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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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Hotting up

Arkansas, US – The battle for e-commerce supremacy is hotting up as retail giants Walmart and Amazon exchange fresh blows in public.

Amazon Prime : Wal Mart : Brandalism

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Summer 2015 Fancy Food Show

Challenging flavours, turbocharged ingredients and bacon mania stood out as exhibitors from around the world presented streamlined branding and e...

Summer Fancy Food Show : Skillet : Coolhaus

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Stay with us

San Francisco – Online travel agent Hotel Tonight has launched Aces, a new mobile concierge service.

HotelTonight : Aces : Mobile Concierge

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Cash concerns

US – The digital wallet is failing to take off with security-wary consumers, according to the latest figures from industry analyst Gallup.

Gallup : Digital Wallet : Apple Pay

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Fast fibre

Rohnert Park, California – Amy’s Kitchen, one of North America’s most popular frozen food brands, is opening an all-vegetarian drive-through.

Amy’s Kitchen : Amy's Drive Thru : Flexitarian

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Better beacons

Global – Beacon technology is proving a tough nut to crack, but Facebook may have the answer with Place Tips.

Facebook : Place Tips : Beacon

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Denim redux

San Francisco – Levi’s is embracing the athleisure movement with its new range of super-stretchy denim jeans.

Levi Strauss & Co : Athleisure : Denim

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Selfie Security

Global – The selfie could prove to be the future of cashless transactions, according to MasterCard.

MasterCard : Facial Recognition : Cashless Transactions

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Perfectionist packaging

Cupertino, California – Apple is working with retail partners to revamp its third-party accessories packaging.

Apple : Packaging : Retail Experience

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Deal or no deal

Paris – Petit h, the research arm of luxury fashion brand Hermès, is inviting customers to take a leap of faith and buy one of its mystery boxes.

Hermés : Petit H : Mystery Box

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RCA and CSM Show Review

Graduate shows at the Royal College of Art (RCA) and Central Saint Martins (CSM) tackled some weighty issues this year with work that challenged ...

Royal College Of Art : Critical Design : Whole-system Thinking

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IT on call

Recife, Brazil – Using GPS technology similar to that of popular taxi apps such as Uber, FindUP connects customers to reliable IT experts in Brazil...

FindUP : IT Support : Sharenomics

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Clever cognac

Paris – Rémy Martin is fighting luxury piracy with the launch of a near-field communication (NFC)-enabled smart cognac bottle.

Rémy Martin : Club Connected Bottle : Tamper-proof

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Cannes Lions Review Part 2

A future-facing creative communications industry met at the Cannes Lions 2015 International Festival of Creativity to discuss how technology will...

Cannes Lions 2015 : Smart Technology : Wearable Tech

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