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Instagram introduces in-app checkout

The new feature allows Instagram users to shop and manage purchases from participating brands without leaving the app.

Retail : Digital : Fashion

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Thought-starter: How Generation Z is set to disrupt the travel sector

Sam Blenkinsopp, co-founder of youth-driven travel collective Trippin, explains why brands must shape a new narrative around Generation Z tourism.

Youth : Travel : Gen Z

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Thought-starter: How can data centres be more sustainable?

As brands and governments become more aware of technology’s impact on the planet, junior creative researcher Livvy Houghton explores how they are t...

Data : Digital : Infrastructure

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Glossier’s flagship store isn’t about shopping

The permanent retail space is populated by ‘offline editors’ who encourage customers to use the store as a place to experiment with beauty.

Retail : Beauty : Interiors

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Drop culture hits the fragrance market

Perfumer Joya is implementing a quick-strike strategy, with weekly launches and high-profile collaborations.

Beauty : Wellness : Fragrance

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Thought-starter: Why are period products still so inaccessible?

In an era when women’s equality is high on the agenda, it is astonishing that so many are still struggling to access these basic hygiene products, ...

Wellbeing : Health : Female Futures

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Reebok releases a shape-shifting sports bra

The PureMove Bra responds to the wearer’s kinetic movement to give women more support when exercising.

Fashion : Fitness : Product Design

Big Ideas

Muji announces plans to open a hotel in 2019

Tokyo – The hotel will be situated above a new flagship Muji store.

Hospitality : Retail : Travel

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Milan Salone 2017: Top five collections

Designers and brands at this year’s show focused on showcasing innovative materials and their future applications rather than presenting individual...

Milan Salone 2017 : Product Design : Envisions

Big Ideas

Safety first

Boston – Safr is a new ride-share service focused on women’s safety and empowerment.

Sharing Economy : Civic Brands : Transport

Daily Signals

Modesty movement

Dubai – The Modist is a new global online destination for luxury modest fashion.

The Modist : Luxury : Modest Wear Market

Big Ideas

A good vintage

Oregon – Alit’s transparent pricing model aims to educate consumers about the brand’s supply chain and the wine-making process.

Alit : Radical Transparency : Wine Market

Daily Signals

Poetry in motion

Global – Past Forward is a film noir that explores the creative convergence between dreams and reality.

The E-motional Economy : Past Forward : Prada

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Real spirit

Russia – A Leonardo DiCaprio lookalike stars in a user-generated video for vodka brand Five Lakes.

Advertising : Vodka : Fakes

Big Ideas

Brexit fallout

UK – Consumer confidence has plummeted in the wake of the EU referendum, according to new figures.

GfK : Consumer Confidence : European Union

Viewpoints

David Munczinski: Brickwork

Why retailers need more horizontal integration between physical and digital stores.

Brickwork : World Retail Congress 2016 : Omnichannel

Big Ideas

Marriott media

US – Marriott is as much a media business as it is a hotelier, according to David Beebe, vice-president of global creative and content marketing.

Marriott International : M Live : Native Advertising

Viewpoints

Niccoló Barattieri di San Pietro: New luxury tastes

Luxury consumers can no longer be pigeonholed explains Niccoló Barattieri di San Pietro, CEO of London-based property developers Northacre.

Northacre : Property Development : New Luxury Consumers

Big Ideas

Retail apps challenge

Global – A new report from Forrester Consulting reveals how retailers face a challenge in persuading consumers about the benefits of retail apps.

Forrester Consulting : Retail Apps : RetailMeNot

Big Ideas

Framing luxury

London – The latest luxury report from Deloitte reveals insights into the evolving spending habits of UK luxurians.

Deloitte : The Luxury Opportunity : Ecommerce

Big Ideas

Beer for change

Boulder, Colorado – To help reduce high nitrogen levels in its waste water, the city of Colorado is teaming up with a local brewer for a new filtra...

Colorado : Avery Brewing Company : Wastewater Treatment Facility

Big Ideas

Apple's smart packaging

California – Owners of the Apple Watch will be able to use the packaging as a wireless charging dock, according to Apple senior vice-president of ...

Apple : Jonathan Ive : Apple Watch

Big Ideas

Cannes Lions 2014: Study shows digital divide between Millennials and Generation X

Millennials are almost twice as likely to name themselves as early technology adopters than members of Generation X, according to a new study from ...

Cannes Lions 2014 : Mobile : Razorfish

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Capturing the imagination: Gin brand puts film-makers to the test

New York – At this year's Tribeca Film Festival, gin brand Bombay Sapphire presented the Imagination Series 2014, a sequence of five short films ba...

Bombay Sapphire : Imagination : Film

Big Ideas

McDonald’s serves up tv for diners

Channelport : McDonalds : Tv

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