A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
TOP STORIES
- The not-so-grand reopening on retail (Retail Dive)
- Why now is the right time to invest in luxury (Jing Daily)
- What’s next for retail and luxury? (BoF)
SUSTAINABILITY & PURPOSE
- Is sustainable fashion only for the rich? (Cosmopolitan)
- Kering launches biodiversity strategy (Fashion United)
- ‘Solving’ fashion fashion isn’t a plus-size responsibility (Refinery29)
- 20 retailers pledge to cut their carbon emissions (TheIndustry.Fashion)
RETAIL & COMMERCE
- Why shopping centre owners remain hopeful for retail rebound (TheIndustry.Fashion)
- Gen Z’s evolving retail priorities (BoF)
- Why 7-Eleven is betting on voice commerce to keep customers loyal (PYMNTS)
- Fit:Match bringing contactless apparel shopping experience to Brookfield Properties (WWD)
- From same-day exchanges to style options: How retailers are bringing the in-store experience to homes (Glossy)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
- Gucci launches AR Snapchat lens allowing users to virtually try on shoes (TheIndustry.Fashion)
- The clock is ticking for luxury brands post COVID-19 (Jing Daily)
- The fashion, beauty and media brands pulling ads from Facebook (WWD)
- How JW Anderson’s cardigan went viral on TikTok (Vogue Business)
PRODUCT
- How will L’Oreal’s elimination of ‘whitening’ from products impact its China beauty market? (Jing Daily)
- Neon Cowboys introduces light up face masks (WWD)
- Gucci launches sustainable collection on Farfetch (TheIndustry.Fashion)
BUSINESS
- Google, Gap, Inc. discuss navigating the ‘path forward’ (WWD)
- LVMH expects pandemic to dampen sales for some time (Reuters)
- New York Fashion Week is shortened to three days for Spring 2021 (Fashionista)
- Diesel CEO seeks to revive 90s success with slimmed down brand (Bloomberg)
- Why Microsoft is bailing on retail (Fortune)
CULTURE
- ‘Discounting is not a luxury strategy’ – the voices behind an open letter to retail address fashion’s full price future (Vogue)
- How haute couture comes together from quarantine (Fashionista)
- “Brand Value” is still increasing in the luxury space despite COVID-19 (The Fashion Law)
