THE DAILY FIX: FASHION INDUSTRY NEWS MON

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AND THE TOP OMNICHANNEL RETAILERS ARE …– RetailingToday
“The new Omnichannel Retail Index from the National Retail Federation and e-digital consultancy FitforCommerce identifies the top performers among 120 retailers in several key areas of omnichannel commerce. The areas include showing in-store product availability, multidevice/platform shopping experience, email and loyalty marketing programs, delivery to customer, and customer returns.”

NEWTON RUNNING CO-FOUNDER STEPS DOWN AS CEO  – FootwearNews
“Jerry Lee, co-founder of Newton Running, is stepping away from his role as CEO at the athletic brand and making way for a new chief. The company announced today that former DC Shoes executive Joe O’Neil will take the helm as CEO, while Lee will still serve as chairman of the organization.”

REESE WITHERSPOON TALKS ABOUT DRAPER JAMES, HER SOUTHERN LIFESTYLE SITE -WallStreetJournal
“Reese Witherspoon may dazzle the general populace–People Magazine recently named her the Best Dressed Person of 2015–but venture investors weren’t star-struck when the actress first pitched them on her idea for Southern-lifestyle startup Draper James.”

NEW YORK CITY BALLET FALL GALA RAISES $2.67 MILLION, CELEBRATES BALLET AND FASHION– Forbes
“This marks the fourth year NYCB has collaborated with fashion designers to create costumes for individual ballets. NYCB board member Sarah Jessica Parker conceived the idea several years ago, and in 2012, Valentino was the first designer to design costumes in collaboration with choreographers at NYCB. This year, Peter Copping of Oscar de la Renta, Hanako Maeda of Adeam, Humberto Leon of Opening Ceremony and Kenzo, Zuhair Murad, and Marta Marques and Paolo Almeida of Marques Almeida brought forth their personal fashion touches.”

APPLE WATCH TO HIT TARGET SHELVES SOON– WallStreetJournal
“Apple Inc. will begin selling the Apple Watch at Target Corp. stores, the latest third-party retailer to carry the watch.Target said on its website that some stores will begin selling the watch this week, with the product in all stores by Oct. 25, ahead of the key holiday sales rush. The watch will go on sale on Target.com on Oct. 18.Only Apple’s most entry-level watches will be available at Target. The retailer said it will sell 20 models of the watch with prices ranging from $349 to $599.”