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Why flagship stores are the arcades of the future

Gaming is creating a new breed of bold retail spaces that transcend language barriers, says Gilles Boissele, creative partner at UNIT9.

Retail : Fashion : Youth

Micro Trends

Tasteful Waste

Fast food, fast fashion and mass consumption are signs of the times. But the tide is turning as consumers become increasingly aware of the ris...

Waste Redux : Food Waste : Sustainability

Viewpoints

Susan Cain : The importance of being quiet

Author Susan Cain talks about the importance of being quiet.

The Importance Of Being Quiet : Susan Cain : Introversion

Big Ideas

Retailers seek a new male order

Menswear : Male-only : Hermès

Big Ideas

Beauty brands reach consumers via online video tutorials

Stila : Dior Beauty : MAC

Micro Trends

Toyhacking

The latest hot pastime in the world of technology involves toys, sensors, a can-do attitude and a whole lot of fun. Toy-modding, hacking into toys ...

Toys : Hacking : Re-model

Big Ideas

Brand Innovation Debrief: Hæckels

With trailblazing in-house biotech and lab-grown ingredients, Hæckels is evolving into more than just a beauty brand.

Beauty : Sustainability : Technology

Markets

Shoppable Social

Social commerce continues to grow as new technologies and in-platform features transform the way consumers buy and interact with products.

Retail : Socia Media : Digital

Markets

Hype Market

From frenzied crowds outside Supreme stores to Yeezy sneakers reselling for more than 20 times their original retail price, the market for hype is ...

Fashion : Digital : Technology

Design Directions

Nike+ 45 Grand

Invitation-only health club 45 Grand takes the Nike+ brand into luxury territory, serving as an aspirational flagship for other Nike+ Studios and ...

Nike : 45 Grand : Nike+

Daily Signals

This water brand crowdsources activist messaging

SAVEME is a water brand offering consumers the opportunity to shape its messaging and design aesthetic in line with activist values.

Society : Food : Drink

Viewpoints

In lockdown, experiential retail is screwed. Or is it?

With the physical world shutting down, it’s even more imperative that online retailers turn transactional web interactions into experiences.

Retail : Customer Experience : Technology

Micro Trends

At-home Analysis

Beauty brands are looking beyond tools that provide a one-off diagnosis to those that offer ongoing analysis.

At-home Analysis : Beauty : Tech

Micro Trends

Backwards Forecasts

Artists and designers are exploring the way we live now by thinking from the perspective of the future.

The Future Chronicles : The Extrapolation Factory : Behavioural Psychology

Viewpoints

The Undesirables: Why do we have a problem with sustainable products?

Marks & Spencer has launched a range of sustainable footwear – but does it have the high-street look?

Sustainability Futures : Marks & Spencer : Blue Marine Foundation

Markets

Inclusive Beauty

A multicultural approach to beauty is on the rise as brands adjust to a changing consumer landscape.

Multi Cultural Beauty : Ethnic : Western Markets

Daily Signals

Townhouse surprise: Louis Vuitton’s maison at Selfridges

London – The era of ‘starchitects’ is back at London department store Selfridges, where luxury label Louis Vuitton has unveiled a three-floor townh...

Louis Vuitton : London : Department Store

Daily Signals

Maple moment: Whiskey brand appeals to both genders

Hudson Whiskey’s new Maple Cask Rye re-invents a traditionally masculine drink with design cues that appeal to both genders.

Liquor : Whiskey : Boozette Brands

Big Ideas

App offers users a snap connection with brands

Iphone : Photo Sharing : Tagging

Micro Trends

Man-uals

These are uncertain times. For men, it is difficult to know where to turn to for advice on the little things in life. As a result, a new micro-genr...

Publishing : Fatherhood : Good Men Project

Daily Signals

Inspiring idea: Muji shows its new-Found ethos

Transparency : Open Culture : Tokyo

Micro Trends

Renaissance Retail

Luxury fashion brands are showing off their inner Victorian philanthropist, buying in to world heritage sites, restoring decaying architectural lan...

Philanthropic Retail : Maisons : Flagships

Micro Trends

Beyond Nostalgia

In the food, drink, art and design sectors, rather than being merely nostalgic about the past, some Revivalists are digging deeper, going further b...

Heritage : Truman's : Dinner

Micro Trends

Coffee Plus

First there was the global coffee emporium. Then in 2010 we reported on the rise of the Coffee Sensorium. These spaces adopted a slower approach to...

Coffee : Bikes : Commuters

Big Ideas

Puma leaps into Africa

Puma : PUMAVision : Fifa World Cup

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