Hi! Here is your weekly recap of industry news. Sources are in the hyperlinked text after the headline.

Brands + Retailers

• Handbag sales reveal a major shift in where consumers are shopping.  CNBC
• Toys ‘R’ Us taps Target to fulfill online orders.  AdAge
• How Glossier grew from millennial catnip to billion-dollar juggernaut.  Vanity Fair 
• LVMH bets on a mental health-focused streetwear label.  Fast Company
• Sears, Kmart to shutter more stores by year’s end.  The Wall Street Journal
• Amazon changes “add-on” policy to allow small-item fast delivery.  Vox
• With new sampling program, Uniqlo takes page from DTC brands.  Modern Retail
• Walmart subsidizing some vendors in price wars with Amazon.  AdAge
• Target expands Goodfellow & co into razors.  Glossy
• Why eBay, Stripe and MasterCard are bailing on Facebook’s Libra. Fast Company
• Victoria’s Secret exec resigns as retailer trims HQ staff.  CNN
• Best Buy promises loyalty members Black Friday price matching.  Star Tribune
• Wegman’s fan count the days to Brooklyn store opening.  The Wall Street Journal
• How Unilever plans to dramatically slash its use of plastic.  Fast Company 
• Google is funding climate-change deniers.  Fast Company
• Kith’s co-founder in final talks to buy Barneys New York.  GQ

Marketing + Social Media

• Facebook agrees to pay advertisers $44M over inflated video stats.  AdAge
• Google introduces price-tracking and enhanced visual search in latest ecommerce bid.  RetailDive
• Abercrombie & Fitch focuses on mental health.  MediaPost
• Apps hit $21.9M in global Q3 revenue.  TechCrunch
• Instagram introduces Threads, taking on Snapchat messaging. Business of Fashion
• Reddit strikes sharing deal with Snap.  AdAge
• Gen Z spends more time on YouTube than Netflix.  AdWeek
• “Aspirational realness,” the Instagram cool-girl look disguises advertising as authenticity.  Quartzy
• Disney+ tweets full lineup of movies and shows coming to its platform.  TechCrunch
• Are ‘closet accounts’ the future of fashion journalism?  The New York Times
• Brands build buzz with TikTok initiatives.  Glossy
• Amazon Music arrives on Apple TV.  TechCrunch
• Facebook upgrades business capabilities ahead of holidays.  Social Media Today
• Pinterest unveils mental health resources.  AdWeek
• Amazon nibbles away at Google’s search advertising dollars.  AdAge

Startup + Emerging Tech + Acquisitions

• Comcast and SK Telecom form joint eSports company.  ZDNet
• Uber to acquire majority stake in grocery-delivery service CornerShop.  The Wall Street Journal
• Amazon develops drones that won’t crash into other things.  Fortune
• Whole Foods welcomes robotic barista.  Supermarket News
• Dyson scraps plan for electric car.  BBC

International

• Why luxury goods are so expensive in China.  CNBC
• TMall is becoming luxury fashion’s online gateway to China.  Quartz
• How China is fueling the growth of beauty brands.  CNBC
• Nestle’s personalized vitamin-pack subscription service set to expand globally.  Forbes
• Flipkart confirms its entering the the food retail business in India.  TechCrunch