Here is your weekly recap of news I found around the web about fashion, retail and ecommerce. Sources can be found in the hyperlinked text after the headline.

Brand/Retailer

• Urban Outfitters finding success in niche beauty market. Link
• How Gilt will be added to Saks’ discount retail stores. Link
• Burberry faces US lawsuit accusing it of deceptive price tags. Link
• Victoria’s Secret CEO resigns. Link
• Nordstrom debuts first TV ad in three years. Link
• Elizabeth Arden bets on app to boost ecommerce. Link
• Sears announces it’s closing at least 50 stores. Link
• Tommy Hilfiger embraces direct-to-consumer shows. Link
• Kate Spade, H&M and Urban Outfitters go beyond apparel but will it improve sales? Link
• Without a creative director, Banana Republic appeals to consumers for Fall 2016. Link
• Amazon shares bounce on news of $5B buyback. Link
• Apple reportedly filming 6-episode series with Dr. Dre. Link 

Marketing/Social Media

• YouTube buys BandPage for $8M to attract musicians with money-making tools. Link
• Vox to join other media companies in ecommerce push. Link
• Pop Sugar wants to become the mobile shipping cart for fashion. Link
• Instagram doubles down on video, introduces Facebook-style view counts. Link
• What marketers should know about Twitter’s new algorithmic “catch up” feed. Link
• Time Inc buying MySpace parent company. Link
• YouTube wants viewers to buy directly from review videos. Link
• Pinterest nabs Google executive to head ad sales. Link
• Target’s ground-breaking musical interlude during Grammys extends to social. Link

Start Ups

• Fabletics plans to open 100 stores. Link
• Startup delivery services run into reality. Link

International

• India’s Snapdeal raises $200M led by Ontario Teachers’ pension plan. Link
• Primark to open 6 US stores in 2016. Link
• Amazon’s Chinese shipping license reflects global goals. Link
• Chinese tourists boost Japanese all sales to record. Link
• Rakuten shutters marketplaces in Southeast Asia. Link

Emerging Tech/Mobile

• How Kate Spade and Everpurse got wearable tech right. Link
• Google/Alphabet building standalone virtual reality headset. Link
• 15 of the best designs merging fashion and technology. Link
• Online shoppers prove skeptics wrong buying tons of luxury goods on mobile devices. Link
• Tech firms push toward future without passwords. Link
• How smartphones are killing off the fashion show. Link
• Fitbit taps Public School designers to outfit its latest fitness tracker. Link
• PayPal Commerce matches Stripe with PayPal’s own toolkit for apps. Link