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

Brand + Retailer

• Amazon earnings show effects of one-day shipping.  The Wall Street Journal
• UPS adds 12,000 pickup locations and adds Sunday delivery.  The Wall Street Journal
• Google’s new shopping platform is now live.  Forbes
• Amazon and police partner on doorbell cameras. Engadget
• Barneys begins to raise financing for potential bankruptcy.  CNBC
• Apple and Goldman Sachs credit card targeting August launch date. Bloomberg
• Zara parent doubles down on sustainability.  Fast Company
• The Sprint/T-Mobile merger was blessed by the DOJ but lawsuits remain.  Fast Company
• Armani sales fall again as founder pushes to restructure brand. Business of Fashion
• Nike exploring sale of surf brand Hurley.  Business of Fashion
• Target’s small-format stores are its biggest weapon against Amazon and Walmart. Inc.
• Adidas ramps up sustainability efforts.  AdWeek
• Apple to pay Intel $1B for modem business to juice 5G.  CNBC
• eBay adds new service to make delivery faster.  Bloomberg
• How Shopify became an ecommerce giant.  Forbes
• Kroger goes full robot to take on Amazon.  Bloomberg
• How Chanel’s beauty products propel its business.  Glossy
• Amazon looks beyond Whole Foods in grocery push.  The New York Times
• How Etsy crafted an ecommerce comeback.  Fortune

Social + Marketing

• Fake followers in influencer marketing will cost brands $1.3B this year. CNBC
• Amazon opens streaming TV ad sales to outside buying tools.  The Wall Street Journal
• Twitter earnings reveal increased revenue and daily active users.  Fast Company
• Twitter says it boosts users through machine learning.  The Drum
• Snapchat is beta testing dynamic product ads and retargeting.  Business Insider
• Alphabet stock soars as Google ad sales signal a return to form.  Fast Company
• 2.1B people use Facebook’s family of apps on a daily basis.  AdWeek
• Snapchat attracts 13M new daily users thanks to gender-swap filter.  AdAge
• Luxury brands are taking over the street art scene.  Bloomberg
• TikTok stars are preparing to take over the internet.  The Atlantic
• How Pinterest factored into Amazon Prime Day.  AdWeek
• NBCUniversal expects to exceed $1.2B in ad sales during 2020 Tokyo Olympics.  AdWeek
• How TikTok is testing in-app ecommerce.  Digiday
• McDonald’s, Uber and Johnson & Johnson no longer have chief marketing officers – here’s what that means.  CNBC

Start-Ups + Emerging Tech

• Walgreens to implement voice-powered AI at all stores.  Drug Store News
• Amazon launches Prime Video for VR.  VentureBeat

International

• Alibaba welcomes U.S. small businesses to sell globally on its platform. Reuters
• ASOS starts next-day delivery in the US.  Glossy
• KFC uses an International mindset to expand globally.  Forbes
• China’s tech startups flourish in tales-rich second-tier cities.  Nikkei Asian Review