Rachel Arthur
Retailers are re-inventing the checkout line
A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
TOP STORIES
- How retailers are reinventing the checkout line [BoF]
- Fashion’s data war [WWD]
- The existential void of the pop-up ‘experience’ [NY Times]
- Mulberry launches interactive retail experience for the holiday season [TheCurrent Daily]
TECHNOLOGY
- Alibaba and Amazon move over, we visited JD’s connected grocery store in China [TechCrunch]
- Ford and Walmart to partner on self-driving deliveries [Engadget]
- How retailers can tell stories by reading emotions [RetailDive]
- New York Is a genuine tech hub (and that was before Amazon) [BoF]
- Walmart is using virtual reality to train its workforce for Black Friday [Vox]
SUSTAINABILITY & PURPOSE
- Big names from fashion, music and art team up for #PassOnPlastic pop-up [The Industry]
- Kering Foundation unveils campaign against cyberbullying [WWD]
- Avon fights for LGBTI rights alongside the United Nations [Fashion Network]
RETAIL & E-COMMERCE
- Talk to me: The rise of voice commerce [WWD]
- Denim tailors and t-shirt tattoo parlours: Inside Levi’s New Times Square flagship [BoF]
- Chinese shoppers crave experiences with their bags, LVMH says [Bloomberg]
- FAO Schwarz puts a new spin on its dance-on piano as part of splashy NYC comeback [CNBC]
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
- How brands are finally realising the full potential of personalization [Marketing Week]
- These are all the problems with Iceland’s banned Christmas advert [Wired]
- John Lewis unveils Christmas ad and experiential store activations [Fashion Network]
- A third of brands admit to not disclosing influencer partnerships [Marketing Week]
PRODUCT
- Gucci expands DIY service [Fashion United]
- Clinique bets big on personalized moisturization [WWD]
BUSINESS
- Beyoncé buys out Ivy Park brand from Philip Green [BoF]
CULTURE
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