A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
TOP STORIES
- Farfetch acquires Stadium Goods: Why sneaker resale is becoming big business [Forbes]
- Milestone fashion industry charter for climate action launched [UN]
- ASOS issues profit warning as Christmas sales falter [The Industry]
TECHNOLOGY
- China’s retailers turn to real-world surveillance to track big spenders [Wired]
- Alexa wants you to answer questions [Cognition X]
- Is the face-swapping robot with multiple ‘personalities’ cool or just plain creepy? [Mashable]
- Racist, sexist AI could be a bigger problem than lost jobs [Forbes]
- Is tech too easy to use? [New York Times]
SUSTAINABILITY & PURPOSE
- Kering launches first ‘regenerative sourcing’ standard for fashion suppliers [Edie]
- Francisco Costa is back—with the chicest sustainable beauty brand you’ve ever seen [Vogue]
- The first “plastic-free” supermarket aisle [BBC]
- Lacoste joins list of brands banning mohair [Fashion United]
- Companies used to stay quiet about politics. In 2018, social causes became integral to their branding. [Vox]
- Is online shopping better or worse for the environment? [WWD]
RETAIL & E-COMMERCE
- Here’s how Nike, Alibaba and Walmart are reinventing retail [Wired]
- The future of fashion is made-to-order, according to Farfetch CEO José Neves [Fast Company]
- Amazon Go eyes London’s West End for first UK store [Retail Gazette]
- Why Starbucks is experimenting with experience-based retail [Digiday]
- E-commerce is thriving in Africa despite hurdles to the “last mile” [Quartz]
- ‘It’s a big data game’: Startups compete to reinvent the convenience store [Digiday]
- Lululemon expands test for 1st loyalty program [Retail Dive]
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
- You can try on the latest Adidas sneaker drop on Snapchat [Engadget]
- Mall of America debuts holiday AR scavenger hunt [Mobile Marketer]
- Mr Porter launches gift assistant with Facebook Messenger [Fashion Network]
- Lululemon and Strava team up to launch a series of virtual races [Runners World]
- Calvin Klein kills print ads — will other fashion brands follow suit? [Footwear News]
PRODUCT
- H&M teams up with cult brand Eytys for unisex collection [Fashion United]
BUSINESS
- Millennial consumers rule the luxury market – how are brands coping? [SCMP]
- Samsung’s Supreme collaboration in China is with a “counterfeit organization,” Supreme says [Quartz]
- LVMH expands portfolio with $2.6B Belmond travel deal [Retail Dive]
- H&M says full year sales increased by 5 percent [Fashion United]
- Alberta Ferretti under investigation by Italy’s antitrust authority [Fashion United]
CULTURE
- Self-Portrait is growing in the age of streetwear — without flashy logos or sneakers [Fashionista]
- Prada pulls monkey designs following outcry over racist imagery [Complex]
- Diversity on magazine covers increased by a record double-digit percentage in 2018 [Fashionista]
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