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ICYMI: Sephora’s inclusion training, Farfetch teams with Gucci, fashion’s child labor risks

Sephora inclusivity training
Sephora inclusivity training

A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion, retail and tech industry news over the past week.

TOP STORIES
  • Sephora to close US stores for inclusion training June 5 [Retail Dive]
  • Farfetch teams with Gucci for ‘communities’ initiative [BoF]
  • The fashion supply chain is still high risk for child labor [BoF]
  • L’Oréal is launching a new skin-care brand with paper packaging [Allure]
TECHNOLOGY
  • Forget digital versus physical: The future is programmable [Vogue Business]
  • Robocrop: World’s first raspberry-picking robot set to work [The Guardian]
  • Sephora Spain is investing AI mirrors to mimic Amazon’s recommendation engine [Glossy]
  • I watched the NBA Playoffs in VR, and it’s going to change how you watch sports [Fast Company]
  • Facebook plans to launch crypto-currency [BBC]
  • What happened when I let algorithms run my life for a week [Wired]
  • The British companies pioneering AI that reads your emotions – and will revolutionise everything from shopping to sport [Telegraph]
SUSTAINABILITY & PURPOSE
  • Amazon employees are pressuring the company to become a leader on climate [The Star]
  • Vegan beauty: How conscious consumers are driving innovation in ethical cosmetics [Marketing Week]
  • Formula One champion Nico Rosberg launches new sustainable tech festival [Tech Radar]
  • This hedge fund superstar thinks climate change will impact all your investments—and soon [Forbes]
  • The cult of Eileen Fisher is recruiting millennials [Vogue]
RETAIL & E-COMMERCE
  • How Japan mastered the art of experiential retailing [Fashion United]
  • Lessons about the Chinese shopper from the country’s largest discount app [Vogue Business]
  • Retailers cash in on a ‘captive’ college campus market [Retail Dive]
MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA
  • Instagram Shopping used by 39% of UK Gen Zers, study finds [Mobile Marketer]
  • The North Face apologizes for Wikipedia marketing stunt [Highsnobiety]
PRODUCT
  • Nike’s new product drop has ‘Fortnite’ characters sporting signature kicks [Mobile Marketer]
  • The world’s most beautiful headphones are here, and they’re made of fungus [Fast Company]
BUSINESS
  • Revolve sets IPO range, sees $1.2B valuation [WWD]
  • Arcadia faces angry creditors in battle to stave off bankruptcy [The Guardian]
  • Canada Goose stock drops 30.9% [WWD]
  • 3 ways Millennials and Gen-Z consumers are radically transforming the luxury market [Forbes]
CULTURE
  • Nike and Virgil Abloh are opening a mentorship center in Chicago [Highsnobiety]
  • How music stars became fashion’s most bankable collaborators [Vogue]
  • Hunter celebrates Pride with special edition PLAY boot [Fashion United]

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Under Armour launches trivia-style live game for Stephen Curry superfans

Under Armour - Steph IQ
Under Armour - Steph IQ

Under Armour - Steph IQ
Under Armour – Steph IQ

Under Armour is jumping in on the popularity of mobile trivia games with Steph IQ, a new gaming app centred around UA ambassador and basketball player Stephen Curry.

To tie in with the fact Curry’s team, the Golden State Warriors, play against the New Orleans Pelicans today (May 3), Under Armour will be challenging Curry fans with an elimination style game to test their knowledge on the Bay Area and Curry’s career achievements.

“Steph IQ is one of the first ever mobile games triggered by an athlete’s live performance that marries the physical and digital experience of watching a sporting event,” says Jim Mollica, Under Armour’s head of global consumer engagement and digital marketing. “We’re using technology and trends in consumer behavior to elevate the dual screen viewing habits and the way fans tune in and engage with Curry’s performance.”

The gaming experience, which was developed with digital agency Red Interactive, and is reminiscent of those created by HQ Trivia, will be available whenever Curry scores his first three-pointer during any game of the NBA playoffs this season.

Steph IQ will notify the user of a new game within three minutes of the player making his first 3-pointer, which will then present users with eight different multiple choice questions, giving them 10 seconds to answer each. Questions are meant to get harder as the game progresses, challenging users to test not only their Curry knowledge, but NBA history.

In another similarity to HQ Trivia, the game will feature a host, which to further engage with their desired 13-to-18 year old audience is influencer Bdot. Winners who have answered all questions correctly will be entered into a sweepstakes for the chance of winning prizes such as the latest colorways for the Under Armour Curry 5 sneakers, as well as $10,000 in UA store credit and playoff tickets.

The app will be available until June 30 and the number of trivia games will depend on how many games the Warriors play in the playoffs. To promote the launch, Under Armour is tapping into Curry’s social channels as well as through NBA, the Warriors and its retail partner Foot Locker.