Behaviours

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Paradigms 2024: Future of Branding

Brand storytelling and the evolving definition of creativity were hot topics as well-known and emerging designers gathered in Rome to determine the future of branding

Markets

The Rise of Inclusive Travel 

From inclusive cultural learning to accessible work and play, successful travel design must have people with disabilities at the forefront

Markets

State of Luxury: Singapore

Rising disposable income and affluence amongst Singaporeans, along with high-spending international business and leisure travellers, are boosting Singapore’s luxury outlook

Big Ideas

Paris Fashion Week SS25

Cutting through the chaos and overwhelming nature of fashion month, we distil the key insights from Paris Fashion Week

Big Ideas

Material Matters 2024

Material Matters 2024 edition didn’t disappoint in highlighting innovative material intelligence

Big Ideas

Tourist trap

Asia – As leisure travel increases the world over, tour operators are having to limit the number of people that can use their services.

Big Ideas

Finders keepers

London – Start-up accelerator Founders Factory is using artificial intelligence to identify potential entrepreneurs.

Founders Factory : Tom Bowles : Entrepreneurialism

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Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2016: Part 1

From Halal Solutions to Good Enough To Eat product lines, the rising trends spotted at this year’s Cosmoprof will help to signpost the future of ...

Cosmoprof : Bologna : Beauty

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Getting intimate

Global – A report on brand intimacy highlights the impact human emotions have on the consumer industries by examining intimacy through six measura...

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Headbanger

Australia – Samsung has designed a headband that monitors the impacts suffered by contact sports players.

Samsung : brainBAND : Concussion

Markets

Luxury Index 2015

LS:N Global plots the shifts in luxury in 2015 and identifies a market that is abandoning traditional signifiers such as wealth, permanence and sta...

The Luxury Index : New Luxury Millennials : Five Stages Of Luxury

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Chic catch

US – High-end hunting brands expect to benefit from young urbanites looking for the thrill of the catch.

Kuiu : Under Armour : Jason Hairston

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Mii too

Global – Nintendo is launching mobile gaming with Miitomo, a social messaging app letting people to interact using digital avatars.

Miitomo : Nintendo : Avatars

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Another bite

Texas – Casual dining chain TGI Fridays is attempting to attract ‘Millennial-minded’ customers with its latest redesign.

TGI Fridays : Dining : Casual

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Care to share

US – Furniture resale company Move Loot aims to address the frustrations of the sharing economy.

Move Loot : The Sharing Economy : Furniture

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Brawn is beautiful

London – IMG Models has announced the launch of Brawn, its plus-size division for men.

IMG : Brawn : Dressman

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SXSW Interactive 2016 Review: Part 2

Part two of our show review looks at the key take-outs from SXSW Interactive that will continue to resonate in 2016 and beyond.

Gen Z : SXSW : SXSW Interactive

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Food for thought

North America – Discount retailer Target has launched a Food + Future coLab incubator designed to help improve people's understanding of ...

Target : Food + Future CoLab : Food Futures

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Match-maker

London – A new web app makes it easier for brands to find the most appropriate YouTube stars to work with.

Peg : London : Nic Yeeles

Markets

Athleisure Market

Athleisure is now widely stocked, from Sports Direct to Selfridges, and the pervasive sports and casual apparel trend is not going away.

Athleisure : Health & Wellbeing : Fitness

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Access granted

Global – A new study reveals how consumers are using virtual private networks to browse online.

VPNs : GlobalWebIndex : Internet Users

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Message to the future

Belgium – The You have a Jack messaging app enables senders to choose when their messages can be opened.

Messaging : The Immortal Brand : Apps

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SXSW Interactive 2016 Review: Part 1

With no stand-out app or innovation, there was a subdued air at SXSW Interactive 2016, where brand activations mingled with panels on robots, artif...

SXSW Interactive : Robotics : SXSW Interactive 2016

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Fashion forward

Global – Yoox Net-A-Porter Group (YNAP) has turned to IBM to enhance its e-commerce experience.

Yoox Net-a-Porter : IBM : E-commerce

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The draught latte

North America – Coffee company La Colombe has launched a draught latte in a can.

La Colombe : Draft Latte : Food Futures

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