Warby Parker's face mapping
Warby Parker’s face mapping

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
  • Warby Parker’s app is cleverly using the iPhone X’s face mapping to recommend glasses [TheVerge]
  • Why REI and Modcloth will close on Black Friday, and prosper [RetailDive]
  • Amazon’s cashierless store is almost ready for prime time [Bloomberg]
  • The industry remembers Azzedine Alaïa [BoF]
  • Tech titans José Neves and Ian Rogers on the future of luxury fashion [Evening Standard]
BUSINESS
  • Shoppers expected to spend £10bn during Black Friday bonanza [TheIndustry]
  • Stitch Fix’s highly anticipated IPO was ¯_(?)_/¯ [QZ]
  • Farfetch losses grow despite skyrocketing revenue [Retail Gazette]
  • Will the year of ‘the drop’ change fashion forever? [Fashionista]
  • Is the second wave of sustainability finally here? [Refinery29]
SOCIAL MEDIA
  • Inside Snapchat’s battle to win back its momentum [BoF]
MARKETING
  • Australian department store tells the sweet Christmas tale of an expat gingerbread man [AdWeek]
  • Keira Knightley sings in French for Chanel Coco Crush campaign [The Impression]
RETAIL & E-COMMERCE
  • Amazon’s last mile [Gizmodo]
  • Amazon could be worth $1 trillion in 2018 [RetailDive]
  • Spotify expands merch to beauty products [TechCrunch]
  • Rituals is overhauling its app to compete with the likes of Amazon, but it’s treading carefully [TheDrum]
TECHNOLOGY
  • Alibaba’s AI fashion consultant helps achieve record-setting sales [MIT Technology Review]
  • Poshmark builds a styling tool for Amazon’s Alexa powered devices [Internet Retailer]
  • How brands and start-ups are using AI to help you get dressed [Fashionista]
  • Vogue US partners with Apple on augmented reality feature [BoF]
PRODUCT
  • Fashion’s interest in alternative fabrics keeps growing [NY Times]