Happy first official week of Summer! Here is a quick recap of industry news in the last week.  Sources are in the hyperlinked text after the headline.

Brands + Retailers

• Amazon launches section on site dedicated to beauty professionals.  Fast Company
• Toys R Us will open six stores in the US this year.  Fast Company
• Best Buy will dedicate store space to selling ‘smart’ gym equipment. Engadget
• The newsstands of the future will have no newspapers.  The New Yorker
• How a 90’s nostalgia trend powered the comeback of two century-old sports brands.  CNBC
• Lululemon unveils its line of personal care products as it tries to grow beyond apparel. CNBC
• Shopify launches fulfillment network.  CNBC
• The boutique fitness boomL can $40 exercise classes save the American mall?  The New York Times 
• Forget the mall, shoppers are buying Gucci’s at airports.  The Wall Street Journal 
• Neiman Marcus rolls out Alipay nationwide in the US.  WWD
• Lululemon men’s-only stores quietly close after short-lived runs.  Bloomberg
• L’Oreal taps first female president to lead namesake cosmetics brand.  Fortune

Marketing + Social Media

• Uniqlo launches TikTok’s 1st multi market brand campaign.  RetailDive
• The art of selling scent in the internet age.  Fast Company
• YouTube rolls out augmented reality for viewers to virtually try on makeup.  CNBC
• Camila Coelho joins Revolve’s roster of in-house influencer labels.  Fashionista
• Google is testing a carousel format for its text-based ads.  AdAge
• America’s 20 hottest brands of 2019.  AdAge
• Procter & Gamble isn’t so sure about ads anymore but has content aplenty.  AdAge
• REI shelves catalog, will launch quarterly magazine.  AdAge
• Millennials reportedly listen to more audio than any other generation.  AdAge
• Facebook’s digital wallet: what it could mean for marketers.  MarketingLand
• Farfetch is teaming up with Facebook to launch the Libra blockchain.  Glossy
• Taco Bell’s Palm Springs hotel.  AdWeek

Startup + Emerging Tech + Acquisitions

• Ex-Snaptchat and Quisdi execs launch Verishop to bring joy back to shopping. Forbes
• Uber says it will start delivering fast food by drone in San Diego this summer.  The Verge
• Apple expected to relate its first 5G iPhone next year. Business Insider 
• Slack shares soar in first day of trading.  CBS
• Th $6B battle over the future of weather forecasting.  Forbes

International

• The most discussed ‘it’ fashion items for China’s youth in 2018.  Jing Daily
• The demise of Australia’s homegrown fashion brands.  BBC
• WeChat gains on Tmall and JD.com in China luxury battle.  The Business of Fashion