Happy Monday! Here is a quick scan of industry news from the last week.  Sources are in the hyperlinked text after the headline.

Brands and Retailers

• Nike has a plan to survive retail’s existential crisis – and it’s working.  Quartz
• Online apparel sales rose 7% in 2017.  Retail Dive
• How Goop’s haters made Gwyneth Paltrow’s company worth $250M.  The New York Times
• Following its rebrand, Joann is no longer your mom’s fabric store.  AdWeek
• Walmart reportedly recruits ex-Epix CEO In bid to build video service.  TechCrunch
• WeWork is just one facet of SoftBank’s bet on real estate.  TechCrunch
• Welcome to the Hypebeast Hotel.  GQ
• Secondhand retailer ThredUp pens letter to Burberry over burned clothes.  Fortune
• A look at Beautycon, the Super Bowl of the beauty industry.  The New York Times
• Why ingestible beauty is becoming big business.  Glossy
• Amazon’s quarterly profits hit record $2.5B.  Financial Times
• Gucci profits and sales soar without opening new stores.  The Wall Street Journal

Marketing and Social Media

• Warby Parker created a throwback music video with NYC public access TV.  AdWeek
• QVC turns to Facebook Live to boost its beauty category.  Glossy
• Amazon has big plans for its multi-billion-dollar ad business. Fast Company
• Facebook takes historic plunge as scandals finally take a toll.  AdAge
• Snapchat deals with NFL, NBC to add more sports videos.  Engadget
• You can now book influencer-approved vacations straight through their posts. Fashionista
• Pinterest nears $1B in ad sales and valuation rises at it looks to go public in mid 2019.  CNBC
• Voice control forces marketers to think differently.  eMarketer
• American Eagle is resurgent after learning how to tap into the progressive social leanings of Generation Z.  Fast Company
• Walmart is cozying up to influencers.  Digiday
• Why unstoppable Stories ads could revive Facebook.  gucciTechCrunch
• Twitter shares lose over one-quarter of their value.  CNBC
• Amazon to test new grounds for its product ads.  AdAge
• Dior brought back the saddle bag with a global Instagram blitz.  Business of Fashion

Startup + Emerging Tech + Acquisitions

• How AI is changing sales.  Harvard Business Review
• Groupon loses $83M patent dispute with IBM.  Fast Company
• Digital studio Awesomeness sells to Viacom for $25M.  Fast Company
• The Real Real raises $115M in Series G funding.  Fashionista
• Genderless makeup brand Jecca is L’Oreal’s latest startup squeeze.  Forbes
• Google Glass is back – now with artificial intelligence.  Wired

International

• Google to add wifi hotspots in Africa.  Google Blog
• A tale of two millennials: India and China.  Jing Daily
• Starbucks pairs up with Alibaba in China to deliver coffee.  Fortune
• Marriott and Alibaba partner in China to allow facial scanning check in.  Forbes