A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
TOP STORIES
- Could the pandemic make retail better? (BoF)
- Fashion was broken even before the pandemic. A reboot could be just what it needs (Washington Post)
- Consumers mobilise to hold brand to account (Vogue Business)
SUSTAINABILITY & PURPOSE
- Do brands still care about sustainability amid the pandemic? (Retail Dive)
- Natura & Co unveils sustainability targets for the next 10 years (TheIndustry.Fashion)
- Levi Stauss & Co. unveils diversity plans (Fast Company)
- Farfetch launches fashion footprint tool (WWD)
RETAIL & COMMERCE
- Retailers’ delicate opportunity to win e-commerce customer (Retail Dive)
- Saks Fifth Avenue expedites its buying through technology (WWD)
- What did retail’s long awaited reopening look like? (Draper’s)
- Without tourists, luxury caters to England locals (Vogue Business)
- Etsy unveils AR shopping tool for wall art (Retail Dive)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
- Why cross-category marketing works in China (Jing Daily)
- Snapchat debuts AI-powered lenses, mini apps and real-time features (Mobile Marketer)
- The rules of the media game in China (WWD)
- Snapchat bets on augmented reality to win at social commerce (Vogue Business)
PRODUCT
- Yoox collaborates with JW Anderson for gender-fluid collection (TheIndustry.Fashion)
- Gucci launches Off The Grid sustainable collection (WWD)
- Allbirds ventures in sustainable underwear market (TheIndustry.Fashion)
BUSINESS
- Nordstrom’s recipe for tough times (WWD)
- Michael Kors is the latest brand to depart from the fashion calendar (BoF)
- Emma Watson joins kering board (Reuters)
- Shopify advances after deal with Walmart expands reach (Bloomberg)
- Chanel forecasts significant hit from COVID-19 (WWD)
CULTURE
- Highsnobiety turns digital fashion week on its head (WWD)
- Will European luxury collapse without Chinese tourists? (Jing Daily)
- Brands eye China’s virtual models (Vogue Business)
