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Four key take-outs from Money 20/20

This year’s financial conference examined opportunities in banking beyond the Western world and how brand purpose is taking precedence over innovat...

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Meal kits can be a green alternative to groceries

From slashing waste to sourcing ingredients sustainably, these meal kit companies are repositioning themselves as a solution for eco-conscious shop...

Food : Drink : Meal Kits

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Pre-loved premium

Luxury brands and retailers are introducing buy-back and resale schemes to increase customer retention, boost market sentiment and inspire circular...

Luxury : Retail : Recommerce

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Fortitude in failure

Brands are entering a new era of transparency in which they own up to mishaps and failures, and take the opportunity to flourish in new ways.

Retail : Branding : Advertising

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Biometric money

In an era of convenience culture and with security at the forefront of consumers’ minds, this is the tech heralding a secure and streamlined p...

FinTech : Technology : Payments

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Four key themes from Milan Design Week 2019

At this year’s Milan Salone Internazionale del Mobile, designers showed how societies’ physical and emotional needs are changing, and that positive...

Sustainability : Milan Salone : Technology

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Will DINKs become a priority for truly sustainable brands?

Through the lens of a fictional future scenario, we explore how technology is driving behavioural shifts among brands and consumers. This month, we...

Retail : Society : Branding

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The unmissable products from Cosmoprof 2019

From cosmetic contact lenses that encourage self-expression to sustainable sun cream that delivers on protection, discover the most forward-thinkin...

Beauty : Health : Wellness

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Meet the fashion designers exploring Brave New Worlds

These award-winning international talents aim to change the landscape of fashion through designs that explore politics, sustainability, identity an...

Fashion : Youth : Sustainability

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Key luxury themes from Walpole Summit 2019

From the political influences shaping luxury to China’s unstoppable rise and the opportunities in overlooked regions, we delve into the key themes ...

Luxury : Retail : Youth

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Are head office staff the new retail influencers?

To help build consumer trust and product authenticity, brands are starting to focus more on insider advocates than external influencers.

Retail : Fashion : Social Media

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Four key themes from CES 2019

Key talking points from this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas included the next generation of AI, embedding transparency into technolo...

CES 2019 : Technology : Artificial Intelligence

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Four ways Generation Z are transforming Instagram

From finstas to meme therapy, Generation Z are turning away from selfies and using Instagram to learn, debate, support and forge new friendships.

Youth : Social Media : Instagram

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The ingredients to watch in 2019

From sustainable sources of protein to up-and-coming nootropics, we highlight five ingredients that are well placed for new product opportunities.

Food : Drink : Hospitality

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Four key themes from TechCrunch Disrupt 2018

TechCrunch Disrupt 2018 highlighted the role that technology has to play in recognising the value of emigrant populations, up-skilling the workforc...

Technology : Culture : Design

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How technology is transforming workplace wellbeing

Parneet Pal, chief science officer at Wisdom Labs, says preventative medicine must begin in the workplace – with leadership driving fundamental cha...

Workplace : Health And Wellness : Technology

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The brands redefining sex care as a beauty category

With the global sexual wellness market set to grow to more than £23.3bn ($29.4bn, €25.8bn) by 2019, according to Statista, the beauty industry is t...

Beauty : Health & Wellness : Packaging

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What’s driving our obsession with CBD?

Melisse Gelula, co-founder of Well + Good, explains why CBD is causing a stir and reveals its most popular use cases.

Wellness : Beauty : Food

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Why it’s time to bring men into the fertility conversation

Lea von Bidder, co-founder and CEO of Ava Science, on creating a more open discussion about fertility and how attitudes to pregnancy are changing.

Pregnancy : Pregnant : Women's Health

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How AR will transform fake news into digi-tainment

Designer Clara Ormières explores how augmented reality (AR) will change the way in which we interpret and experience the news in her Unreal Plots p...

Augmented Reality : Media : Dutch Design Week

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The ideas and innovations that hint at the future of the consumer landscape