Check out industry news from the last week. All sources can be found in the hyperlinked text after the headline.

Brand/Retailer:

• Walgreens to buy Rite Aid for $9.4B. Link
• Poshmark adds retail brands to its seller community. Link
• Urban Outfitters to end on-call shifts nationwide. Link
• 76% of online shopping in the US this holiday season will be spent on 1% of products. Link
• Five retailers that will dominate this holiday shopping season. Link
• Target will offer free shipping on all online orders. Link
• Wal-Mart won’t promote free shipping deals over holidays. Link
• Macy’s makes moves to counter shoppers’ changing habits. Link
• REI to close on Black Friday. Link
• Lord & Taylor jumps into discounts game. Link
• Wal-Mart tries offering fewer products, adding to tensions with suppliers. Link
• UPS to increase fees, add new one for third-party sellers. Link
• Kohl’s to add smaller stores in urban areas. Link
• Some retailers step back from Black Friday frenzy. Link
• Mall of America gets ready for holiday shoppers by adding WiFi. Link
• Microsoft goes upscale with Fifth Avenue flagship store. Link
• Warby Parker expanding beyond eyewear. Link
• Wal-Mart bets on in-store pickup in holiday showdown with Amazon. Link
• Coach sales starting to look up. Link
• Carine Roitfeld x Uniqlo has landed. Link

Marketing/Social:

• Facebook introduces slideshow ad unit to reach consumers in emerging markets. Link
• Yelp continues shift away from display advertising. Link
• Target boosts digital, social to 61% of holiday budget. Link
• Snapchat adds to native ad arsenal with sponsored lens. Link
• How LuLuLemon puts more focus on feelings. Link
• Macy’s starts off holiday effort with wish fulfillment. Link

Startups:

• Why is Silicon Valley pouring millions of dollars into old clothes? Link
• Doorman is a startup eliminating missed package deliveries. Link
• New mobile search startup focuses on apps. Link

International:

• Apple Pay hitting Canada and Australia in 2015, Spain and more in 2016. Link
• Facebook strives to bring cheap wifi to rural India. Link
• Hong Kong shoppers go downmarket. Link

Mobile/Emerging Tech:

• Amazon launches ‘Pay with Amazon’ buttons for mobile apps. Link
• Nike embraces weather app in campaign to sell gear suited to local conditions. Link
• QVC: the unlikely juggernaut of mobile shopping. Link
• JPMorgan challenges Apple Pay with mobile app offering discounts. Link
• App Store to feature ecommerce apps in new Shopping category ahead of Black Friday. Link
• Facebook says nearly one third of online shopping transactions are on mobile. Link
• Samsung sells more phones but for less money. Link
• Baublebar and Jawbone collaborate on a bracelet for the wearable tech market. Link