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Brand/Retailer

• Alexander Wang partners with Adidas on new unisex collection. Link
• Ralph Lauren shut down Madison Avenue to reveal first ‘see-now-buy-now’ collection. Link
• Kate Spade does ‘see-now-buy-now’ with a new video starting Zosia Mamet. Link
• Aeropostale to live on at malls. Link
• Etsy buys Blackbird to bring AI to it’s search platform. Link
• Zara’s success shrouded in ecommerce secrecy. Link
• Saks revamps personal shopping experience. Link
• Macy’s teams up with grooming services provider in beauty push. Link
• Frank and Oak launch womenswear. Link
• Saving the big box: inside Toys R Us’ plan to revive its stores. Link
• Target shakes up online leadership with eye on rivals. Link
• Aritzia may raise up to $400CAD in IPO. Link
• CVS is hoping to change the way you buy beauty products in the grocery store. Link
• 500 Million Yahoo accounts breached. Link

Marketing/Social

• Disney said to be considering bid for Twitter. Link
• Canada Goose ads tell a global brand story. Link
• Susie Bubble and BryanBoy respond to Vouge’s criticism of fashion bloggers. Link
• Nielsen says mainstream consumers really are interested in virtual reality. Link
• Retailers can now run Facebook ads based on if products are in stock. Link
• Nieman Marcus blames fashion bloggers for down sales. Link

Startup/Emerging Tech

• Google shows up late to the crowded AI-based personal assistant field. Link
• Messaging apps are changing how companies talk with customers. Link
• Fully autonomous robots: the warehouse workers of the near future. Link
• Burberry launches ‘see-now-buy-now’ chatbot. Link
• Why fashion brands are gaga over chat bots. Link
• Stitchfix expands to menswear. Link
• Why successful m-commerce needs to work at the speed of light. Link
• Amazon swats at Shutterfly with photo printing service. Link
• How Rebecca Minkoff uses technology to create a better shopping experience. Link

International

• K. retail sales resilient in August as shoppers unfazed by Brexit. Link
• Nike shuts 35% of stores in India. Link
• Zara and Lululemon to open at Abu Dhabi’s new mall. Link
• Apple expands Latin America presence, opens first store in Mexico. Link
• Amazon quietly raises free shipping threshold in Canada. Link
• Handmade at Amazon expands to five European countries. Link
• Martha Stewart has sights on China via Alibaba. Link
• Plus sized fashion show scores big in Japan. Link
• China’s millennials are redefining luxury in search for more originality. Link
• With thriving maker culture, how Shenzhen is becoming the creative capital of China. Link
• Target launches on Tmall to sell in China. Link