A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
TOP STORIES
- The future of beauty is on display at CES [CNN]
- UK retail sales suffer worst year in more than a decade [BoF]
- Fake influencers cost brands more than 200 million dollars [Fashion United]
TECHNOLOGY
- IBM unveils its first commercial quantum computer [TechCrunch]
- Amazon sets up virtual furniture showroom online [RetailDive]
- Baidu announces Apollo Enterprise, its new platform for mass-produced autonomous vehicles [TechCrunch]
- Here’s everything Google announced at CES 2019 [TechCrunch]
- Bell’s hybrid-electric flying car will be available via Uber by the ‘mid-2020s’ [The Verge]
SUSTAINABILITY & PURPOSE
- Boohoo faux fur jumper found to contain real fur [Fashion United]
- Survey finds ‘conscious consumerism’ a top priority for Gen Z shoppers [WWD]
- Asos and PVH Corp. join Global Fashion Agenda as strategic partners [Fashion Network]
- NHL, Adidas to create sustainable jerseys for All-Star Game [WWD]
- Los Angeles is hosting the very first Vegan Fashion Week [Dazed]
- Bangladesh strikes: thousands of garment workers clash with police over poor pay [The Guardian]
- Reusing, upcycling and innovation to be integral at the upcoming Circular Fashion Games [WWD]
RETAIL & E-COMMERCE
- Outlet malls seize WeChat to bring online traffic offline [Jing Daily]
- Microsoft and Kroger to create data-driven connected grocery stores [Venture Beat]
- Calvin Klein to rebrand 205W39NYC line, close Madison Avenue store [Fashionista]
- The sweater you don’t like is a trillion-dollar problem for retailers. These companies want to fix it [CNBC]
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
- Lululemon’s next target is mindfulness for men [Quartz]
- Novak Djokovic takes time out to meet his greatest opponent, thanks to SEIKO [PR Newswire]
PRODUCT
- Neutrogena unveils personalized, 3-D-printed sheet masks at CES [WWD]
- L’Oréal’s newest prototype detects wearers’ skin pH levels [The Verge]
- Simplehuman looks to upgrade beauty accessories business with CES launch [WWD]
- Nike stretches into Lululemon’s space with 1st yoga line [RetailDive]
- Goop alumni launch the “Sephora of CBD” to target the cannabis curious [FastCompany]
- The North Face debuts new outerwear technology [Fashion United]
BUSINESS
- CFDA report highlights what it will take to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive fashion [W24]
- These latina Avon sellers have dominated a beauty company modeled on white womanhood [Buzzfeed]
- Tommy Hilfiger and Zendaya to show at Paris Fashion Week [Fashionista]
- L’Occitane acquires Elemis for $900 million, eyes Asia expansion [WWD]
- 38 percent of fashion and beauty brands plan to launch collaborations in 2019 [Fashion United]
- Moschino has a code word for black shoppers, according to
damning new lawsuit [The Fashion Law] - Dior switches Paris catwalk date to avoid ‘yellow vest’ protests [Reuters]
- Debenhams rescue plan could involve closure of more than half of its stores [The Industry]
- HSBC predicts luxury market to slow down in 2019 [Fashion United]
CULTURE
- Gucci Garden opens
exhibition dedicated to reflections on masculinity [WWD] - Miuccia Prada’s take on freedom of speech, cultural appropriation [WWD]
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