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Natural and Organic Beauty

Consumers are increasingly aware of the health benefits of natural ingredients in beauty products, and demanding transparency from beauty brands ab...

Markets

Cruise Retail’s Mega-Opportunity

Cruise retail is growing in line with the latest class of mega-ships. Brands are now exploring more seamless experiences for guests where culture a...

Retail : Travel : Hospitality

Big Ideas

Cosmoprof Bangkok 2024: Eight Key Takeaways

Cosmoprof CBE ASEAN 2024 (13–15 June) highlighted the tremendous growth potential of the region’s beauty market and its potential for leading produ...

Beauty : Asia : Cosmoprof

Markets

Global Beauty Market 2016: Part 1

We examine the changing face of the global beauty market and the rapid rise of exciting new trends in the industry, from Social Power to Phygital S...

Instagram : Skincare : 3ina

Micro Trends

Gated Retail

As the race to court very important clients (VICs) heats up, luxury brands are opening private boutiques for their top-spending customers.

Luxury : Retail : Fashion

Micro Trends

Re-engineering Indulgence

Treat foods are being redeveloped – and redefined – by biotech brands who are using science to create better foods without foregoing flavour and pl...

Food : Drink : Technology

Micro Trends

Civic Ads

As society struggles with climate change, rising homelessness and unsafe infrastructure, brands are turning to advertising as a force for good.

Media : Advertising : Global

Viewpoints

Beauty has a responsibility to cater for men of colour

Blake Rascoe and Patrick Boateng, co-founders of skincare brand Ceylon, explain beauty’s representation problem and why brands need to prioritise r...

Beauty : New Masculinity : Skincare

Big Ideas

Alex Weller on Patagonia’s drive for innovation

With consumers actively seeking out purpose-driven brands, the brand’s marketing director for Europe says civic causes will remain integral to...

Patagonia : Civic Brands : Responsible

Big Ideas

How fashion is giving female inmates a future

Fashion brand Carcel works with female prisoners to produce premium clothing. Founder Veronica D’Souza discusses how its support and training will ...

Fashion : Female Futures : Carcel

Daily Signals

Looking Back: Beauty in 2017

Scents that affect your brain waves, getting creative with hair advertising and the rise of honest beauty were some of the highlights in beauty thi...

Beauty : Wellness : Perfume

Design Directions

Universal Everything: Interactive Installations

Universal Everything designs immersive, participatory and creative experiences for audiences by responding to the unique features and charact...

Interactive : Retail Experience : Awakening Tech

Viewpoints

Amanda Ross : Fashioning hospitality

W Hotels Worldwide fashion director Amanda Ross talks about fashioning hospitality.

W Hotels : Hotels : Amanda Moss

Communities

Yama girls

Seeking solace and a spiritual break from their always-on city lives, a new generation of Japanese women are hitching up their high-fashion mountai...

Nike : Marmot : Hunter

Big Ideas

Brand Innovation Debrief: Walmart

With eyes on Gen Z consumers, a revived beauty aisle and an e-commerce strategy competing with Amazon, the 60-year-old discount department store gr...

Walmart : Retail Strategy : Gen Z

Markets

Augmenting Automotive Retail

In the pandemic age, luxury car retail is driving in a new direction, turning to virtual experiences and anti-sales showrooms to win customers' spend.

Luxury : Retail : Automotive

Macro Trends

Anarconomy Decade

Something is stirring. In Egypt, a people’s revolt has overthrown a long-standing oppressor. In Bahrain, thousands of people continue to protest in...

Anarchy : Economy : Counter-intuitive

Daily Signals

Stat: Major retail hacks lead UK consumers to change digital habits

A wave of high-profile cyberattacks is reshaping consumer trust in online retail, with two-thirds (66%) of UK shoppers now re-assessing their digit...

Statistic : Retail : Personal Security

Daily Signals

Stat: Circular fashion is gaining momentum in US luxury e-commerce

Americans who purchase luxury apparel online are increasingly turning to circular fashion, according to new data from the Mastercard Economics Inst...

Sustainability : Fashion : Luxury

Daily Signals

Stat: UK gym market hits record as Gen Z fuel sign-ups

The UK gym market reached a record valuation of £5.7bn ($7.6bn, €6.6bn) in 2024, up 8.8% year on year, according to UKactive’s latest report.

Sports : Health : Wellness

Daily Signals

The Future Laboratory and Together Group release Longevity & Wellbeing Strategies report

The Future Laboratory and Together Group have joined forces to release the New Codes of Luxury: Longevity & Wellbeing Strategies report, which ...

The Future Laboratory : Together Group

Daily Signals

Stat: Fragrance becomes the second-largest luxury beauty category in 2024

Fragrance took centre stage in beauty retail in 2024, emerging as the second-largest category in prestige beauty behind make-up, according to year-...

Beauty : Luxury : Retail

Daily Signals

The Big Idea: TFWA Asia-Pacific 2024: Ritualising Beauty Retail

The Asia-Pacific region, a powerhouse of global travel retail sales, is reshaping beauty retail with a focus on rituals and personalisation.

Beauty : Health : Travel

Daily Signals

The Space: Liberty's Fragrance Lounge

On 15 March 2024, luxury department store Liberty opened The Fragrance Lounge, its new innovative space redefining how scents are discovered a...

Beauty : Retail : Fragrance

Daily Signals

The Big Idea: Five brands shaping the future of voice-activated AI wearables

A significant shift towards touchless devices is playing out in the technology industry, driven by increased commercialisation and accessibility of...

Technology : Voice-Activated AI : Wearable Tech Innovations

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