ICYMI: Sephora’s inclusion training, Farfetch teams with Gucci, fashion’s child labor risks
A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
TOP STORIES
- Sephora to close US stores for inclusion training June 5 [Retail Dive]
- Farfetch teams with Gucci for ‘communities’ initiative [BoF]
- The fashion supply chain is still high risk for child labor [BoF]
- L’Oréal is launching a new skin-care brand with paper packaging [Allure]
TECHNOLOGY
- Forget digital versus physical: The future is programmable [Vogue Business]
- Robocrop: World’s first raspberry-picking robot set to work [The Guardian]
- Sephora Spain is investing AI mirrors to mimic Amazon’s recommendation engine [Glossy]
- I watched the NBA Playoffs in VR, and it’s going to change how you watch sports [Fast Company]
- Facebook plans to launch crypto-currency [BBC]
- What happened when I let algorithms run my life for a week [Wired]
- The British companies pioneering AI that reads your emotions – and will revolutionise everything from shopping to sport [Telegraph]
SUSTAINABILITY & PURPOSE
- Amazon employees are pressuring the company to become a leader on climate [The Star]
- Vegan beauty: How conscious consumers are driving innovation in ethical cosmetics [Marketing Week]
- Formula One champion Nico Rosberg launches new sustainable tech festival [Tech Radar]
- This hedge fund superstar thinks climate change will impact all your investments—and soon [Forbes]
- The cult of Eileen Fisher is recruiting millennials [Vogue]
RETAIL & E-COMMERCE
- How Japan mastered the art of experiential retailing [Fashion United]
- Lessons about the Chinese shopper from the country’s largest discount app [Vogue Business]
- Retailers cash in on a ‘captive’ college campus market [Retail Dive]
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
- Instagram Shopping used by 39% of UK Gen Zers, study finds [Mobile Marketer]
- The North Face apologizes for Wikipedia marketing stunt [Highsnobiety]
PRODUCT
- Nike’s new product drop has ‘Fortnite’ characters sporting signature kicks [Mobile Marketer]
- The world’s most beautiful headphones are here, and they’re made of fungus [Fast Company]
BUSINESS
- Revolve sets IPO range, sees $1.2B valuation [WWD]
- Arcadia faces angry creditors in battle to stave off bankruptcy [The Guardian]
- Canada Goose stock drops 30.9% [WWD]
- 3 ways Millennials and Gen-Z consumers are radically transforming the luxury market [Forbes]
CULTURE
- Nike and Virgil Abloh are opening a mentorship center in Chicago [Highsnobiety]
- How music stars became fashion’s most bankable collaborators [Vogue]
- Hunter celebrates Pride with special edition PLAY boot [Fashion United]
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