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Kidswear Market

Following in the global fashion market’s footsteps, the children’s section is becoming more agile and eco-conscious.

Fashion : Youth : Retail

Markets

The State of Luxury: Vietnam

With a burgeoning affluent middle class, Vietnam is entering a new era of luxury, bolstered by high-end developments and experience-led tourism.

Luxury : Travel : Retail

Markets

Re-usable Packaging Market

Growing concern about the environmental impact of plastic packaging is driving innovations in re-usable and refill concepts among retailers and FMC...

Retail : Packaging : Sustainability

News

The essential Milan Salone 2018 Debrief

Designers at this year’s Milan Salone del Mobile Internazionale stayed away from political messages, instead focusing on issues such as pollution, ...

Milan Salone : Design : Retail

Markets

Fragrance Market

The perfume market is changing as consumers continue to shun mass-market fragrances in favour of premium, niche scents.

Beauty : Luxury : Retail

News

Today’s headlines including Snapchat’s AR art exhibitions

In today’s daily digest: the world’s largest African art museum, Snapchat’s virtual art exhibitions and other stories.

Fashion : Food & Drink : Art

Macro Trends

Eco-venience Retail

Accelerating e-commerce and demands for expedited delivery are forcing a new framework that puts eco-conscious practices at the centre of retail op...

Retail : Sustainability : Technology

Communities

Emerging Luxury Millennials

Well-travelled, online and obsessed with good service, the New Luxury Millennials (NLMs) from China, India and Brazil are the next big spenders. Wi...

Heritage : Home : Social Networks

Macro Trends

Home States Futures: Residential Retail

With hybrid working becoming the new normal, global retail footfall in decline and the loss of third spaces, the home is shifting from a fundamenta...

Retail : Home : Technology

Communities

Women Who Play

As gaming continues its advance as a key tool for consumer engagement, women gamers are now demanding their share of the spotlight.

Future Of Gaming : Avatar Customisation : Women Empowerment

Big Ideas

Global Fashion Summit: Forming Fashion’s New Alliances

favour of planet-first, radical collaborations.

Fashion : Sustainability : Retail

Big Ideas

Five Brands Elevating the Outdoor Leisure Market

As outdoor activities become more than just an occasional pastime, brands are reviving apparel and equipment with energetic palettes that better su...

Travel : Leisure : Fashion

News

The Big Idea: Influ-seller platforms

Merging content creation and curation, this year we examined the rise of influ-seller apps and platforms that allow brands to maximise the reach of...

Retail : E-commerce : Marketing

News

Mulberry and The Slow Grind are decelerating creativity

Following a sell-out edition in 2020, the creative, environmental and social anthology The Slow Grind is teaming up with luxury brand Mulberry to l...

Fashion : Sustainability : Society

Viewpoints

The productivity paradox of self-isolation

As the world adapts to life in isolation, brands operating in an accelerated capacity are spouting self-improvement and productivity – but not for ...

Advertising : Retail : Covid-19

Viewpoints

What is the future of moral business?

Brands must proactively shift priorities to meet the demands of the ethical consumer.

Marketing : Technology : Workplace

Big Ideas

Calum Jacobs on why football journalism needs to create a space for black writers

The founder and editor of Caricom magazine, which explores the crossover between football and the black experience, on why the diversity of footbal...

Media : Youth : Sports

Viewpoints

Should brands be capitalising on self-care?

Brands are co-opting self-care as a buzzword to sell products with only tenuous links to mental wellbeing.

Wellness : Mental Health : Beauty

Viewpoints

What if every day was Black Friday?

With Amazon and Calvin Klein leading the way, is daily adaptive pricing the retail model of the future?

Retail : Fashion : Digital

Viewpoints

Is offline the new luxury?

As brands continue to mine consumers for their data, the ability to withhold information is increasingly the preserve of luxurians.

Luxury : Digital : Travel

Viewpoints

Is it time to make retail spaces age-agnostic?

With an ever-growing generation of affluent older consumers, retailers need to stop focusing exclusively on the young.

Retail : Fashion : Interiors

Viewpoints

Could Facebook launch a Line store?

Social media platforms need to become playful and experimental to win over the next generation of users in Asia.

Asia : Social Media : Line

Micro Trends

Olfactive Menus

The worlds of fragrance and hospitality are colliding as chefs and mixologists craft new menus inspired by the perfumer’s lab.

Fragrance : Cocktail : Berlin

Micro Trends

Smart Fitting Rooms

Retailers from Rebecca Minkoff to Kohl’s are re-inventing the fitting room, equipping it with technology to bridge the gap between e-commerce and...

Omnichannel Retail : RFID : Fitting Room

Micro Trends

Luxe Locale

Earlier this year, LS:N Global tracked how retail design was drawing on local nuances and materials in our Crafted Locale design direction. In the ...

Crafted Locale : Architecture : Luxury

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