
A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
TOP STORIES
- Sustainability in fashion is growing, but ‘systemic’ change a ways off [WWD]
- Blockchain is crappy technology and a bad vision for the future [TNW]
- Gucci introduces new ‘do it yourself’ customization program [WWD]
- Nike patent imagines shoes with tiny treadmills built into the soles [Gizmodo]
TECHNOLOGY
- Apple, Amazon and more vie for us drone pilot program [Reuters]
- Facebook is launching a new team dedicated to the blockchain [Recode]
- We were promised mind-blowing personal tech. What’s the hold-up? [WSJ]
SUSTAINABILITY
- De Beers tracks diamonds through supply chain using blockchain [Reuters]
- Amazon’s new codes on boxes encourage re-use [RetailDive]
RETAIL & E-COMMERCE
- Amazon reportedly could grab 10% of retail sales by 2020 [RetailDive]
- Walmart’s head of e-commerce on the future of retail [Cheddar]
- Aldo updates app to streamline trying on shoes in store [RetailDive]
- Alibaba’s brick-and-mortar mall heralds new growth strategy [Nikkei]
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
- Ikea ‘bullied’ a potted plant while encouraging another, then showed schoolkids the impact [AdWeek]
- The world’s most popular iPhone app isn’t Facebook or WhatsApp [QZ]
PRODUCT
- How product customization is driving a new business strategy at Tapestry [Glossy]
- Ikea and Savile Row tailor William Hunt partner up to create three-piece suits [FashionUnited]
- $12,350 for a pair of adidas? [BoF]
- Alexander Wang designs cooler bag with Magnum [FashionUnited
BUSINESS
- Hudson’s Bay seeks to revive Lord & Taylor’s fortunes [CNBC]
- Here’s why nobody wants to buy Birchbox, even after VCs spent $90m [FastCompany]
- Apple’s retail boss will be joining Ralph Lauren’s board of directors [BusinessInsider]
- YNAP shareholders say yes to Richemont purchase offer [WWD]