Here is your Monday recap of industry news over the last week from around the web.  Sources can be found in the hyperlinked text after the headline. (P.S. I love feedback. Shoot me a message in the comments or on Twitter if you’ve got any!)

Brand/Retailer

• Everlane’s founder on building a business with radical transparency. Link
• Rent-the-runway expands into everyday clothing rentals. Link
• Why Target is fast-tracking food innovation. Link
• Aerie launchies Men’s underwear with body positivity campaign. Link
• Crew to double Mercantile stores, open 10 new Madewell stores in 2016. Link
• Uniqlo selling on shopping app Spring. Link
• Target preps for Marimekko launch. Link
• Nike’s third quarter sales miss estimates, hurt by strong US dollar. Link
• Madewell adopting a buy now, wear now press strategy. Link
• Lululemon’s Lab Concept opens in New York City. Link
• Nordstrom hires Amazon vet as chief technology officer. Link
• Amazon opening fulfillment center in Kansas. Link 
• Nike kicks up 56% increase in ecommerce sales. Link 

Marketing/Social Media

• Google is building YouTube Connect, a live-streaming app to take on Periscope. Link
• Pinterest works to pin down path to wider international audience. Link
• Twitter co-founder creates new media company Matter Studios. Link
• Instagrammers really want you to turn on notifications to avoid death my algorithim. Link
• Email is dying among mobile’s youngest users. Link
• Line builds out its chat app for businesses as Facebook Messenger threat looms large. Link
• Google is redesigning its biggest cash cow, Adwords. Link

Start Ups

• Trax & Wax is a vinyl subscription service for those craving that fresh underground dance sound. Link
• Get ready to pay more to have others do your chores. Link
• How one woman is going after a $17B plus-sized opportunity. Link
• Delivery startup DoorDash raises $127M in latest round. Link

International

• McDonald’s, Pizza Hut cook up new plans for India. Link
• FedEx to expand ecommerce reach in China, Japan. Link
• Swedish payments provider, Klarna, looks to expand ecommerce presence. Link
• Giants clash on nascent Indian ecommerce market. Link
• China changes online import tax rules, a move to help cosmetics. Link
• Will Apple’s cheapest iPhone in history satisfy Chinese consumers? Link
• Social commerce takes off in China. Link
• Alibaba reaches 3 Trillion Yuan milestone even as China slows. Link

Emerging Tech/Mobile

• Adobe announces personalization technology concept to bridge online and brick-and-mortar. Link
• Makeup brands testing augmented reality to drive conversions. Link
• PayPal drops on concern that ApplePay threatens online payments volume. Link
• Smartwatch firm Pebble lays off 25% of its staff. Link
• Two thirds of UK online traffic is mobile. Link