to team up with & Other Stories next Spring. Link
• Starbucks is testing delivering coffee to office workers in the Empire State Building. Link
• How Levi’s is fighting athleisure by reinventing denim. Link
• Ralph Lauren opens first store in Brooklyn. Link
• American Apparel sees bright future after bankruptcy. Link
• Target enlists entrepreneurs to help it think outside the big box. Link

Marketing/Social

• Survey finds teens prefer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat. Link
• Facebook pushes shopping features in move toward ecommerce. Link
• How Facebook’s Moments is solving the other people’s photos problem. Link
• Target taps Shazam for shoppable link to TV ad campaign. Link
• How Unilever tapped ‘I Want that Hair’ moments by aggregating blogger videos. Link
• Facebook tests video tab, intensifying YouTube rivalry. Link
• How the Instagram effect is changing advertising images. Link

Startup

• Outdoor Voices, a brand for simple, cool activewear, raises $7M in funding. Link
• How non-technology companies are trying to mimic startups by launching innovation labs. Link

International

• H&M’s next target is the Indian middle class. Link
• Amazon bets on Mexico. Link
• Zalando feels growth pains as margins miss estimates. Link
• Starbucks may be opening stores in Italy. Link

Mobile/Emerging Tech

• Square, the mobile payments company, files for IPO. Link
• Swatch links with China banking giants for mobile payment watch. Link
• More brands use beacons to connect with customers real-time. Link
• Nike debuts interactive shopping app, Tech Book. Link
• Apple focuses on 3D Touch with new iPhone 6 ad. Link
• Yaho offers password free log in for email. Link
• LinkedIn revamps mobile app to boost use. Link