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EXCLUSIVE: Zadig & Voltaire Seeking Minority Investor to Drive Growth

12h • Sharon Edelson

Business

Bon-Ton Liquidation Puts Focus on Retail Landscape

12h • Vicki M. Young

Fashion

Saint Laurent to Stage Fashion Show in New York on June 6

7h • Joelle Diderich

Technology

The Natori Company Implements AI, Boosts Social Media Revenue by 76%

The brand deployed autonomous digital marketer, Albert for big gains.

2h • Elizabeth Doupnik

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Technology

Artistic Milliners Partners With Tilmann Wröbel for Capsule Collection

The Artistic Milliners and Tilmann Wröbel collection will debut at Kingpins Amsterdam.

April 17, 2018 • Tracey Greenstein

A previous social media collaboration between Bongo and Galore Media to gauge audience interest.

Technology

Consumer-Generated Content Strengthens Omnichannel Experiences

BazaarVoice’s latest Shopper Experience Index revealed that brands that elevate CGC averaged 106 percent boost in conversions.

April 17, 2018 • Elizabeth Doupnik

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Inturn Convenes Industry Executives to Trigger Dialogue on Retail Market Changes

Inturn held its first Working Capital Summit in partnership with the Boston Consulting Group on April 12 in New York.

April 17, 2018 • Tracey Greenstein

Technology

Walmart.com Takes Fashion Up a Notch

Walmart Inc. is focused on attracting apparel brands to its web site.

April 17, 2018 • Sharon Edelson

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Technology

Marvin Traub Associates Partners With Blockchain Start-up

Retail adviser Traub aims to help Shopin spread the word about its decentralized, blockchain-based shopper profiles.

April 16, 2018 • Adriana Lee

The use of artificial intelligence delivers huge revenue gains and improved customer engagement.

Technology

AI, Visual Search and Retail’s Next Big Step

Matt Zeiler, founder and chief executive officer of vision artificial intelligence platform provider Clarifai, explains.

April 16, 2018 • Arthur Zaczkiewicz

Technology

Harlan Bratcher: Helping JD Connect With Western Fashion

The former A|X Armani Exchange ceo is helping brands connect with the Chinese e-commerce platform.

April 16, 2018 • Evan Clark

Technology

Adyen Achieves Gold Level Status of Oracle PartnerNetwork

The program aims to elevate the company’s customers and help educate them along the way.

April 13, 2018 • Lauren Olsen

CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on 'Facebook: Transparency and Use of Consumer Data' on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, 11 April 2018. Zuckerberg is testifying before the second of two Congressional hearings this week regarding Facebook allowing third-party applications to collect the data of its users without their permission and for the company's response to Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election.CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House of Representatives House Energy and Commerce Committee, Washington, USA - 11 Apr 2018

Technology

Mark Zuckerberg Goes to Congress

The Facebook ceo survived the marathon grilling by Senators and Congress members. But tech’s days as a free-wheeling, unfettered industry might be numbered.

April 11, 2018 • Adriana Lee

Technology

John Varvatos Taps Radius8 for ‘Store-Powered Experiences’ Technology

The platform is designed to drive consumers who pre-shop online into stores.

April 11, 2018 • Arthur Zaczkiewicz

Envrmnt's tool will enable non-technical workers to deploy AR experiences via mobile devices.

Technology

Verizon Organization Envrmnt Debuts AR Tool for Mobile Experiences

The web-based solution enables non-technical users to build augmented reality catered specifically for smartphones.

April 11, 2018 • Elizabeth Doupnik

Technology

Verizon Cites Ransomware as ‘Top Cybersecurity Threat’

Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report also revealed that malware is penetrating deeper into business systems such as databases.

April 10, 2018 • Arthur Zaczkiewicz

Technology

CRM Software Sales Reached $39.5 Billion in 2017

Retailers and brands are investing in new CRM systems to remove blind spots from legacy software.

April 10, 2018 • Elizabeth Doupnik

Technology

E-Pitti, Decoded Fashion Part Ways

The digital arm of Pitti Immagine will be the only organizer of the annual summit, focused on fashion and innovation, hosted in Milan Nov. 20-21.

April 10, 2018 • Alessandra Turra

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EXCLUSIVE: Two and half months after John Targon, cofounder and codesigner of Baja East, was hired as creative director of the contemporary division at Marc Jacobs, he has left the company, WWD has learned. Marc Jacobs International, which is owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, confirmed Targon’s departure in a statement: “John Targon is a talented designer and we appreciate the work he has done here. Ultimately working together did not make sense for the brand and we wish him the best.” Read the story by @jessiredale, link in bio. #wwdnews
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@theluxurycollection is officially launching a collection, tapping Sofia Sanchez de Betak for the capsule. Over 30 styles will be featured in the Chufy x The Luxury Collection, debuting next month at Bergdorf Goodman, The Webster, FiveStory and more. De Betak, known as “@chufy,” drew inspiration for the collection from her trips to Japan in the past year #wwdfashion
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@lhd, founder and CEO of @thewebster, has teamed up with @lebonmarcherivegauche for the European launch of her ready-to-wear line, LHD. The launch will come with an exclusive pop-up opening today that’s set to run through May 20. Located on the second floor, it carries her debut Miami-themed resort collection, launched in November as see-now-buy-now. #wwdfashion
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@longchamp, which marks its 70th anniversary this year, just opened its biggest U.S. store on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. On the lower level there’s a floor-to-ceiling display of the brand’s iconic Le Pliage bag – in all of its different colors, shapes and sizes. Customers can also have their product personalized in-store by imprinting names, initials or emblems. #wwdfashion (📷: @ericmtownsend)
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“Whenever I’m in that place of sound and music, I don’t have fear or nervousness…This album has a lot of themes of courage and boldness and I want to be the soundtrack for people’s lives. I’ll be so happy if [my songs] evoke strength in people, which I know music has done for me,” says @kimbramusic of her newest album “Primal Heart.” The New Zealand-born singer sat down with WWD to talk about her music, newest tour and connecting with hear fans — read more on WWD.com #wwdeye (📷: @jilliansollazzo)
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Luxury handbag resale company @rebagofficial is planning to sell a rare collectible for $70,000: the @hermes White Crocodile Himalayan Birkin. The exclusive Birkin sold for about $100,000 in 2008, when @davidbeckham bought one for his wife @victoriabeckham to add to her collection. Read more about the rare Birkin on WWD.com #wwdaccessories
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With her costume pearl necklace and what-you-see-is-what-you-get style, Barbara Bush, who died Tuesday at age 92, was a straight-shooter from start to finish. Born Barbara Pierce in New York City, Bush served as the 37th first lady, as well as the country’s second lady from 1981 to 1989. In addition to being part of the longest presidential marriage — 73 years — Bush also had the unlikely distinction of having one son, George W., become the 43rd president and another son, Jeb, run unsuccessfully in 2016. Having served as second lady during the Reagan administration’s two terms and lived all over the world during her own husband’s ascending political career, Barbara Bush made it clear that literacy — not fashion — was her priority. Read more from Rosemary Feitelberg’s obituary on the late First Lady in WWD.com, link in bio. #barbarabush #wwdnews
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Western and ’90s trends have influenced denim for fall 2018. Think raw, dark and coated jeans mixed with bold prints and tough leather. #trendtuesdays #wwdfashion (Styled by @thealexbadia;📷: @ryanplett)
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It’s official: @iamterrencej and @golden_barbie had the most fun at @badgalriri’s @fentyxpuma pool party this weekend. #coachella #wwdeye (📷: @chelsealaurenla)