LSN : Big Ideas

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Tailor-made

US – In the Personal Information Economy, brands are increasingly harnessing consumer data to tailor their offers. Now, retailer Target and ice c...

Flavorize Me : Target : Personal Information Economy

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Spending stars

Seattle – Starbucks is expanding its loyalty programme, enabling customers to earn points through third-party retailers. The My Starbucks Reward...

My Starbucks Rewards : The New Value Economy : Digital Ecosystem

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Visas made easy

China – Alipay, the online payment provider owned by e-commerce platform Alibaba, has launched a Credit Visa service, which aims to ease the...

Sesame Credit : Alipay : Chinese Luxury Consumer

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Post-workout beer

Vancouver – Sportswear brand Lululemon has collaborated with local Canadian brewery Stanley Park Brewing to produce its own post-workout beer, Cu...

Curiosity Beer : LuluLemon : Stanley Park Brewing

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Office on the go

San Francisco – Online home-rental marketplace Airbnb has launched a new business feature for company travel.

Airbnb Business : Short Stay : Home Rental

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Personalisation power

London – Start-up Lost My Name is using the power of data to create a new generation of personalised books.

Lost My Name : Interactive : Storytelling

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The future of gaming

Norway – The Future Universe is a new entertainment platform that could change the way we watch TV forever.

The Future Universe : Television : Entertainment

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Make-up for everyone

New York – Transgender model Andreja Pejic is fronting the latest campaign for beauty brand Make Up For Ever.

Neutral Culture : Transgender : Make Up For Ever

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Mortal combat

Netherlands – The Flock is a mortal computer game that will eventually cease to exist.

The Flock : Vogelsap : Gaming

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India's Decade

Global – Luxury brands should start preparing for India’s Decade, as the country’s ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI) begin to show their inf...

Global : India’s Decade : Ultra High Net Worth Individuals

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RCA and CSM 2015: Ones to watch

LS:N Global profiles the designers to watch from the 2015 Royal College of Art (RCA) and Central Saint Martins (CSM) graduate shows.

Royal College Of Art : Material Futures : Central Saint Martins

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Airport opportunity

Global – The lure of duty-free is making the world’s airports a global retail force to be reckoned with.

Conlumino : Duty Free : Shopping

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Do good

San Francisco – Rediscover the power of gratitude with PersonalHeroes, a company creating a currency of kindness.

Random Acts Of Kindness : Reputation Management : Global Picture

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Listen to this

London – HearAngel is the FitBit for your ears that helps people manage their Daily Sound Allowance.

HearAngel : LimitEar : Hearing

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Ready and waiting

Lisbon – Convenience service TimeResQ is helping travellers spend more time on what matters.

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Uber fights back

New York – Uber gets personal in its fight against a proposed cap on driving licences.

Uber : Bill De Blasio : New York City

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Getting to know you

Chicago – Choice Cuts is a service that helps subscribers discover new music via SMS.

Choice Cuts : Text-only : Discovery

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Smartphone surge

Africa – Sales of smartphones in Africa have risen sharply in 2015, continue to eat into the total mobile market.

Africa : Smartphones : International Data Corp

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Numbers game

US – Digital people counter Density aims to solve an old retail problem.

San Francisco : Andrew Farah : Counter

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Stay ’n’ shop

Chicago – Virgin Hotels’ Gap concierge service means guests won’t ever be caught short of clothes when travelling.

Virgin Hotels : GAP : Concierge

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