As an editor of Retail Dive, it’s my job to keep tabs on every piece of retail-related news—the good, the bad, and the silly. From Amazon review-inspired movie posters to Overstock's extreme fallout plan, here are some of the strangest stories from around the Web.
'Not scientifically accurate'
Amazon reviews are funny on their own sometimes, but pair them with movie posters and they can be even more hilarious. In this instance, BuzzFeed used Amazon reviews of movies as taglines for the movie posters, producing gems like:
“There were no wolves in the movie” — for “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
"It is a musical. I didn't know that. I watched about 7 minutes. They were walking around snapping their fingers, I was like oh no, this is a musical." — for "West Side Story"
"Not scientifically accurate at all." — for "Jurassic World"
Ready for anything
Online retailer Overstock is stocking up for the worst — the company has $10 million in gold and silver coins stored at an off site facility, the Financial Times reports, as well as three months of food stocked for every employee at all times. The retailer claims the precious metals haul is there so the company can still make payroll in case of a financial crisis.
Madness, just madness
H&M released its highly-anticipated and heavily-marketed collaboration with the fashion house Balmain yesterday. Needless to say, things got a little crazy:
Bad news if you’re looking to shop #HMBALMAIN in Soho: https://t.co/vBND9ouFca pic.twitter.com/5g475AYuF3
— Racked NY (@rackedny) November 5, 2015
What's left of the Balmain collection on H&M's website? This plain white bandeau. Also available in plain black. pic.twitter.com/CLMETHEPIi
— Kim Bhasin (@KimBhasin) November 5, 2015
High-tech textiles
Knitting isn’t just for grandmas anymore. According to The Guardian, textile manufacturer Unmade is using its technology to power knitting machines that will make custom clothing as it is ordered.
Help from abroad
German sportswear giant Adidas said Thursday that it will help interested U.S. high schools drop their Native American mascots, offering free design resources and helping to pay for the costs of the changes. The move comes as sports teams in the U.S. — notably, the Washington Redskins — face growing scrutiny over the use of Native American mascots.
