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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 Wellness Reset

Energy fields, somatic sensing and spiritual technologies are resetting elite approaches to wellness, according to Carlos Urrutigoity, general manager of London club Grey Wolfe.

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Anticipating Tomorrow On-demand Webinar

If uncertainty is a virus, then strategic foresight is the best way to inoculate your organisation against it, as we find out in this much-anticipated webinar.

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Regenerative Olive Oil

Citizens of Soil, an innovative olive oil brand, is championing provenance transparency, healthy soils, gender equality and sustainable packaging at a fair price.

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Celebrity Me-brands: It’s Not All Good

The business struggles of Gwyneth Paltrow’s site Goop shows that celebrity lifestyle brands are not a sure bet.

VIPeers : Gwyneth Paltrow : Lifestyle Blogs

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Kiyan Foroughi: One-to-one commerce

Kiyan Foroughi on how Boticca's one-to-one commerce model is cutting out the middle man.

Bottica : Kiyan Foroughi : Personalisation

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Lindsey Mosby: Ageing well with the Internet of Things

Lindsey Mosby, executive director at Innovation Strategy Group, on flat age devices.

Internet Of Things : Wearables : Boomers

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James Marks: The secret of YouTube

James Marks, video entertainment specialist at ChannelFlip, explains how to engage young people online.

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Dr Nadia Shouraboura: The how of phy-gital retail

Dr Nadia Shouraboura, CEO and founder of US retailer Hointer, on how to appeal to the omni-channel consumer.

Phy-gital : Omnichannel : Retail Week Live

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Melissa Atkins Wardy: Redefine Girly, Please

Author Melissa Atkins Wardy on why brands need to rethink their messages to young girls.

Tiny Tot Feminism : Feminism : Girls

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Myf Ryan and Jenny Griffiths: Social network-driven mobile shopping

Myf Ryan, Westfield marketing director, and SnapFashion founder Jenny Griffiths on the next generation of mobile shopping.

On/Off Retail : SnapFashion : Social Shopping

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Fighting faddism: Waitrose product development

Retailers looking to keep up with the latest trends have to work carefully to distinguish fad from fashion.

Hybrid Snacks : Flexitarianism : 5:2 Living

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Peter Marsden: Online tailoring for China

Peter Marsden, ASOS chief information officer, explains how to create a retail website for Chinese consumers.

Asos : China : Retail Week Live

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Design Trends Futures Webinar

The Design Trends Futures Webinar explored the design directions that have emerged from The Polarity Paradox.

Vectorism : Sinistry : Eruptia

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Luke Mitchell: What young people want from technology

Luke Mitchell, head of insight at youth insight agency Voxburner, reveals the findings of its YouthTech report.

Tablets : Technology : Storytelling

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Athena Magtail: Net-A-Porter’s Porter

For all its innovation, Net-A-Porter’s magazine has a distinctly conservative streak.

Print : Magazines : Net-A-Porter

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Ross Bailey: Pop-ups are the new billboards

Ross Bailey, founder of retail property marketplace Appear Here, explains how retail and media are converging.

Retail Experience : Billboard : Pop-ups

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The Future of Britain

Chris Worrell, insight director at OMD UK, on two key demographics shaping the future of Britain.

The Flat Age Society : Just Nots : Millennials

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Elaine Cook: The secret life of data

Elaine Cook, Intel UK strategic marketing director, explains what serendipity can do for data.

Data : Total Retail : Analytics

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Piotr Orlov: Ageless athleticism

Piotr Orlov, co-editor of sports journal Victory, on why passion not age is the focus of his publication.

Men's Media : Re-Con Man : Sport

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Emoji: The new visual communication tool

How Emojis are emerging as the new visual communication tool.

Emojis : Emoji : Emoticons

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Dan Cobley: Wearables, the concierge upgrade

Dan Cobley, MD of Google talks about the future of wearable technology in the retail sector.

Google : Google Glass : Wearable Technology

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Jackie Lee-Joe: Skype, the facilitator

Jackie Lee-Joe, Skype’s director of audience explains the company's collaborative function.

Skype : Collaboration : Victoria Beckham

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How to be hip: Illusive cool at SXSW Interactive 2014

Yahoo! and Samsung both made an expensive splash at SXSW Interactive 2014 with the aim of positioning themselves as groovy Millennial- and creati...

SXSW : South By South West : Software

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