Happy Monday! Here is a recap of industry news from the last week. As always, sources are in the hyperlinked text after the headline.
Thanks for scanning the headlines with me this week!
Brands + Retailers
- Walmart letting Sam’s Club follow its own innovation path. Forbes
- Amazon launched a beauty line founded by Latvian models. CNBC
- Google quietly rolled out a hotel site. Fortune
- Adidas CEo sees ecommerce as tremendous opportunity worldwide. CNBC
- Shopify embarks on first retail partnership to aid DTC brands in physical stores. AdAge
- Target and DTC startups spark overhaul in underwear category. AdAge
- Hudson Yards to usher in new era of the mall. The New York Times
- Walmart’s food delivery challenges. The Wall Street Journal
- Amazon gets an edge with its secret squad of PhD economists. CNN
- This department store takes everything about pop-ups and turns it into retail. AdWeek
- Walmart readies introduction of low-priced iPad rival. Bloomberg
- Apple fires back at Spotify in escalating app store feud. Fortune
- Jelly Belly creator hopes CBD edibles will be his next magic beans. Fortune
- How ‘legal fakes’ are challenging $1B brand Supreme. CNN
- The recommence secret used by Patagonia and Eileen Fisher. WWD
- Revlon loses billion-dollar brand status. WWD
- Fashion has a new demand for skilled authenticators. Glossy
- Apple brings back iPad Air and revamps mini for first time since 2015. Bloomberg
- Amazon expanding offerings for low-income shoppers. Digiday
Marketing + Social Media
- Amazon as the influencer platform of the future. Forbes
- Facebook’s pivot to messaging puts advertisers in a tight spot. The Wall Street Journal
- When Facebook goes down, the economy goes with it. The Verge
- Facebook adds Gaming to its main navigation. TechCrunch
- Challenger brand success is all about great storytelling. AdWeek
- Publishers increasingly want to put their money where Alexa’s mouth is. AdWeek
- Shoppable ads offer a new avenue of growth for image-heavy Instagram. The Wall Street Journal
- Pinterest forms partnership with Kroger. Supermarket News
- These are the top beauty brands dominating Amazon. Fast Company
Startup + Emerging Tech + Acquisitions
- Softbank and other investors in talks to invest $1B in Uber’s self-driving car unit. The Wall Street Journal
- WeWork labs is launching a food tech accelerator. TechCrunch
- Supercharging retail sales with geospatial analytics. McKinsey
- How AI helps eBay connect buyers and sellers across 1.2B listings. VentureBeat
- ClimaCell bets on IoT for better weather forecasts. TechCrunch
- A spate of acquisitions has given workspace company, WeWork, tools to track and optimize office space. Bloomberg
- Psychologists explain why at-home exercise machines like Peloton have what it takes to keep people moving. Recode
International
Fashion. Retail. Tech. News. 