Millennials

Born 1981–1996, Millennials are a cohort that is both civic-minded and dedicated to self-improvement.

Millennials Now and Next

After a stuttering start to their adult lives, the first generation to use the internet as children are hitting their prime earning years while rebelling against traditional nominated life paths.

Micro Trends

Coffee Shop Raves

Boosted by a new generation of sober-conscious consumers seeking real-life connection and fun, coffee shops are taking over the party scene as the new destination for daylight raves.

Big Ideas

Kidult Craze

Driven by nostalgia and a desire for stress relief, adults are gravitating towards playful, non-digital items such as plush toys, collectables and nostalgic characters to reconnect with and heal their inner child.

Behaviours

Women Futures: Saudi Arabia

Delve into the dynamic world of luxury in Saudi Arabia, where empowered women are redefining consumption patterns, driving entrepreneurship and influencing the global fashion landscape.

Big Ideas

America’s New Age of Parenting

Between tiger moms, helicopter dads, elephant parents, drone guardians and more, the US is experiencing a significant shift in parenting styles – courtesy of Millennials and Gen Z.

Big Ideas

Movenbank launches social credit rating scheme

Movenbank : Bank : Online

Micro Trends

Shoppable Videos

International – Fashion brands and retailers are buying into the shoppable video format as v-commerce becomes more popular, and looks set to become...

V-Commerce : Video Sharing : Future Media

Big Ideas

Lucky unveils user-curated blog-tail community

Lucky Magazine : Community : S-Commerce

Big Ideas

Android increases its lead over Apple’s iOS

Android : Apple : Google

Big Ideas

New course to train future Dutch denim masters

Denim : College : Students

Big Ideas

Domino’s puts its customers in the driving seat

Domino's Pizza : Delvery : Vehicle

Big Ideas

BitCoin set to change the balance in banking

Bitcoin : Currency : Virtual

Markets

Beauty retail: Department stores

UK – Premium beauty brands are driving a fresh wave of UK beauty hall launches, as department stores back a prestige brand mix for blogger-driven b...

Harvey Nichols : Beauty Bazaar : WWD

Big Ideas

Diners rewarded for turning off their phones

Restaurant : Mobile : Off

Big Ideas

Organic personal care a natural choice in Asia

Organic : Personal : Cosmetics

Micro Trends

Mavant-Garde

Inviting a big-name avant-garde designer or architect to design your store is a well-trodden path for luxury brands keen to impress their cultured ...

Avant-garde : Masstige : Design

Markets

Indonesia market

With their incomes rising, Indonesia’s emerging affluents are online and spending more – even bottom-of-pyramid consumers, who will spend $400bn (€...

Indonesia : Jakarta : Jakarta Globe

Big Ideas

Waitrose goes against the grain with BRIC wines

Wines : BRICs : Waitrose

Big Ideas

Twheel makes Twitter a more rounded experience

Helsinki : Twheel : Fluid Interaction

Markets

Beauty retail: counter culture

‘More premium services are being offered at the counter in the beauty retail sector as retailers explore new ways of enticing customers into stores...

Euromonitor : Shiseido : The Ginza

Big Ideas

Brands spot Chinese premium water opportunity

China : Evian : Kunlun Mountains

Big Ideas

Retailers branch out into booming Nigeria

Nigeria : Massmart : Spar

Markets

Vietnam’s Luxury Consumers

Vietnam has luxury consumers, but not as many as you might think.

Vietnam : Santai Spa : Hanoi

Big Ideas

Hilton welcomes Chinese with designer slippers

Hilton Hotels & Resorts : Vivienne Tam : Dragon

Big Ideas

Australian retailers set sights on m-commerce

M-commerce : Mobile : Smart Phones

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