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India's population shift heralds city focus

India’s population shift heralds city focus

Urban : Affluent : Spending

Daily Signals

Corona constructs world’s first sun reserve in Brazil

To mark its centenary, beach-born beer brand Corona has unveiled the world’s first sun reserve at Piedade Beach in Pernambuco, Brazil.

Sustainability : Drink : Advertising

Daily Signals

Virgin Active calls out toxic wellness fakefluencers in new ad

Fitness brand Virgin Active has released a new ad campaign, Leave the Cult, Join the Club, calling out toxic wellness trends and unrealistic promis...

Sport & Leisure : Society : Advertising & Branding

Daily Signals

Campsited’s Bleisure packages take remote workers to the great outdoors

In line with policies encouraging digital nomadism, a new programme offers workers the possibility to combine remote working and camping in open ai...

Travel & Hospitality : Workplace : Sports & Leisure

Daily Signals

Puma and CSM consider fashion’s waterless future

The sports brand has teamed up with BA Fashion students at Central Saint Martins (CSM) to explore future textile manufacturing for a more sustainab...

Fashion : Design : Campaign

Daily Signals

Beautiful game: Nike displays football artistry

Nike : Nike Stadium : World Cup

Daily Signals

Future Forecast: Youth in 2018

The voices of marginalised groups will grow louder as young creatives begin to develop materials that reflect their lived experience.

Youth : Fashion : Generation Z

Viewpoints

Why brandsplaining is retail’s new battleground

Brands continue to market to women using sneaky sexism and corporate feminism tactics, say Jane Cunningham and Philippa Roberts, co-authors of new ...

Advertising : Retail : Society

Daily Signals

Embracing lo-fi technology and a perfume inspired by British botany

Nike campaign reverts to the early days of the net, new fragrance brand Parterre celebrates local blooms, Google considers varying connections acro...

Retail : Beauty : Technology

Micro Trends

Reclaiming Braids

Young black women coming of age are turning away from chemical relaxers and celebrating their identity and heritage through braiding, a hai...

Beauty : Youth : Hair

Markets

Riding the Wave of Surfing Futures

A stream of women surfers and newcomers of colour are making the practice mainstream while boosting demand for surf tourism, equipment and apparel.

Travel & Hospitality : Surfing : Sport & Leisure

Daily Signals

Foresight Friday: Dan Hastings, deputy foresight editor

Every Friday, we offer an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, deputy foresight editor D...

Foresight Friday : Health : Wellness

Daily Signals

Colossal 3D-printed project brings affordable housing to Kenya

The largest 3D-printed neighbourhood to date is under development in Kenya, and aims to provide a cost-efficient and environmentally friendly solut...

Architecture : Design : Sustainability

Daily Signals

Americans are in strong support of cannabis legalisation

To date, almost half of US states have legalised the recreational use of cannabis, and over two thirds have legalised the drug for medical purposes.

Society : Health & Wellness : Youth

Daily Signals

Stat: America reaches tipping point for mass adoption of EVs

The US has become the latest country to reach the tipping point for mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), with more than 5% of its new car sale...

Stat : Stats : Statistic

Daily Signals

Gaming art to combat misconceptions of the Middle East

As gaming becomes a significant part of everyday life, British-Tunisian digital artist Rayane Jemaa is challenging Western depictions of Middle Eas...

Media & Entertainment : Technology : Gaming

Micro Trends

Agile Artisans

Revealing a more resilient business model, ethical fashion and homeware brands are supporting their artisan suppliers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Fashion : Homeware : Retail

Big Ideas

Documenting luxury

London – A new luxury tour operator is offering trips that put you at the centre of your own travel documentary.

Luxury Travel Advisors : Travel : Personalisation

Big Ideas

World Retail Congress 2013 preview

London – A macro-economic retail overview will be central to this year’s World Retail Congress (WRC) in Paris, where more than 1,400 retail industr...

London : Preview : Omni-channel

Viewpoints

Virraj Jatania: The key to emerging market finance

Financial services can unlock the potential of emerging markets, says Virraj Jatania, co-founder of Pockit.

Pockit : Virraj Jatania : The Just Nots

Micro Trends

Social Business

A new socially conscious business theory argues that the energy of profit-making organisations must now be harnessed to fulfill human needs without...

Corporate Responsibility : Social : Conscious

Markets

Black History Travel Market

Around the world, Black people are using travel experiences as a way to heal from recent traumas and gain new perspectives on their ancestry and hi...

Travel : Tourism : Hospitality

Daily Signals

Stat: UK’s favourite groceries at risk from climate change

A new report by Christian Aid warns that more than a fifth of popular grocery items in the UK could be threatened by climate change.

Sustainability : Food & Drink : Society

Daily Signals

Stat: Pandemic hospitality closures have hit mental health

Research conducted by YouGov and commissioned by the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD), has found that the closure of bars and...

Health & Wellness : Society : Travel & Hospitality

Markets

Emerging Youth: Nigeria

Misrepresented by politicians, young Nigerians are reclaiming a sense of national pride through movements that will drive the future of their country.

Youth : Fashion : New Masculinity

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