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

TOP STORIES
  • Retail is broken. Apple’s Angela Ahrendts has a plan [Vogue Business]
  • What we’ve learned from MPs’ interim report on the sustainability of the UK fashion industry [The Industry]
  • Is surveillance the future of service? [BoF]
  • Puma unveils a self-lacing shoe [Retail Dive]
TECHNOLOGY
  • Lancôme partners with Alibaba on AR game [Retail Dive]
  • Warby Parker’s new app combines AR and face mapping so you can try on virtual glasses [The Verge]
SUSTAINABILITY & PURPOSE
  • Is the beauty industry doing enough to tackle plastic pollution? [The Independent]
  • Paris aims to be ‘Sustainable Capital of Fashion’ by 2024 [WWD]
  • Farfetch to drop fur from collections [Fashion United]
RETAIL & E-COMMERCE
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
  • Why fashion brands are launching podcasts [BoF]
  • Sweaty Betty launches empowerment campaign alongside new manifesto [Fashion Network]
  • American Eagle hands creative control to Gen Zers for spring campaign [Marketing Dive]
PRODUCT
  • “Athleisure makeup” is mostly marketing, but if you like working out in lipstick, go for it [Quartzy]
  • Justin Bieber just launched a new clothing line called Drew [Fashionista]
  • Glossier becomes the latest beauty brand to diversify its shade range [Fashion Network]
  • Stella McCartney redefines sustainable eyewear with new collection [Fashion Network]
BUSINESS
  • Gerry Weber International files for insolvency [Fashion Network]
  • Why are Chinese tourists shopping less? [Jing Daily]
  • Moncler says ‘Genius’ strategy worked [BoF]
CULTURE
  • Fashionista’s new survey suggests that bullying is still alive and well in the fashion industry [Fashionista]

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