A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.
TOP STORIES
- What the Facebook crisis means for fashion advertisers [BoF]
- With virtual ‘unboxing’ site, Adidas Originals looks to shake up sneaker drops [Glossy]
- ASOS’s new sizing feature just made shopping a whole lot better [Refinery29]
- Everlane’s five tactics for winning at physical retail [BoF]
TECHNOLOGY
- eBay uses augmented reality to help sellers find the right box for their product [VentureBeat]
- Blockchains could upend the fashion business [BoF]
- Google’s new experiment lets you tag digital graffiti in the real world [Co.Design]
SUSTAINABILITY
- Wrangler’s suppliers to adopt new water-saving technology [WWD]
- How fashion and beauty people really feel about packaging waste [Fashionista]
- The Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn’t what you think it is [NatGeo]
RETAIL & E-COMMERCE
- The rise of experiential commerce [TechCrunch]
- How 3 growing niche brands are simplifying e-commerce [AdWeek]
- John Lewis offers in-app personal stylists and H&M a nailbar as part of a move to ‘experiential retail’ [InternetRetailer]
- Walmart’s e-commerce CEO explains why its many acquisitions will help it reach millennials [AdWeek]
- Starbucks launches ‘Tryer’ location to encourage new ideas [RetailDive]
- Depop marketplace headed to physical retail in LA, NY [WWD]
- India’s e-commerce market is exploding—and how [QZ]
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
- Glossier’s customer obsession is about stirring up conversation [RetailDive]
- Winona Ryder and Elizabeth Olsen dance in the streets of Buenos Aires in latest H&M ad [Campaign]
- Pinterest thinks the future lies in visual discovery—and wants retailers to take notice [AdWeek]
- Snapchat is doling out free stats to brands on how many users visit their locations [AdWeek]
PRODUCT
- Zips. Toggles. Pumps. The end of shoelaces? [BoF]
BUSINESS
- Is dry cleaning dying? [Racked]
- Louis Vuitton names Virgil Abloh as its new menswear designer [BoF]
- Kim Jones appointed artistic director at Dior Homme [TheIndustry]
- Zalando entering the beauty market both off and online [WWD]
- Rent the Runway’s “wardrobe in the cloud” is opening up to other clothing brands [FastCompany]