Covid-19

In a time of global chaos, we outline the steps businesses can take to imagine new scenarios and build future-fit strategies to turn uncertainty into action.

Covid-19 Future Planning
The immediate impacts, best-in-class case studies and future considerations for your organisation

Isolated inactivity
As the world adapts to life in isolation, brands are spouting self-improvement - but not for the better

A global reset
Businesses must reset their priorities, using fear as a positive catalyst to create future-fit strategies
Webinar: Covid-19 Future Planning

Webinar: Covid-19 Future Planning:

A 30-minute webinar examining the pandemic’s impact across key sectors, and the steps to future-proof strategies for your organisation...

 Society : Covid-19 : Retail
A home-sharing revolution for a post-Covid world

A home-sharing revolution for a post-Covid world:

Martin Rosengaard, co-founder of Human Hotel, on how inner-city adventures and serendipitous home-sharing will shape post-pandemic travel.

 Travel : Hospitality : Tourism
We must rethink hotel design for a brave new world

We must rethink hotel design for a brave new world:

Luxury hotels are being challenged to swap opulent interiors for considered spaces and hygienic materials in order to future-proof the...

 Luxury : Hospitality : Travel
In lockdown, experiential retail is screwed. Or is it?

In lockdown, experiential retail is screwed. Or is it?:

With the physical world shutting down, it’s even more imperative that online retailers turn transactional web interactions into experiences.

 Retail : Customer Experience : Technology
Reimagining hype: post-Covid menswear mindsets

Reimagining hype: post-Covid menswear mindsets:

The current pandemic is driving street and menswear aficionados to re-evaluate their relationship with luxury and clout, amplifying a...

 Fashion : Luxury : Covid-19
Pandemic-proof Properties

Pandemic-proof Properties:

Lockdown has highlighted the health impacts of life in isolation. We forecast how the design of our future homes and interiors will...

 Future Home : Architecture : Covid-19
Urban Wellness Market

Urban Wellness Market:

Consumers are reappraising what it means to be well. Post Covid-19, they will demand higher levels of urban health and more civic...

 Wellness : Smog Life : Covid-19
Virtual sanctuaries

Virtual sanctuaries:

From phygital spas to virtual hot springs, traditional wellness spaces are being rethought to combine ancient wellbeing...

 Virtual Reality : Luxury Beauty : Beauty
Covid-19 Contingency Planning

Covid-19 Contingency Planning:

Learn the immediate impacts of Covid-19 across key sectors, and discover best-in-class case studies and future considerations for your...

 Covid-19 : Society : Health
What lies in store for retail post-Covid-19

What lies in store for retail post-Covid-19:

Jeff Kindleysides, founder of design studio Checkland Kindleysides, discusses Covid-19’s impact on experiential retail, brand...

 Retail : Society : Brand Communication
Covid-19 is reframing the meaning of luxury

Covid-19 is reframing the meaning of luxury:

With luxury reeling from Covid-19’s impact on sales, international tourism and events, four industry experts share their vision of...

 Luxury : Retail : Health
Four ways travel brands can become pandemic-proof

Four ways travel brands can become pandemic-proof:

With the tourism industry on pause for the foreseeable future, explore four strategies to help travel and hospitality brands survive...

 Travel : Hospitality : Covid-19
Covid-19 has brought chaos – and vast new possibilities

Covid-19 has brought chaos – and vast new possibilities:

With existing systems crumbling, businesses will need to quickly recalibrate, using fear as a positive catalyst to create future-fit...

 Retail : Society : Covid-19
The productivity paradox of self-isolation

The productivity paradox of self-isolation:

As the world adapts to life in isolation, brands operating in an accelerated capacity are spouting self-improvement and productivity –...

 Advertising : Retail : Covid-19
Covid-19 is accelerating our working landscape

Covid-19 is accelerating our working landscape:

The fallout from Covid-19 has transformed not only how people in the UK work but where, marking a major turning point for how...

 Office : Flexible Office : Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic will reshape travel as we know it

The Covid-19 pandemic will reshape travel as we know it:

Travel has become meaningless. Now, the Covid-19 pandemic has granted travel brands an opportunity to contemplate – and moralise –...

 Travel : Hospitality : Covid-19
Sacrificial Advertising

Sacrificial Advertising:

With a quarter of the world’s population in lockdown, brands are sacrificing typical marketing messages for campaigns that promote...

 Advertising : Society : Covid-19
Virtual Happy Hours

Virtual Happy Hours:

Amid Covid-19 and self-isolation, digital tools combined with delivery services are reframing drinking at home as a positive,...

 Drink : Society : Retail
The digital future of Fashion Weeks

The digital future of Fashion Weeks:

The impact of Covid-19 and growing climate concerns are pushing luxury and fashion brands to technology that digitises the runway and...

 Fashion : Luxury : Retail
Generation Homebody

Generation Homebody:

Staying in is in. From TikTok bedroom dance-offs to CBD-infused bath bombs, the home has become Generation Z’s ultimate hangout.

 Youth : Fashion : Wellbeing
Covid-19: Bleach brings home the salon experience

Covid-19: Bleach brings home the salon experience:

Bleach London has launched a virtual hair salon experience to help guide isolated consumers through at-home hair maintenance.

 Beauty : Covid-19 : Retail
Stat: Lockdown boosts live-stream retail in China

Stat: Lockdown boosts live-stream retail in China:

According to research by Taobao Live, Alibaba Group’s dedicated live-streaming channel has continued to grow during the Covid-19 pandemic.

 Covid-19 : Coronavirus : Retail
Home Eatertainment

Home Eatertainment:

Changing dining dynamics have created a new convenience culture focused on elevating the experience and enjoyment of eating and drinking...

 Food : Convivial : Convenience
Covid-19: Haus creates bespoke aperitifs to support restaurants

Covid-19: Haus creates bespoke aperitifs to support restaurants:

The direct-to-consumer brand of aperitifs has collaborated with nine US restaurants to create a range of bespoke blends.

 Food : Drink : New York
Covid-19: JD.com takes clubbing online for self-isolators

Covid-19: JD.com takes clubbing online for self-isolators:

JD.com is creating an online clubbing experience in collaboration with major alcohol brands.

 Technology : Music : Alcohol
Resilience Culture

Resilience Culture:

We have been living in an age of self-censorship, hyper-safe spaces and social comfort zones. But as global anxieties abound, a...

 Wellness : Health : Travel
Covid-19: A sterilisation lamp designed for the home

Covid-19: A sterilisation lamp designed for the home:

Frank Chou hopes the lamp will fight the spread of bacteria on everyday items such as phones, keys and wallets.

 Design : Health : Wellness
Club Quarantäne is a virtual sanctuary for isolated clubbers

Club Quarantäne is a virtual sanctuary for isolated clubbers:

Berlin – Club Quarantäne is a live-streamed virtual club delivered by Invisible Hand on Resident Advisor.

 Media : Online : Online Shopping
Covid-19: Snapchat filters for safe social distancing

Covid-19: Snapchat filters for safe social distancing:

Snapchat has released a new augmented reality (AR) lens to help people remain at a safe, two-metre distance from others during the...

 Media : Technology : Digital
Covid-19: Bottega Veneta’s hopeful virtual residency

Covid-19: Bottega Veneta’s hopeful virtual residency:

Bottega Veneta has launched a virtual residency featuring different creatives from a range of disciplines, aiming to provide comfort and...

 Luxury : Technology : Customer Experience
Stat: US citizens are optimistic about travel in 2020

Stat: US citizens are optimistic about travel in 2020:

A new survey by LuggageHero has shown that more than 75% of Americans still intend to travel in 2020.

 Travel : Hospitality : Tourism
Covid-19: Carlo Ratti creates ICUs from shipping containers

Covid-19: Carlo Ratti creates ICUs from shipping containers:

Carlo Ratti Associati has designed an intensive care pod in a shipping container that could be added to hospitals fighting the...

 Covid-19 : Coronavirus : Intensive Care
Covid-19: Quarantine Together is a more focused approach to dating

Covid-19: Quarantine Together is a more focused approach to dating:

The dating app requests that users log on at 6:00pm daily to be matched with potential dates.

 Mobile Dating : Dating App : Covid-19
Stat: US lockdown prompts new superfood favourites

Stat: US lockdown prompts new superfood favourites:

According to research by food tech firm Chicory, US citizens are increasingly interested in superfood ingredients as they navigate a new...

 Superfood : Food : Natural Ingredients
Covid-19: Shift’s market for safe social distance

Covid-19: Shift’s market for safe social distance:

Shift Architecture Urbanism has developed a model for a street food market that allows people to buy fresh produce while remaining...

 Food & Drink : Architecture : Augmented Reality
Covid-19: A soap for 20-second hand-washing

Covid-19: A soap for 20-second hand-washing:

Creative agency Verve has created an innovative soap product to develop positive habits around hand-washing.

 Covid-19 : Health : Campaign
Covid-19: Short-term rentals could save Japan’s marriages

Covid-19: Short-term rentals could save Japan’s marriages:

Rental company Kasoku is supporting couples during lockdown by providing short-term rentals as a place of respite.

 Society : Health And Wellness : Rental Market
Stat: Britons have an appetite for change after Covid-19

Stat: Britons have an appetite for change after Covid-19:

A study by YouGov has revealed that only 9% of Britons want life to return to normal after the lockdown is lifted.

 Covid-19 : Society : Resilience
Covid-19: Wheel of Foreplay prompts isolated intimacy

Covid-19: Wheel of Foreplay prompts isolated intimacy:

The online ‘spin the wheel’ game allows individuals, couples and distanced partners to remain intimate during the coronavirus lockdown.

 Health : Technology : Society
Covid-19: A virus-proof suit for post-pandemic partying

Covid-19: A virus-proof suit for post-pandemic partying:

Production Club has designed a virus-proof, half-body suit concept to allow socialising without distancing.

Covid-19 : Coronavirus : Fashion
A portable sanitation kit for public hygiene

A portable sanitation kit for public hygiene:

Designer Kiran Zhu has created a cleanliness package to improve public health habits following the pandemic.

 Health & Wellness : Beauty : Covid-19
Covid-19: Office spaces for socially distant employees

Covid-19: Office spaces for socially distant employees:

Cushman & Wakefield has designed a conceptual new office space to help its clients prepare for employees to return to work post-lockdown.

 Covid-19 : Coronavirus : Workspace

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Loon, a unit within Google’s owner Alphabet, has signed a deal with Vodacom to expand the South African mobile operator’s network in Mozambique.

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Stat: Older Brits prioritise salon visits post-lockdown News

Stat: Older Brits prioritise salon visits post-lockdown

A study by Mintel shows that senior British women are most looking forward to visiting salons when they reopen.

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Covid-19: A socially distanced city playground

Rimbin is a project that has been designed to enable safe and socially distant play experiences for children.

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Vogue and Uber Eats partner for on-demand delivery News

Vogue and Uber Eats partner for on-demand delivery

Vogue Netherlands has partnered with Uber Eats to offer both the fashion issue and Vogue Living on the delivery platform.

Fashion : Covid-19 : Coronavirus
Stat: Brits prefer brand honesty over charitable behaviour News

Stat: Brits prefer brand honesty over charitable behaviour

According to a study by YouGov, six in ten Brits would prefer large companies to pay what they owe, even if it means they stop donating to charities.

Society : Workplace : Covid-19
The post-Covid consumer: hedonistic or minimalist? Opinion

The post-Covid consumer: hedonistic or minimalist?

Brands and businesses must prepare for polarised responses to the pandemic as established consumer paradigms are either accelerated or abandoned.

Retail : Covid-19 : Coronavirus
Emerging Youth: Australia Markets

Emerging Youth: Australia

Faced with one crisis after another, Australia’s youth are using digital platforms to reflect on their identities, educate their peers and satirise their government.

Youth : Australia : Covid-19
Stat: US plant-based meat sales soar amid lockdown News

Stat: US plant-based meat sales soar amid lockdown

According to research by Nielsen, American grocery sales have shown a significant rise in meat-free alternatives, including brands such as Beyond Meat and Tofurky.

Food : Meat-Free : Plant-based
Singapore transforms car parks into urban farms News

Singapore transforms car parks into urban farms

Singapore – Nine multi-storey carparks across the city-state have been converted into urban farms.

Covid-19 : Urban Gardening : Urban Farms
Stat: UK adults read books to ‘escape’ the pandemic News

Stat: UK adults read books to ‘escape’ the pandemic

Consumers are changing their reading habits during lockdown, according to new research by Nielsen.

Society : Covid-19 : Coronavirus
Stat: Chinese consumers embrace local shopping News

Stat: Chinese consumers embrace local shopping

According to research by Kantar, Chinese consumers are now more in favour of products that have been produced locally than they were before the pandemic.

Covid-19 : Coronavirus : Retail
Mediamatic’s isolation-friendly dinner dates News

Mediamatic’s isolation-friendly dinner dates

Mediamatic has launched an isolation-friendly dining experience on the waterfront near Amsterdam central station.

Covid-19 : Coronavirus : Social Distncing
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On Running’s performance fashion for holistic living

On Running has released a fashion-forward trainer amid consumer’s new normal way of living.

Covid-19 : Coronavirus : Fashion
CleanPod’s rechargeable sanitiser for disinfecting on-the-go News

CleanPod’s rechargeable sanitiser for disinfecting on-the-go

Travel and lifestyle brand Monos has launched CleanPod, a hand-held sanitising device for disinfecting on the go.

Travel : Lifestyle : Covid-19
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