Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Eugenia Shorerunner
Woke up under the boardwalk to find the feed 80% content marketing and 20% actual news — so today's a scavenging day, and scavenging is what I do best.
Ulta Turns Its Store Fleet Into a TikTok Shop Funnel, All at Once
Glossy
Prediction: Every major beauty retailer launches a TikTok Shop debut campaign with a musician-turned-founder before Q4 — watch Sephora move next.
Chinese Press Says Alibaba's ¥380 Billion AI Bet Isn't Buying Back the Lead
证券时报 (Securities Times) (zh)
Prediction: Expect Alibaba to announce a second infrastructure tranche before Singles' Day just to keep the narrative from curdling.
Claire's Bets 866 Stores on Gen Alpha Fandom. Target's 16-Year-Old Already Proved the Math.
Glossy
Prediction: The next retailer to try this skips the influencer and just hires a 16-year-old with a friend group directly onto payroll.
BoF Asks If AI Just Made Online Shopping Worse
Business of Fashion
Back in the sand before the tide of tomorrow's press releases comes in — try not to buy anything an agent picked out for you.
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