Behaviours

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Gen Z in Kenya

From Silicon Savannah to the streets of Nairobi, Kenya’s Gen Z are rewriting the rules of power, protest and purpose for governments and brands.

Markets

Sacred Sojourns

Religious tourism is booming as a new generation of travellers seeks spiritual meaning, cultural rituals and connection across sacred destinations worldwide.

Markets

Gen Z’s Mall Revival

For Gen Z, malls are more than places to shop – they have become social playgrounds where retail, food and entertainment collide to create energy, connection and discovery.

Big Ideas

SXSW 2025: Reclamation Versus Resistance

SXSW 2025 marked a radical shift from resistance to reclamation, as industry leaders build agency in a challenging democracy, create decentralised media platforms and focus on a shared humanity.

Markets

Cortisol Control

Tackling stress is a major concern for the wellness community, with new research and innovations emerging to measure and lower cortisol, along with viral content promoting cortisol-focused solutions.

Big Ideas

Website gives consumers a Taste of Four Seasons

Big Ideas

Geneva Motor Show 2013 Review

The Geneva Motor Show ended on 17 March after a mind-boggling 100-plus new launches. From limited-edition, production-ready super-cars to mass-prod...

Sports Car : Mobiility : Eco-car

Big Ideas

Carrefour pins hopes on organic store in Paris

Paris – Multinational retailer Carrefour has opened its first store dedicated entirely to organic produce in Paris.

Carrefour : Organic : Sustainability

Big Ideas

World Retail Congress Asia Pacific 2013: Overview

The third edition of the World Retail Congress Asia Pacific (WRCAP) took place this month in Singapore, with hundreds of presidents, CEOs and board...

China : New Normal : Boston Consulting Group

Big Ideas

Retail Week Live: re-inventing the store role for phy-gital strategies

London – At this month’s Retail Week Live conference, retailers discussed the need for phy-gital strategies and how the physical store has to be re...

Tesco : Oasis : Concessions

Big Ideas

Apps signal new era of connectivity on the road

Apps : Connectivity : Juniper Research

Big Ideas

Loyalty programme offers one-off price deals

Amsterdam – MyPrice, a new loyalty programme, enables retailers to offer deals to customers based on their personal information.

MyPrice : Loyalty : App

Big Ideas

Kate Spade launches lower-priced Saturday brand

Tokyo – Kate Spade has launched Saturday, a new brand offering more casual, affordable fashion items and accessories aimed at Millennials.

Kate Spade Saturday : E-commerce : Tokyo

Big Ideas

Dove campaign aims to disrupt image retouchers

Dove : Real Beauty : Campaign

Big Ideas

Anti-social app helps shoppers avoid the crowds

Netherlands – Apps are often social tools, connecting people and highlighting the latest hotspots in which to hang out. But new app, Avoid The Shop...

App : Avoid The Shopping Crowds : Social Media

Big Ideas

South by Southwest Interactive 2013 – Part 3: Gamified self and public sector technology

Austin, Texas – Trends and announcements at South by Southwest Interactive 2013 suggested that the concept of gamification may be growing...

Nate Silver : South By Southwest Interactive 2013 : Gamification

Big Ideas

All eyes on Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 smartphone

New York – Samsung’s new Galaxy S4 smartphone uses eye recognition technology that enables users to scroll and pause content intuitively.

Samsung : Galaxy S4 : Eye Recognition

Big Ideas

Chat apps threaten SMS and voice services in China

Apps : Voice Clips : WeChat

Big Ideas

Alibaba reports 600% rise in m-commerce purchases

Alibaba : M-commerce : Mobile

Big Ideas

Retail Week Live Part 1: Re-inventing the customer journey in-store

London – At last week’s Retail Week Live conference retailers discussed the changing customer journey in-store and how the physical store needs to ...

Augmented Reality : Blippar : Multi-channel Retail

Big Ideas

Tesco tunes into tv with new Clubcard service

Tesco : Films : Entertainment

Big Ideas

US citizens hold back their slice of the PIE

Transparency : Deals : CAA

Big Ideas

South by Southwest Interactive 2013- Part 2

Austin – South by Southwest Interactive 2013 saw entrepreneurs move away from app design and towards embedding tech into objects that interface wit...

Luxury : SXSW : Software

Markets

Nordic Market report

The Nordic region’s prosperous countries are often held up as role models for the rest of the world. Their taxes may be high, but they are also cha...

Scandinavia : Norway : Sweden

Big Ideas

Flingo technology connects web and tv content

Flingo : Interactive : Television

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