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Big Ideas

More than half of Nordic consumers are ready to spend

Premium : Disposable : Income

Micro Trends

Value-mentoring

As value has become more important for consumers hit hard by the recession, a few smart retailers are helping customers get the most for their money.

Value-nomics : Savvy : Price-Comparison

Macro Trends

Generation Jones

As a generation, Jonesers (born between 1954 and 1965) have been described as more realistic than idealistic, more ironic than anarchic, and, above...

Boomers : Gen Jones : Ageing

Markets

Fashion Rental Market

Fashion rental services are evolving to benefit brands and consumers, providing new revenue streams, peer-led style inspiration and convenience.

Fashion

Markets

Flat Age Society: Retail strategies

Designing stores for Flat Age consumers – those men and women aged 50 and over who are revving up rather than slowing down – is an experienti...

Boomers : Simon Stacey : Household Design

Design Directions

Sweet Nostalgia

Designers and make-up brands are turning to 18th-century European styles to imbue consumers with the feeling of optimistism and abundance from the ...

Pastel : Rococo : 18th Century

Futures 100

Futures 100 Innovators: June

In our sixth instalment of the Futures 100 Innovators, we spotlight the people creating community gardens, luxury LGBTQ+ dining and shoppable holid...

Futures 200 Innovators : F100 : Health & Wellness

Markets

Utility Apps

Brands are using mobile apps as practical tools to assist, educate and serve consumers in and out of stores.

Utility Apps : Mobile Apps : Apps

Viewpoints

How brands can reach The Next Billion Users

Digital anthropologist Payal Arora explains why the online behaviour of people in China, India, Africa and across the Global South i...

Technology : India : Internet

Big Ideas

The studios making virtual retail a reality

As mixed-reality commerce gathers pace, a growing community of creative digital studios are facilitating the transition from the physical to the di...

Retail : VR : Digital Culture

Micro Trends

Healthy Baby Bites

The baby food aisle now reflects wider eating shifts towards healthy options.

Food : Wellness : Baby Food

Micro Trends

Big Friendly Data

In response to public demand for intuitive graphics and inspiring visuals, brands and organisations are becoming increasingly creative with data re...

Data : Digital : Design

Micro Trends

User Curated Retail

Scrapbooking social media networks have created a new wave of curator consumers who are becoming a powerful commercial force thanks to their daily ...

Scrapbooking : Social Media : Curation

Viewpoints

Amber Case : Helpful brands

Geoloqi founder Amber Case talks about helpful brands.

Amber Case : Location-based Service : Geoloqi

Viewpoints

Brian David Johnson : From small screen to smart screen

Intel futurist Brian David Johnson talks about small screen to smart screen.

Futuretainment : Brian David Johnson : Turbulent Teens

Micro Trends

Hyperseasonal selling

The concept of cosmetics seasons came, of course, from the catwalk. But as fashion seasons are being challenged, so too is the concept of seasons f...

Seasonal : Trends : Catwalks

Markets

Beyond Product

In the future, will retail still be about products? If we view retail as a theatre production, should it be a three- or a five-act play? And just w...

Delia Effect : Networking : LVMH

Macro Trends

Recuperative Living

In the aftermath of Covid-19, consumers’ collective concerns about hygiene, wellbeing and immunity will drive new directions in beauty and wellness...

Beauty : Health : Wellness

Markets

New stages of lux

As Louis Vuitton cancels plans to open yet another department store in Tokyo and other brands follow suit, it is time to access the changing nature...

Louis Vuitton : Bain & Company : Luxury Institute

Markets

Myanmar market report

After five decades of virtual isolation under the ruling military dictatorship, the opening up of Myanmar has led to a flood of interest from forei...

Myanmar : UN : United Nations

News

Crocs unveils limited-edition clogs for dogs

Crocs is launching its first-ever clogs for dogs, fulfilling one of the brand’s most-requested items.

Fashion : Society : Pets

News

Stat: LVMH champagne sales plummet as desire to celebrate dwindles

Luxury conglomerate LVMH has reported a significant downturn in its champagne sales, attributing it to a global decline in the celebratory spirit.

Luxury : Food & Drink : Finance

News

Dyson debuts OnTrac noise-cancelling headphones

Technology giant Dyson has launched its first-ever audio-only product, the OnTrac noise-cancelling headphones.

Technology : Dyson : Audio

News

Boycott X app encourages ethical consumerism

Boycott X, a ground-breaking app launched in December 2023 by Chedy El Tabaa, has risen to the top of the free utilities app rankings on the French...

Ethics : Technology : Boycott X

News

Stüssy upcycles T-shirts into authentic Moroccan rugs

Streetwear brand Stüssy has launched a unique upcycling initiative by converting its T-shirts into Boucherouite Moroccan rugs.

Fashion : Culture : Design

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