A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past fortnight.

TOP STORIES

• Colin Kaepernick’s Nike campaign keeps N.F.L. anthem kneeling in spotlight [NY Times]
• Ermenegildo Zegna acquires Thom Browne in US$500 million deal [SCMP]
• Balmain enlists a cast of CGI models for latest campaign [Dazed Digital]

TECHNOLOGY

• The rise, fall and return of RFID [Retail Dive]
• Uber narrows its search for international city to host “flying taxis” [The Verge]
• AR tops list of future shopping experiences [Retail Dive]
• A Japanese coffee shop will give you free coffee in exchange for your data [Digiday]

SUSTAINABILITY & PURPOSE

• Stella McCartney’s sustainable new sneakers, as seen by the Earth issue [AnOther]
• Global Fashion Agenda and Institut Français de la Mode to push for sustainability [Fashion United]
• Sustainable textile innovation: self-healing fibers made out of squid genes [Fashion United]

RETAIL & E-COMMERCE

• Supper clubs & art: luxury retail now comes with a side of experience [Forbes]
• How Sephora focused on data to prepare for Black Friday [ZDNet]
• Can Amazon win the great streetwear race? [Hypebeast]
• Are ultrafast labels like Fashion Nova wittingly ripping customers off? [Fashionista]
• Walmart adds Moosejaw to its website, defending itself further against Amazon [CNBC]
• Lululemon still has a ‘long runway for growth’ after crushing earnings [Business Insider]

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Harvey Nichols rebrands as Holly Nichols in month-long celebration of ‘girls’ [The Drum]
• How the rise of outdoor influencers is affecting the environment [Racked]
• Stella McCartney unveils short film “Curtains Up” [Fashion United]
• Google created a fake pizza brand to test out creative strategies for YouTube ads [TechCrunch]

PRODUCT

• Chanel launches men’s make-up [Vogue UK]
• Urban Outfitters is launching its own makeup line [The Cut]
• Madewell is launching menswear [Fashionista]
• New Converse x Dr. Woo collab: sneakers that change color with wear and tear [Fashion United]

BUSINESS

• Net-a-Porter stakes its claim to the next generation of designers [BoF]
• Tommy Hilfiger’s pivot to Asia [BoF]
• The rise of giant consumer startups that said no to investor money [Recode]
• The challenging, emotional remaking of J.Crew [Business of Fashion]

CULTURE

• Birkenstock CEO says brand turned down Supreme collab [High Snobiety]
• What it’s really like to be black and work in fashion [The Cut]
• Dickies are on top of the world. Again. [GQ]
• Farmland Foods fires back at Supreme with authentic editorial [Hypebeast]
• Kith announces collaboration with Versace, Tommy Hilfiger, Greg Lauren and more [BoF]

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