Rachel Arthur
Futuristic fashion by Tim Walker
A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
TOP STORIES
- Macy’s buys Story concept [RetailDive]
- Gucci plants its flag in Soho [BoF]
- How artificial intelligence will impact the future of fashion [Vogue]
TECHNOLOGY
- Can AI and AR turn your prospects into customers? [Inc]
- How beauty brands like Coty and Shiseido are using voice assistants [Glossy]
- Ticketmaster to trial facial recognition technology at live venues [Venture]
- Verisart brings blockchain certification to the global art auction market [TechCrunch]
SUSTAINABILITY
- Fast fashion goes green with mushrooms, lumber scraps, and algae [Bloomberg]
- Applied DNA Sciences confirms traceability of leather [WWD]
RETAIL & E-COMMERCE
- Walmart.com redesigns as the anti-Amazon [Co.Design]
- Farfetch partners with Stadium Goods on sneaker hub [WWD]
- Brandless’ pop-up is focused on community engagement rather than selling products [AdWeek]
- China’s live-streaming fashion boom changing the way Gen Z shops [SCMP]
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
- Inside the bitter war to bring Tupac and Michael Jackson back to life [Wired]
- Diet Prada unmasked [BoF]
- Instagram quietly launches payments for commerce [TechCrunch]
PRODUCT
- Amsterdam is solving its gum litter problem by making shoes out of recycled gum [AdWeek]
- ElektroCouture: Inside the fashion house behind Swarovski’s $60,000 light-up dress [Forbes]