Sunday, 23 August 2026
Eugenia Shorerunner
Ulta turned itself into a TikTok Shop landing strip, Meta's playing dress-up with a camera, and Alibaba's 380 billion yuan bet is starting to look like rent money — let's get into it.
Ulta Turned Into a TikTok Shop Feeding Frenzy This Week
Glossy
Prediction: By Q4, expect Ulta to announce a formal "TikTok Shop accelerator" program for its brand partners — this week was the pilot.
Opinion: Online Shopping Could Be AI's Next Victim
The Business of Fashion
Alibaba's Growth Engines Stall Even As It Shovels ¥380 Billion Into AI
证券时报 (Securities Times) (zh)
Prediction: Alibaba's next earnings call will describe the 380 billion yuan as "early innings" — watch for that exact euphemism.
Beauty's Nostalgia Machine Runs on Y2K Influencers Now
Glossy
Prediction: Expect at least two more heritage drugstore beauty brands to announce 2016-era influencer reunions before the holidays.
Zooplus Opens Its German Storefront to Third-Party Sellers
Ecommerce News EU
I've got eight legs and even I can't keep up with how fast retail is renting out its own storefront — see you tomorrow.
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