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
