Third Wave Fashion // SEPTEMBER 2013 // THE BIG SEPTEMBER ISSUE | Page 10

SHOPIFY AIMS TO SEAMLESSLY LINK ONLINE + OFFLINE Shopify, the online storefront for thousands of retailers including Tesla and Crossfit, has rolled out a retail point of sale solution for clients. Using iPads for terminals, the addition provides the final link for online and offline physical store locations, providing a way to smoothly share inventory information and important operational data. - TechCrunch AMAZON TO MANAGE MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS VFILES BRINGS EMERGING DESIGNERS OFFLINE Condé Nast has partnered with Amazon, allowing the online retailer the ability to handle print and digital subscriptions of titles under the publishing umbrella. Consumers will be able to use their Amazon account to sign up for and renew magazine subscriptions, joining the antiquated magazine insert card method still in use. - Business of Fashion Fashion site VFiles has planned a user generated fashion show for Fashion Week this year. ree designers from the site’s community will feature their works and sell pieces aerwards at VFile’s Soho store as well as online. - Business of Fashion SAMSUNG’S GALAXY GEAR SMARTWATCH TO LAUNCH e Galaxy Gear smartwatch by Samsung is gearing up to be revealed September 4th in Berlin. e wearable tech gear will be powered by Android as an accessory to the current Samsung phone offering rather than a stand-alone phone replacement. (More about this in next month’s issue.) - TechCrunch // 8