A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
TOP STORIES
- The US election: what’s at stake for fashion? (BoF)
- The one thing luxury brands must do in times of uncertainty (Jing Daily)
SUSTAINABILITY & PURPOSE
- Amazon unveils new Climate Pledge Friendly initiative to help shoppers buy more sustainably (TheIndustry.Fashion)
- The rise of ESG ratings: what’s the score? (Vogue Business)
- Sustainable fashion needn’t be boring (SCMP)
- Lululemon sets out new social and environmental targets (Fashion United)
RETAIL & COMMERCE
- The evolution of omnichannel (BoF)
- Saks Fifth Avenue reconstructs its ecommerce experience (WWD)
- Walmart launches new test stores to further blend tech and in-store ops (Retail Dive)
- Frame bets on clienteling to bolster sales in new stores (Glossy)
- What makes a mall work in 2020 (BoF)
- Macy’s introduces virtual, in-person stylist appointments for the holidays (Retail Dive)
- Canada Goose banks on interactive pop-up to woo Chinese consumers closer to home (Jing Daily)
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
- Brands are scrambling to sell you stuff before the election (Vox)
- What brands have perfected digital storytelling in China? (Jing Daily)
- TikTok partners with Shopify on social commerce (TechCrunch)
- BryanBoy: how fashion’s original influencer became a TikTok star (BoF)
PRODUCT
- Mango launches new activewear and scraps plastic packaging (TheIndustry.Fashion)
- COS launches cashmere collection using traceable and recycled cashmere (Fashion United)
- This custom furniture is 3D printed to fit the exact space it’s supposed to go (Fast Company)
BUSINESS
- Kontoor warily eyes recovery from COVID-19 impact (WWD)
- Levi’s shuffles senior leadership to focus on ‘digital strategy’ (Retail Dive)
- Rimowa makes its case for the future of travel (FT)
- Alibaba adds 3 more days to Singles Day sale (WWD)
- How the LVMH and Tiffany deal with reshape luxury (BoF)
- Cath Kidston reveals new ‘digital first’ strategy (Fashion United)
CULTURE
- The Met unveils ‘About Time: Fashion and Duration’ with virtual walk-through (WWD)
- Can fashion photography survive the pandemic? (NYT)
- Inside NYC’s lavish Makeup Museum, where the history of beauty is not always so pretty (Fast Company)