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Beyond Product

In the future, will retail still be about products? If we view retail as a theatre production, should it be a three- or a five-act play? And just w...

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Sponsorship Futures

Current estimates show that despite recession and the ensuing collapse in advertising expenditure, worldwide spending on sponsorship and related ac...

Sponsorship : Emotional Economy : Red Bull

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Residential report

A more stable market, subtle surrounds and sustainable as standard – the global residential property market is rising once again.

Residential Property : Recession : Super-Rich

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Online shopping

Now the novelty of online shopping is over, consumers are expecting an ever more compelling digital retail experience. A new report by Future:Poll ...

Online Shopping : Digital Retail : Highlands

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Technology update

Internet tv, 3D programming, downloaded content, gesture motion gaming and the arrival of first-generation smartbooks are among the many technologi...

Internet TV : 3d Programming : NPD Group

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Smartphone shopping

As sales of smartphones rose by a quarter in the UK last year, a new report sheds light on British consumer expectations for the near future of mob...

Smartphones : Google Shopper : RedLaser

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Retail report

It feels as though retailers the world over are breathing a collective sigh of relief, as the Great Depression didn’t materialise. But the sobering...

Deloitte : Recession : PIIGS

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Luxury market

As the bling bubble bursts and the dust settles on the recession, the luxury market is waking up to a new world order in the Turbulent Teens.

LVMH : Luxury Lifestyle Matrix : Bain & Company

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Brand register 09/10

Despite the talk of ethics in brands, the recession has pushed an overwhelming number of consumers back to thinking about their wallet first, accor...

Brand Personality Register : Value For Money : Conscious Shopping

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Technocratic nation

Modern-day Brits are more wedded to gadgets and appliances than ever before. Where the washing machine, fridge and cooker were once the technologie...

Comet : Skype : Devices

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Chinese luxury

China is set to become the number one luxury market in the world by 2015, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. While most global markets have slump...

China : PricewaterhouseCoopers : Bain & Company

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Global wealth

The world’s wealthiest consumer market has decreased by 14.9% to 8.6m individuals, and this group’s overall wealth has fallen to $32.8 trillion, a ...

World Wealth Report : HNWIs : Capgemini

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The New Normal

Make way for Peugeot Person, as Mondeo Man substitutes spaghetti Bolognese for curry and embraces roof terraces, neo-conservative values, community...

Peugeot Person : Mondio Man : Peugeot

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Travel & Hospitality trends

In a tough market, the smartest travel companies are using technology to build richer, deeper, more profitable connections with their audience.

UN World Tourism Organization : Euromonitor : Online Travel

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Prohibition design

With governments increasingly introducing legislation in order to curb people’s behaviour, retailers will have to innovate around these circumstanc...

Graphic Object : Philippe Malouin : Lighting

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Miami monumentalism

Miami – As the dust from the crash settles and the markets readjust and recover, the frivolity of 00s art and design has run its course.

Miami : Considered Consumption : The Art Newspaper

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Interactive design

An array of new interactive design, architecture and technology is engaging people, creating a new dialogue and means of communication and function...

Interactive Design : Decode : V&A Museum

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Mobile Money

Retailers can also look forward to using everything from QR codes to e-vouchers and smart billboards to drive profits as the global mobile money tr...

QR Codes : KPMG : Mobile Money

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Urban Play

To combat stress, hone performance, raise fitness levels, achieve goals and inject an element of play into their lives to counter the gloom of the ...

Lacoste : Barack Obama : Michelle Obama

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Food Shopping Survey UK

As the recession bottoms out, UK consumers are rewriting the rules of their weekly shop; no-frills purchases and own-label brands are all making a ...

Food Shopping : Recession : Social Consumers

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