Behaviours

Everything you need to face your future consumer with confidence, including the latest ethnographic research, generational insight, consumer-related stats and overarching human needs.

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.

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

Gen Z in Indonesia

With millions of young, tech-savvy and entrepreneurial Indonesians reshaping culture, business and faith, Gen Z is a force no brand can afford to ignore.

Markets

The Sexuwellness Men’s Market

Meet the innovators rebranding men’s sexual wellness as a pillar of male pleasure and wellbeing.

Big Ideas

CES: INRIX service tackles urban parking congestion

CES : Inrix : Navigation

Markets

India

India, the second most populous country in the world, is a booming trillion-dollar economy. Its secret weapon is its young workforce. The median ag...

India : Euromonitor : Vertebrand

Big Ideas

China reaffirms strong demand for luxury handbags

Chinese demand for luxury handbags remains strong despite a reported slowing in the luxury market.

China : Geneva : Switzerland

Big Ideas

Punchfork takeover gives Pinterest added bite

Punchfork takeover gives Pinterest added bite.

Pinterest : Punchfork : Pinboards

Big Ideas

Digital natives appreciate forgetful messaging apps

Facebook : Poke : SnapChat

Big Ideas

Starbucks continues Asia-Pacific push in Vietnam

Vietnam : Starbucks : Ho Chi Minh City

Big Ideas

Chinese immigrants help Spain's troubled economy

Chinese immigrants help Spain’s troubled economy

China : Peak Sports : National Statistics Institute

Big Ideas

2013 International CES Preview

International CES in Las Vegas is returning this year with a record amount of exhibit space. Through the noise of thousands of product launches and...

CES : Self-Drive : Self Quants

Big Ideas

Dress Like a Man: wardrobe tips from Pitti Uomo collaborators

Pitti Uomo : The Corner : Luxury

Big Ideas

Cheap smartphones set to be widespread by 2017

Smartphones : Cheap Smartphones : Informa Telecoms & Media

Big Ideas

Arts centre to revive traditional book techniques

Craft Production : Books : London Centre For Book Arts

Big Ideas

UK consumers are forced to rent accommodation

Generation : Middle-class : The Guardian

Big Ideas

Russian company develops dual-screen smartphone

Russia : Yota : YotaPhone

Big Ideas

ILTM: The Importance of Food and Experience

Experience generally, and food specifically, are increasingly important to the luxury traveller.

Food : Skye Gyngell : Heckfield Place

Big Ideas

ILTM: The Smart Way to Tech-in

Instead of check-in, in future hoteliers may talk about ‘tech-in’ as they follow the lead of the smart brands that are connecting better with their...

Luxury : The Peninsula Hong Kong : Smart Technology

Big Ideas

ILTM: The New Luxury Travel & Hospitalityler

The luxury traveller is changing, quickly and dramatically. The old generation may prefer old-style accoutrements. ‘Luxury is a metal key with a ta...

Consumers : Luxury : India

Big Ideas

Mega-brands and fashion start-up boost Brazilian e-commerce

São Paulo : Amazon : Google

Big Ideas

Diesel helps to restore Venice landmark

Venice : Italy : Diesel

Big Ideas

ILTM: Emerging Destinations

There are three principal categories of emerging destination. There are those that have been off-map for a long time and could change rapidly in th...

China : Hainan Island : Orient Express

Big Ideas

Backlash prompts change in Starbucks tax policy

Starbucks : Tax : Boycott

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