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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