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Future Forecast 2017: Retail and Luxury

As the year comes to an end, LS:N Global looks at the nascent trends and behaviour patterns that will be shaping the luxury and retail sectors over...

Micro Trends

Digital Storytelling

Brands are creating digital storytelling tools to help parents enhance their bedtime rituals.

Storytelling : Parenting : Virtual Reality

Micro Trends

Hard Pop

As craft beer flavour profiles veer towards bitter and consumers seek healthier alcohol options, alcoholic soda drinks and fizzy waters are on the ...

Alcohol : Alco-health : Water

Micro Trends

Fresh-batch Beauty

Beauty brands are embracing the philosophy that fresh, small-batch production methods yield quality products.

Natural Beauty : Organic Beauty : Customisation

Micro Trends

Smart Search

Global – Introducing artificial intelligence in retail is enabling brands to create smarter searches.

IBM Watson : Artificial Intelligence : Predictive Retail

Viewpoints

Patrick Dixon: E-commerce now

Smartphones are re-shaping e-commerce, global retail and premium retail, says the founder of Global Change.

E-commerce : Retail Futures : Mega-Systems

Viewpoints

Fashion advertising cools off

In an age of ubiquitous hyper-sexual imagery, knowing brands are turning down the heat to remain relevant.

Neutral Culture : Advertising : The Athena Woman

Micro Trends

Seasonless Style

Relentless seasonal cycles have become untenable and the luxury industry is re-inventing products and services that can cut across seasons, generat...

The Row : Faye Toogood : Bowndling

Micro Trends

Run Stations

Tokyo’s running stations are evolving beyond basic shower and locker rooms as brands respond to the Body Temples desire for convivial fitness.

Tokyo : Body Temples : Community Retail

Markets

Global Beauty Market: Part 2

The beauty and personal care industry has expanded to encompass an array of lucrative, previously overlooked opportunities in the male grooming, ...

Wellness : Male Grooming : Inclusive Beauty

Micro Trends

Mission Media

Media companies are committing to potentially polarised beliefs without fear of alienating subsets of society.

Refinery29 : Independent Magazine : Germany

Micro Trends

Tech Luxe

The luxury market has traditionally been slow to embrace new technology. Yet as consumers’ lives become more digital, things are changing. Increasi...

Tech Luxe : Jonathan Siboni : Activie

Markets

Endless Aisles

Retailers are introducing virtual shelves and shoppable walls in physical retail spaces.

Sony : Digital Store Front : Kate Spade

Markets

Visual-search commerce

Visual-commerce is the new social media market place to watch as fashion is Shazam-ified.

ASAP54 : SnapFashion : Westfield

Viewpoints

Simon Thompson : Five-star hotel retail

Raddleman CEO Simon Thompson talks about five-star hotel retail.

Simon Thompson : Hotel Retail : Luxury

Big Ideas

Innovative new luxury models in the Turbulent Teens

The Connaught : Network Evening : Luxury Futures

Big Ideas

Retailers trim down as consumers simplify shopping

Food Marketing Institute : Wall Street Journal : Walmart

Big Ideas

Future Travel & Hospitality set to be smart, green, concierge-based

London : Bleisure : Leisure And Hospitality Futures Forum

Big Ideas

Luxury sales worse than expected

Bain : Classic Luxury : Credit

Big Ideas

Bio-bottles

As consumers become more knowledgeable about their waste, bottled drinks brands are responding with a series of material innovations.

Packaging : Sustainability : Material Futures

Micro Trends

Adaptive Beauty

Innovative technology and packaging solutions are ushering in a new era of inclusivity for consumers with visual impairments and conditions like mu...

Beauty : Inclusivity : Japan

Big Ideas

What’s driving our obsession with CBD?

Melisse Gelula, co-founder of Well + Good, explains why CBD is causing a stir and reveals its most popular use cases.

Wellness : Beauty : Food

Big Ideas

Why community will shape the future of wellness

Katherine Johnston, senior research fellow at Global Wellness Summit, explains why wellness needs to move beyond personal goals to collective gains.

Wellness : Architecture : Interiors

Big Ideas

Artist LaTurbo Avedon exists solely on the internet

The avatar and artist discusses her digital identity and explains why tech companies could become transhumanitarian.

IAM : Digital Media : Marketing

Micro Trends

Click and Connect

With 40% of global shoppers now preferring to purchase clothing and footwear online, brands are exploring new ways to push the buying power of th...

Retail : Apparel : Fashion

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