Happy Monday! Here is a recap of industry news from the last two weeks. Sources can be found in the hyperlinked text after the headline.

Mary Meeker:

• Mary Meeker’s 2016 internet trends report. Link
• Mobile advertising a $22B opportunity in the US. Link
• Internet boom times are over, says Mary Meeker. Link
• Mary Meeker: People don’t just tolerate Snapchat ads, they play with them. Link

Brand and Retailers

• WalMart to test last mile delivery with Uber, Lyft and Deliv. Link
• Need Supply launches its own clothing line. Link
• Under Armour is expanding into fashion sportswear. Link
• Kenzo joins forces with H&M. Link
• US and UK apparel retailers fight changing demographics. Link
• Michael Kors shrinking its department stores business on purpose. Link
• Salesforce to buy Demandware for $2.8B. Link
• How AirBnB designs for every person on the planet. Link
• Gucci partners with Conde Nast’s 23 Stories on a sponsored 4-part film directed by Gia Coppola. Link
• Can Canada Goose come in from the cold? Link
• High end brands are all about beauty these days. Link
• Australian retail giant Cotton On gears up for big California expansion. Link

Marketing and Social Media

• Outdoor “dad” brands tapping urban youth. Link
• Retailers find success with storytelling. Link
• With 92% of luxury retailers on WeChat, here’s how they can step up their game. Link
• Twitter disbands commerce team, ceases product development on “buy” button. Link
• Snapchat redesigning Discover to make it more like a newsstand. Link
• CVS has Jimmy Kimmel to thank for move to digital receipts. Link
• Snapchat said to have 150M daily users, surpassing Twitter. Link
• Refinery29 launches in Germany, its first foreign language. Link
• Twitter is inviting users to become ‘Twitter Insiders’ to help brands. Link

Start Ups

• Meet Eponym, the eyewear startup taking on Luxottica. Link
• Birchbox finds that cute boxes filled with makeup are not enough. Link
• StitchFix the $250M start-up playing fashionista moneyball. Link
• WeWork quietly opens hotel rooms in New York City. Link

International

• Dior makes Asian ecommerce debut in South Korea. Link
• Kors Shares Leap as Firm Buys China License for $500M. Link
• Indian ministries divide on Apple’s retail vision. Link
• Coach’s strong presence in China to help the company in the future. Link
• Google is coming back to China soon. Link
• Europe’s decision on geo-blocking and what you need to know. Link
• Manolo Blahnik steps up in-store presence in Asia. Link
• How New Balance ran into a wall in China. Link
• Myntra aims to increase sales by 90% this fiscal year. Link

Mobile and Emerging Tech

• Target to expand in-store IoT experiences. Link
• Why China’s biggest social app has sputtered overseas. Link
• How PayPal plans to get back on top in digital payments. Link