Coty unveiled a blended reality experience in its recently redone Bourjois boutique in Paris where customers can physically hold product samples and virtually test them without hygienic concerns using augmented reality.

Amazon has launched Alexa Skill Blueprints, giving users the opportunity to create personalized Alexa skills suited to their homes and families. Categories of skills include at home, fun and games, and learning.

Yoox Net-A-Porter has added a dedicated platform for fine jewellery and watches after determining that many customers “have no hesitation” in purchasing expensive accessories online.

Amazon has launched what it is calling the "International Shopping" experience, allowing users to shop through its app and on mobile browsers in 5 languages and 25 currencies with more to be added later in 2018.

China is aggressively executing a thoroughly designed vision for artificial intelligence (AI), according to CBInsights. The Chinese government is promoting a futuristic AI plan and is clearly beating the US.

Voice-assisted shopping is on the rise in the Netherlands, finds Dutch bank ABN Amro. 61 percent of retailers see the technology service as an opportunity to offer consumers more comfort while shopping.

Nordstrom has opened its first full-line standalone men's flagship in New York City. The three-level 47,000-square-foot store offers unique brand experiences and elevated services.

Fred Segal has opened an interactive environment at its Sunset Strip flagship in partnership with MadeWorn and Mastercard: "Rock 'n Roll Holy Land" offers exclusive merchandise and an innovative new way to shop. 

Nike Inc. on Monday announced it has acquired Invertex, a computer vision firm based in Tel Aviv, as the U.S. sportswear giant continues to strengthen its digital platforms. 

The Stockholm-based fashion brand has launched a new "Beacons Project," consisting of creating a new line of shirts made using upcycled plastic salvaged from the ocean by fishermen in the Mediterranean

The H&M Foundation has awarded Circular Systems, a materials company, the 2018 Global Change Award for technology and processes that can turn food crop waste into sustainable and regenerative fashion.

Prestige beauty company L'Occitane en Provence is taking its assortment on the road with its new L'Occi Truck, the first ever traveling retail experience for the brand, modeled on the food truck concept.

The 5th edition of ISKO I-SKOOL, ISKO's prize for new talents in the denim industry, has announced the 20 finalists of its fashion category, selected from the 200 candidates who presented their ideas last November. 

Alexandre Fauvet, director general of Fusalp, and designer Clara Daguin were among the six award winners of the French edition of the Land Rover Born Awards, celebrated in the iconic Lutetia Hotel in St Germain.

On Thursday, French university École Polytechnique and Google France announced the launch next September of an international AI professorship funded by Google France.