
A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
TOP STORIES
- How Amazon turned Prime Day into a dizzying shopping extravaganza [Wired]
- Believe it or not, Magic Leap says its headset will ship “this summer” [Fast Company]
- How 20-year-old Kylie Jenner built a $900 million fortune in less than 3 years [Forbes]
- PrettyLittleThing suspends next-day delivery as it struggles to keep up with demand [TheIndustry]
TECHNOLOGY
- Stella & Dot is using AI to guide its 30,000 global sellers into apparel business [Glossy]
SUSTAINABILITY
- Does fashion activism actually work? [Fashionista]
RETAIL & E-COMMERCE
- US malls haven’t been this empty since 2012 [CNBC]
- First Nike LIVE store opens with #NikeByMelrose Los Angeles [BrandChannel]
- How Michael Mente took Revolve from an E-commerce start-up to a global powerhouse [Fashionista]
- How Zalando is fighting off Amazon and building the Spotify of fashion [BoF]
- John Lewis about to unveil biggest facelift in its 154-year history [ThisIsMoney]
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
- Social commerce on the rise as more brands adopt shoppable content [RetailDive]
- Snapchat is working on a feature that can find products you snap on Amazon [TheVerge]
- Versace hires 54 models for fall ads [WWD]
- Aerie uses new bra campaign to celebrate women with disabilities [FashionUnited]
- China’s hottest new social media app [BoF]
BUSINESS
- Prada is making progress [BoF]
- UK retailers spend more than £1m on failed and cancelled digital transformation projects [Internet Retailing]