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🪩 The Digital Runway 📡 Briefing l Decoded News & Insights You Won’t Find in Headlines
Janey Park
March 02, 2025
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Stilettos or Jordans 👟—fashion isn’t just about what you wear. It’s brand, culture, and innovation.
🚨 Big Update! The Digital Runway is now a 2x-per-week drop:
Sundays → 📡 The Briefing: News & Insights decoded—TLDR, why it matters, and key takeaways.
Wednesdays → 📈 The Future Playbook: Actionable strategies, playbooks & AI tools to futureproof yourself.
📌 This week: Walmart is making gaming the next shopping frontier, Dolce & Gabbana’s NFT suit is now fractionalized, and Levels SF is showing that retail is the new social network.
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💖🪩,
Janey
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🕶️ Warby Parker x Target: First Retail Collab Goes Big [Fast Company]
💄 Pat McGrath x Candy Crush Collab—With Real Diamonds [Hypebae]
📚 Ambush’s First Coffee Table Book Drops for Paris Fashion Week [WWD]
👠 Paul Andrew’s Sergio Rossi Relaunch Brings Back Iconic Designs [WWD
🔎 RUNWAY REPORT
💡 Insights You Won’t Find in the News
🕹️ Walmart x Spatial: Gaming is the New E-Commerce
🗞️ TLDR: Walmart launched Walmart Unlimited inside Spatial (virtual world) where players shop real products in-game. [Retail Touch Points]
🛒 Adaptive Retail → Walmart’s strategy for seamless shopping across social media, TV & gaming.
💰 Unity SDK Partnership → Game developers earn commissions on in-game purchases turning gaming into a new revenue stream.
📈 The Power Playbook: Your Next Move as a…
👗 Brand → Add gaming, virtual try-on & immersive retail
👩💻 Marketer → Shift budgets—gaming is the next storefront
🛒 Retailer → Build interactive shopping inside gaming & social media
💎 Dolce & Gabbana’s $1M Digital Fashion: Web3 Revolution or Just a Pricey JPEG?
🗞️ TLDR: D&G’s $1M Glass Digital Suit (aka NFT) is now fractionalized—letting people co-own digital couture piece on Fermion Protocol. [Watcher.Guru]
🕵🏻 Why It Matters: Fashion is evolving into an asset class. From Digital Couture to fractionalized Birkins—brands are moving into digital ownership.
🤔 Would you rather: Co-own a $1M Digital Suit you can’t wear. Or a Birkin you can share & wear? 👛
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🏙️ LEVELS SF: The Retail Tech Cultural Playground
🗞️ TLDR: Levels SF is a three-story retail events hub merging gaming, streetwear, tech & culture. [Retail Touch Points]
🏙️ Culture Capital POV: Founded by execs from 2K, Nutrabolt, OS NYC & Guest List, Levels merges industry, entertainment & social clubs.
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📝 LAST LOOK
🚀 ICYMI: The Digital Runway is levelling up
Sundays → 📡 The Briefing: Industry news decoded with insights
Wednesdays → 📈 The Future Playbook: Career Advice, AI, How-To’s & more
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TYSM for reading & being a part of The Digital Runway Community. 🙏
💖🪩,
Janey
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