A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion business, digital comms and tech industry news over the past week.
TOP STORIES
- LVMH and the next big digital shopping experience [NY Times]
- In Copenhagen, gearing up for a circular fashion system [BoF]
- Surprise surprise, the fashion industry isn’t as sustainable as it should be – report [High Snobiety]
- The heartbeat of modern marketing: Data activation and personalisation [McKinsey]
- From farm to finished garment: Blockchain is aiding this fashion collection with transparency [Forbes]
- How custom footwear retailer Shoes of Prey cut its delivery time to two weeks [Glossy]
BUSINESS
- Coach confirms acquisition of Kate Spade [The Industry]
- American Apparel to let shoppers choose US-made clothing [Retail Dive]
- In global retailing, does the ‘see-now, buy-now’ model really work? [Thomson Reuters]
- Hudson’s Bay taps debt adviser amid Neiman Marcus bid challenges [Reuters]
- How clothing brands are embracing transparency to meet the growing demand for sustainable apparel [AdWeek]
MARKETING
- Tiffany & Co. takes direct aim at Trump in new ad calling for action on climate change [Business Insider]
- The prioritisation of personalisation [Glossy]
- What you don’t know about American millennials [BoF]
RETAIL & E-COMMERCE
- It’s more than Amazon: Why retail is in distress now [CNBC]
- Amid brick-and-mortar travails, a tipping point for Amazon in apparel [NY Times]
- What China reveals about the future of shopping [BCG]
TECHNOLOGY
- Jeff Bezos: Artificial intelligence permeates Amazon’s business strategy [Retail Dive]
START-UPS
- The RealReal is opening a real store in New York [TechCrunch]
