A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
TOP STORIES
- 6 ways the pandemic has changed how people shop (BoF)
- Department stores have failed customers. Here’s how to fix them. (Fast Company)
- Can luxury fashion ever regain its luster? (NYT)
SUSTAINABILITY & PURPOSE
- Are exotic skins out of fashion? (NYT)
- Walmart says it will reach zero emissions by 2040 – without using any offsets (Fast Company)
- Tiffany reveals 2025 sustainability plan, milestones (WWD)
- Amazon launches program to help customers identity sustainable products (Fashion United)
RETAIL & COMMERCE
- AR takes a more functional role in consumer experience (WWD)
- Overcoming excess inventory challenges with a digital approach (WWD)
- How luxury brands are leveraging the power of data in China (Jing Daily)
- Uniqlo launches Stylehint search engine app (TheIndustry.Fashion)
- Face mask vending machines are now a thing (Fast Company)
- Footlocker launches new interactive hub for Nike Air Max (WWD)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
- Gap expands loyalty programs across core brands (Fashion United)
- Why media strategies matter (WWD)
- Garnier tests new virtual experience to debut sustainability plans (Glossy)
- Shiseido partners with Nintendo Switch’s Animal Crossing (TheIndustry.Fashion)
PRODUCT
- Ben Sherman launches sustainable eyewear collection (Fashion United)
- Walmart tries again in apparel with new private label (Retail Dive)
- Jenna Lyons reimagines false eyelash category with LoveSeen (WWD)
BUSINESS
- The ins and outs of selling a fashion or luxury business (WWD)
- Chanel issues bond linked to climate targets (Reuters)
- The pandemic isn’t Stitch Fix’s only problem (Retail Dive)
- LVMH vs Tiffany: Deal or No Deal? (BoF)
- Saks Fifth Avenue’s CEO on what’s next (WWD)
CULTURE
- Reinventing fashion week for a new era (WWD)
- Can China save travel retail in 2020? (BoF)
- Saks Fifth Avenue launches “Register to Vote” initiative (Fashion United)
