Katherine Cheng
A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
TOP STORIES
- Macy’s to reopen dozens of stores, sets timeline for full return (Bloomberg)
- A peek into the new mindset of fashion post-lockdown (Forbes)
- How the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing brands to connect digitally (Retail Dive)
SUSTAINABILITY & PURPOSE
- VeChain Partners with Fashion Brand H&M to Use Blockchain for Supply Chain Traceability (Bitcoin Exchange Guide)
- Mango launches first capsule collection based on recycled fibers (TheIndustry Fashion)
- Fashion needs “Creative Resilience” to come out on the other side of COVID-19 (Sourcing Journal)
- Can sustainable fashion and inclusive sizing coexist? (Harper’s Bazaar)
RETAIL & COMMERCE
- Tmall announces its online outlet, Luxury Soho (Jing Daily)
- Zalora says it is a “data first, then fashion” company (The Drum)
- Will digital showrooms save fashion’s wholesale brands? (Fashion United)
- Sandy Liang is hosting a virtual pop-up on Animal Crossing (High Snobiety)
- What will stores look like when they reopen? (BoF)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
- Michael Kors gets digitally creative with “My Way” China Capsule (WWD)
- How luxury is reaching customers during lockdown (Jing Daily)
- NBCUniversal boosts shoppable content efforts with new Checkout platform (eMarketer)
- Marketing to Gen Z during COVID-19 (Vogue Business)
PRODUCT
- After Clarisonic, Mr Robb is at it again (WWD)
- Sustainable sneaker brand Allbirds debuts its first running shoe (Evening Standard)
- Chanel, Dior, Louis Vuitton and more French brands to support healthcare workers with one-off auction (Harper’s Bazaar)
- Yuima Nakazato Offers Made-to-Order Garments Virtually (WWD)
BUSINESS
- Covid-19 is set to unleash a wave of corporate mergers and acquisitions (Quartz)
- Biggest mall operator in the US plans to reopen 49 of them (NYT)
- Thinking positive: fashions coronavirus relief efforts (Drapers)
- Luxury firms find signs of hope in Asia (Vogue Business)
- Diesel North America taps Patrick Valeo as CEO (WWD)
- Suppliers are feeling retail’s pain, too (Retail Dive)
CULTURE
- Their Met Gala, their way. You’re invited. (NYT)
- Skin-care flextarians: a new wave of beauty enthusiasts (WWD)
- Live experiences need brands now more than ever (AdWeek)
- How luxury fashion shopping habits are shifting in a time of pandemic (Fashionista)