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Four brands, ASOS, H&M, Net-A-Porter and Sephora, have achieved digital ‘genius; status in L2’s Digital IQ Index: European Specialty Retail study. All have established robust e-commerce channels, strong programming on social media platforms, mobile compatibility, and show a willingness to innovate on emerging platforms, the research firm says.

More news on London’s Boxpark, the pop-up shipping container mall in Shoreditch. The pop-up mall is promising space for selected big name brands such as Nike, 55DSL, Puma, Lacoste L!ve and The North Face, as well as for smaller independent brands such as Abuze and Playful Promises, writes Mark Terry.

US online shoe and apparel brand Zappos has rolled out a digital magazine for iPad. The monthly publication, Zappos ZN, contains editorial-style content featuring branded products with links to purchase.

It’s Christmas, and we bring you… more Lagerfeld than you can shake a Tannenbaum at. You see, fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has taken over the window displays of Paris department store Printemps in what can only be described as a whole lotta Karl in the form of puppets doing as Karl does as photographer, designer and director.

Old Navy has sailed into IT fashion with the launch of its Techno world collection of clothes and accessories with built-in technology. That means the likes of the Techno Hoodie and Hat which have HB3 Technology integrated into their design through machine washable earbuds and an input jack that connects with customers’ portable media devices.

OK, Slade’s Merry Christmas Everybody, Wizzard’s I Wish It Could be Christmas Every Day and Do They Know It’s Christmas from Band Aid remain perennial festive favourites, but what about those hellish Christmas songs? says Maria Stadtmueller. Immedia asked UK consumers about the tracks they don’t want to hear at this time of year, and Christmas In Blobby Land by Mr Blobby topped the hate hit list, followed by Justin Bieber’s Mistletoe and David Hasselhoff’s Stille Nacht.

Converse has tasked its Facebook fans with selling branded footwear. Via the Made By app on the social network, users can design their very own versions of the brand’s shoes, and then market them via a Facebook store. And five pairs sold equals one pair free for the social media designers.

Consumers can tweet their way into Barneys Madison Avenue with Gaga Constellation, part of Lady Gaga’s Holiday Workshop on the New York Store. Users tweet their holiday wishes into the constellation’s window installation with the #gagastars hashtag and posts are selected by Gaga design collaborator Nicola Formichetti.