A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
TOP STORIES
- Consumer outlook tempered by uncertainty, concern of lingering pandemic (WWD)
- How to survive the future of retail (BoF)
- Can fashion survive a second wave of Covid-19? (Vogue Business)
SUSTAINABILITY & PURPOSE
- Outland Denim uses COVID-19 to increase sustainability focus (TheIndustry.Fashion)
- Primark launches new UK in-store recycling scheme (Fashion United)
- Covid hasn’t dampened consumer appetite for sustainability (Sourcing Journal)
- A close look at fashion supply chain is not pretty (NYT)
RETAIL & COMMERCE
- Inside Burberry’s trailblazing “social retail” store (TheIndustry.Fashion)
- What luxury’s worst quarter ever reveals about the new normal (BoF)
- Top customer service considerations for retailers in a post-COVID world (Retail Dive)
- Five behavioral trends to take note of as high street re-opens (The Drum)
- Will Chinese outlet malls for luxury in the post COVID-19 era? (Jing Daily)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
- DSW’s debut hashtag challenge on TikTok racks up 1.3b views (Retail Dive)
- Achieving cultural credibility is a must for today’s young luxury consumers (WWD)
- How virtual idols became real-life brand ambassadors in China (CCI)
PRODUCT
- This Chinese luxury brand’s first sneaker uses 4D technology (High Snobiety)
- Hari Mari: luxury flip-flops with a philanthropic purpose (WWD)
- Air and Grace launches its first ever vegan collection (Fashion United)
BUSINESS
- Moncler strengthens its digital strategy (Fashion United)
- Former Lancome CEO launches fund for fashion and beauty start-ups (WWD)
- Todd Snyder sees DTC as path to future growth (WWD)
- Lowe’s innovation exec on why it was built for the COVID-era consumer (The Drum)
- Inside Nike’s latest bet to understand its consumers (Vogue Business)
CULTURE
- Meet the consumer class fueling China’s sneaker market (Jing Daily)
- The internet doesn’t care for Fashion Week without influencers (HighSnobiety)
- The Yards Covent Garden unveils art installation to welcome back consumers (TheIndustry.Fashion)