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McDonald’s takes anime inspiration to real life with WcDonald’s universe

In a ground-breaking move, fast food giant McDonald’s is bringing fans’ beloved WcDonald’s from anime fiction into reality.

Fandom : Youth : Entertainment

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Fairmont and Raffles open opulent hybrid hotel in Doha

Global hospitality brands Fairmont and Raffles are hyper-charging the luxury stay in Doha with a new hybrid hotel.

Travel & Hospitality : Luxury : High End Hotels

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Match wants to connect single-parent daters

Recognising the challenges that single parents face when dating online, dating company Match has unveiled Stir to specifically target this group.

Dating : Media & Entertainment : Society

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Morrama launches eco-friendly smart glasses

Morrama, a UK-based award-winning industrial design and innovation studio, has unveiled Issé, a concept for the future of smart glasses.

Technoloogy : Sports & Leisure : Design

Daily Signals

Preview: Streamlined Shopping

Global – Bricks-and-mortar retailers are tailoring their systems to mirror the ease of online shopping.

Retail Futures : Online Shopping : Bricks-and-mortar

Daily Signals

Mind control

London – Trajectory is a speculative interface control that allows users to browse the web using only their face.

Trajectory : RCA Show 2016 : Graduate

Daily Signals

Facebook shows its caring side while Google drives AR interaction

Panasonic builds a branded city, Universal Everything visualises sound in VR, why cricket farming needs to become more efficient.

Digital : Advertising : Technology

Big Ideas

Epidemic Retail Futures

How will retailers in 2025 cater for future viral outbreaks and enable consumers to move effortlessly in and out of lockdown periods?

Inter-covid : Scenario : Retail

Viewpoints

Hacking the senses will redefine self-care

Charles Spence, a world expert in multi-sensory perception, highlights how knowledge of our senses can have a profound effect on health and wellbei...

Health : Wellness : Sensory Experience

Big Ideas

The virtual, synthetic cocktails of the future

Scientific innovation is challenging the manufacturing, consumption and very definition of alcohol.

Drinks : Alcohol : Far Futures

Markets

Digital Afterlife Market

From NFTs to AI holograms, the intersection of technology and the funeral industry is changing how we grieve and how we’ll be remembered.

Digital : Technology : Media

Daily Signals

Tiffany & Co and Snap create immersive US Open fan experience

American luxury jewellery giant Tiffany & Co, known for its legacy in tennis, has collaborated with the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and...

Luxury : Media & Entertainment : Fashion

Daily Signals

Stat: The next generation of consumers expect retailers to harness tech innovation

What is consumers’ stance on retailers embedding AI into shopping experiences? New research suggests that consumers not only accept but also expect...

Retail : Technology : Youth

Viewpoints

Is suburbia ready for a creative, cultural and commercial comeback?

As major cities become less liveable, businesses should explore the potential of locations beyond the city limits.

Placemaking : Architecture : Branding

Viewpoints

Are innovation labs still the future of R&D?

As Target prepares to close its flagship Food + Future coLab, LS:N Global examines what brands are getting wrong about their approach to innovation.

Retail : Food : Drink

Daily Signals

Technical feelings

Texas – A new video artwork by the Institute for New Feeling explores fresh emotional responses to familiar technology.

Institute For New Feelings : The E-motional Economy : Awakening Tech

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Augmented reality

London – Designer Kailu Guan has created a clothing range that uses augmented reality to add virtual layers to the garments.

Kailu Guan : Awakening Tech : Augmented Reality

Macro Trends

EQ-Commerce

Innovative retailers are using technology to create intelligent, empathic commerce journeys – where every touchpoint is a learning opportunity, and...

Retail : Technology : Media And Technology

Big Ideas

Gen Z and Luxury’s Future: FT Business of Luxury 2023

The 2023 FT Business of Luxury summit held in Monaco (21–23 May) offered a deep dive into decoding Gen Z consumers and the ensuing implications for...

Luxury : Gen Z : Youth

Macro Trends

Ubiquitous Gaming Culture

Buying shoes? There’s a game for that. Visiting a gallery? There’s a game for that. Want to lose weight, stop smoking, learn to speak a foreign lan...

Gaming : UGC : Gamification

Daily Signals

Smala’s film noir club night and other stories

In today’s daily digest: Vice Media and Airbnb collaborate, Gentle Monster’s post-tsunami interior, and how print publications can best engage thei...

Travel : Hospitality : Branding

Micro Trends

Generation D Recruitment

Brands are waking up to the fact that graduate fairs and recruitment websites are no longer relevant as platforms for recruiting Generation D talent.

Recruitment : Gen Viz : Workplace Futures

Daily Signals

Digital fashion brings IRL fun to experiential pop-up store

A new experiential retail concept from AR fashion platform Zero10 and Crosby Studios is bringing digital fashion into a physical setting.

Retail : Design : Fashion

Viewpoints

It’s time for tech to bridge families’ digital divisions

Technology designers must create experiences that encourage future families to re-engage, converse and bond with each other.

Technology : Youth : Future Family

Micro Trends

Local social networking

Social Media : Apps : Community

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