Hi!  Here’s your recap of industry news from the last week. Sources are in the hyperlinked text after the headline.

Brands + Retailers

• Amazon captures 30% of online grocery spending.  RetailDive
• Wall Street analysts are now selling more data, less analysis.  The Wall Street Journal
• LVMH forms partnership for cross-border payments help.  RetailDive
• Dollar Shave Club branches into fine fragrances and vending machines.  AdAge
• CVS to test stores with added health services next year after Aetna deal closes.  CNBC
• Walmart’s celebrity collaborations for the holidays include Ellen DeGeneres and Kendall and Kylie Jenner.  Variety
• Sears considers selling up to $900M in debt.  Bloomberg
• Victoria’s Secret’s CMO facing backlash for controversial comments about casting.  Fashionista
• Apple pumps up its Amazon listings with iPhones, iPads and more.  CNet
• See the Amazon HQ2 picks: Crystal City and Long Island City.  CNN
• Ralph Lauren builds on plan to win young shoppers.  The Wall Street Journal

Marketing + Social Media

• How much does brand DNA matter?  Business of Fashion
• How digitally native brands negotiate wholesale partnerships.  Digiday
• Pinterest gets a redesigned feed that looks a lot like Instagram.  The Verge
• Facebook goes after TikTok with the debut of Lasso.  Fortune
• Lyft is launching a rider loyalty program in December.  TechCrunch
• Are you ready for the nano-influencers?  The New York Times
• Generation Z and its implications for companies.  McKinsey
• Amazon is mailing a printed holiday toy catalog to millions of customers.  CNBC
• Google and Amazon pursue shopper marketing budgets.  Digiday
• Glossier emphasizes experience at 2nd permanent store.  The New York Times

Startup + Emerging Tech + Acquisitions

• How Yoox is using artificial intelligence to assist design in its private label brand.  Glossy
• SAP acquires Qualtrics for $8B just before its IPO.  Forbes
• Google and Sephora are bringing beauty tutorials to the newest home device.  AdWeek
• Snap’s former No. 2 exec is building an online shopping startup.  ReCode
• American Eagle invests in Dormify.  Seeking Alpha
• WalMart building an AI lab insides one of its stores.  TechCrunch
• Samsung unveils its foldable smartphone.  Fortune

International

• China’s Singles’ Day brings in a record-breaking $30B.  Fast Company
• Alibaba rival JD sees Singles’ Day revenue jump 27% thanks to offline push.  TechCrunch
• JD.com competes for luxury partners with tech and white gloves.  Jing Daily
• China’s obsession with short videos has its internet giants worried.  TechCrunch
• With an assist from Alibaba, Starbucks’ China delivery strategy offers clues of what may be coming in the U.S. Digiday