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

Brands + Retailers

• Target is inviting retailers to its website, taking a different approach than Walmart and Amazon to grow online.  CNBC
• Inditex launches Pull & Bear in the US.  Bloomberg
• StitchFix’s radical data-driven way to sell clothes ($1.2B last year) is reinventing retail.  Fast Company
• Target is accelerating the lingerie wars with bras that cost under $22.  Business Insider 
• PetSmart vs. Petco: a dogfight that neither one is winning.  The Wall Street Journal
• Apple could be working with Goldman Sachs on a credit card.  TechCrunch
• Rook on track for $1B in revenue in 2019.  TechCrunch
• Charlotte Russe stil searching for buyer as possible liquidation looms.  The Wall Street Journal
• What the Amazon Coat tells us about the future of shopping.  Business of Fashion 
• Anheuser-Busch acquires its first spirits company.  Fortune
• Home Depot among investors in same-day delivery startup, Roadie.  The Wall Street Journal
• Remembering Karl Lagerfeld, designer who defined luxury fashion.  The New York Times

Marketing + Social Media

• Pinterest files for IPO as battle for ad dollars continues.  AdAge
• Nestle and Disney pull ads from YouTube over handing of videos of children.  AdAge
• The latest Instagram influencer frontier? Medical promotions.  Vox
• Tide announces it’ll open 2,000 laundry locations in the next two years.  AdWeek
• Facebook grappling with employee anger over moderator conditions.  Bloomberg
• Google-Facebook duopoly set to lose some of its share of ad spend.  AdAge
• Ikea cleans up the River Thames to promote new store. Fast Company
• Beauty icon Bobbi Brown reinvents herself as a health and wellness guru.  CNBC
• Nike and Serena Williams redefine what it means to call a female athlete crazy.  AdWeek
• Instagram is testing a donation sticker in Stories.  The Verge
• How Kellogg’s speed team is launching brands with startup principles  AdExchanger

Startup + Emerging Tech + Acquisitions

• Six ways AI can impact retail forecasting: hype vs. reality.  Forbes
• Lyft filling could kick off cavalcade of high-profile tech IPOs.  AdAge
• Galaxy Fold is here, with six cameras and two batteries for $1,980.  CNet
• Amazon Alexa and the search for the perfect answer.  Wired

International

• JD.com’s drones take flight to Japan in partnership with Rakuten.  TechCrunch
• Amazon is targeting customers in Kenya who want to pay in cash.  Quartz