Happy Monday! Here is a rundown of news from the last week.  Sources are in the hyperlinked text after the headline.

Brands + Retailers

• Amazon’s new multi-story warehouse aims to cut delivery times.  The Wall Street Journal
• Old Navy outlines growth plans as standalone company.  The Wall Street Journal
• Madewell files paperwork to take itself public, a spinoff from J.Crew. Fast Company
• Nestle plans for a new world of sustainable packaging.  Fast Company
• Gap CMO plans turnaround for iconic brand.  The Drum
• Amazon changed search algorithm in ways that boost its own products.  The Wall Street Journal
• Online grocery sales grew 15% this year.  GroceryDive
• Under Armour stresses performance over athleisure.  CNBC
• As Gucci tripped on social media, sales fell.  The Wall Street Journal
• Lululemon’s first new brand is finally here.  Fast Company
• Crate & Barrel to expand restaurant to up to 15 locations.  Fortune
• Amazon faces a probe by U.S. antitrust officials over its marketplace.  AdAge
• GameStop closing 200 stores.  Fortune
• How Hasbro’s CEO s transforming the brand.  Forbes

Marketing + Social Media

• Why Marriott is betting big on content and starting to look like a media company.  AdWeek
• Secret Deodorant commits to boosting attendance at women’s soccer games by purchasing 9,000 tickets.  Yahoo
• Facebook rolls out new video tools.  TechCrunch
• Why weather data is the hottest new commodity for brands and businesses.  AdWeek
• Pinterest shares details on Halloween-related searches.  AdWeek
• Google has a new Tinder-style interface for finding stuff to watch.  The Next Web
• Facebook leans on Instagram to boost new dating service. AdAge
• Marketers developing affinity for TikTok. eMarkter
• Snapchat partners with DoubleVerify for brand safety.  MarketingLand
• How Dirty Lemon built its brand on Instagram and texting. Yahoo
• Brands start marketing towards holiday.  AdAge

Startup + Emerging Tech + Acquisitions

• Consumers increasingly prefer voice and chat assistants to humans.  VentureBeat
• New hand gesture technology could wave goodbye to passwords.  Forbes
• McDonald’s buys startup to automate drive=thru ordering.  AdAge
• Walt Disney Studios partners with Microsoft Azure on cloud innovation lab.  TechCrunch
• Smile Direct Club makes its debut on the public market.  TechCrunch

International

• Canada’s Hudson’s Bay ditches 300 brands in quest for cool factor.  Financial Post
• Jack Ma retires from Alibaba. CNN