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From shifting definitions of value to TikTok-fuelled commerce and hormone health retreats, our analysts unpack what’s new and next on LS:N Global.

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The New Youth Club

Moot is a membership-based third space redefining UK youth clubs for a generation craving real-world connection, culture and community.

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Rehumanising 3D Design

Fashion designer Karina Bond talks to LS:N Global about redefining couture with a printing pen and bringing the human touch to 3D design.

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Compostable Cosmetics

Wildsmith is setting a new standard for sustainable luxury with Vivomer, a compostable, microbe-made packaging material designed to disappear into the earth without a trace.

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Beauty Futures Webinar 2015

LS:N Global's latest webinar examines the key trends shaping the future of the beauty industry over the coming five years.

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Frank Marrenbach: Logout lux

Disengagement from the digital world is the new luxury signifier, says the CEO of the Oetker Collection.

Oetker Collection : Frank Marrenbach : Seychelles

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Digital Perfumes: Why the future of fragrance is social

Digitised scent molecules will combine with social platforms to revolutionise the perfumery industry.

ONotes : FabCafe : David Edwards

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Asi Sharabi: Taking personalisation to the next level

Lost My Name co-founder Asi Sharabi tells us why his best-selling children’s book is just the beginning for personalisation.

Lost My Name : Full-stack : Children's Book

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Fernando Peire: How I run The Ivy

The Ivy retains its reputation because it makes its guests feel special, says director Fernando Peire.

The Ivy : Fernando Peire : Restaurants

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Natalie Berg: The end of loyalty cards

The end is nigh for traditional, points-based loyalty schemes, says Natalie Berg, retail insights director of Planet Retail.

Planet Retail : Asda : Waitrose

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Hospitality: From lodging to lifestyle

The future of the hospitality industry is about locale and people rather than big brands.

New Bricolage Living : Hotel Hotel : AirBnb

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Jack Hooper: Tapping into your body’s rhythm

Doppel co-founder Jack Hooper explains how our growing understanding of psychology and physiology will influence the next generation of wearab...

Wearable Technology : Doppel : The Optimised Self

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Michael Corballis: Forget Mindfulness and Let Your Mind Wander

Instead of trying to live intensely in the present, we should let our minds drift and wander, says professor Michael Corballis.

Mindfulness : HeadSpace : Neurology

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Nicola Kilner: Fast Fashion for Beauty

‘Abnormal beauty company’ Deciem is disrupting the beauty industry with its combination of speed, technology and in-house execution, says co-CEO Ni...

Deciem : Brandon Truaxe : L'Oreal

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Retail Trends Webinar

This month’s webinar sees LS:N Global Insight editor Peter Firth and visual editor Hannah Robinson examine the latest trends from the world of retail.

Online Retail : Virtual Browsing : Phygital

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Zoe Burgess: Creative cocktails

Consumers are increasingly open to new flavours, says Zoe Burgess, head of research and development at Drink Factory.

The Drink Factory : Magazines : 69 Colebrooke Row

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Tanya Maher: Don’t use the ‘v’ word

Raw food coach and restaurateur Tanya Maher explains why healthier food is for everyone.

Health Food : Nutritarian : Lifestyle

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Ana Andjelic: Is the future of luxury about technology or tradition?

Modern luxury is deeply, inherently and organically intertwined with digital technology, says luxury analyst Ana Andjelic

Apple : Lanvin : Chanel

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Wai-Cheun Cheung: The next Google

A new search engine explores a world in which serendipity is valued over efficiency.

Google : SEO : Amazon

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iHug: Apple owns human gestures

A wave, handshake, high-five or hug could now come with copyright protection from Cupertino, California.

Apple : Gesture Control : Awakening Tech

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Jai Harji: Lidl’s secret restaurant

Jai Harji, creative director of The Black Arts Company, talks about Lidl’s Deluxe pop-up restaurant.

Lidl : The Black Arts Company : Supermarkets

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Mark Price: Holistic supermarkets

The hunger for healthy living is changing supermarkets, says Mark Price, managing director of Waitrose.

Waitrose : Mark Price : Supermarkets

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Peak Real: Are we there yet?

Target claims to love every body. But ‘real-women’ advertising is already a cliché.

Dove : Real Talk : Target

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Nectar Efkarpidis: Hub hotels

Hotel Hotel offers far more than hospitality, says co-founder Nectar Efkarpidis.

Hotel Hotel : Curation : Molonglo Group

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