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

TOP STORIES
  • Why retail innovation is failing [BoF]
  • Rihanna and LVMH make a deal and, possibly, history [NYT]
  • Asos CEO on the next e-commerce frontier [BoF]
  • Bloomingdale’s updates the in-store beauty experience with technology, cross-selling experiences and events [Glossy]
  • 3 key takeaways from NRF’s Big Show 2019 [TheCurrent Daily]
TECHNOLOGY
  • Robot delivery dogs deployed by self-driving cars are coming [TechCrunch]
  • Procter & Gamble debut a handheld device that could replace makeup [The Next Web]
  • Google buys $40 million worth of smartwatch tech from Fossil Group [Ars Technica]
SUSTAINABILITY & PURPOSE
  • CFDA launches sustainability resource hub [Fashion United]
  • J.Crew and Cotton Incorporated partner to turn used denim into housing insulation [Sourcing Journal]
  • Americans throw out 10 pieces of clothing a year for not knowing how to care for them [Fashion United]
  • Marks & Spencer to tap into vegan fashion trend [Fashion Network]
  • Sustainable fashion hubs rise in Hong Kong and Taipei [BoF]
  • Tommy Hilfiger to introduce sustainable denim jeans [WWD]
RETAIL & E-COMMERCE
  • American Eagle launches dressing room technology [Retail Dive]
  • Missguided enhances payment options [Fashion United]
  • Net-a-Porter launches ‘try before you buy’ [Drapers]
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
  • Burberry has the last laugh in Instagram egg battle [Vogue]
  • Walgreens testing in-store coolers with IoT ad displays [Retail Dive]
  • Victoria Beckham amps up direct-to-consumer strategy with focus on editorial content [WWD]
  • Virgil Abloh unveils first men’s campaign for Louis Vuitton [WWD]
PRODUCT
  • Savage x Fenty responds to criticism that they’re selling different styles to straight- and plus-size customers [Teen Vogue]
  • Valentino and Birkenstock collaboration hits Men’s Fashion Week in Paris [Sourcing Journal]
  • Off-White and Mr Porter to launch collaborative capsule collection [Fashion United]
  • SoulCycle is stepping up its retail game with new in-house line of performance activewear [Fashionista]
  • Amazon unveils own-brand makeup line [Fashion Network]
  • The Fenty effect comes to skincare [BoF]
BUSINESS
  • LVMH takes minority stake in Gabriela Hearst [Fashion United]
  • British Fashion Council plumps for The People’s Vote on Brexit [WWD]
CULTURE
  • Catering to Gen Z is a balancing act of activism and selfies [Sourcing Journal]
  • America Vogue apologises for misidentifying Muslim American journalist [BoF]

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