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The Green Vic aims to be the world’s most ethical pub

Everything bought and used at the new London pub has a positive environmental and social impact.

Sustainability : Drink : Food

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A Black Friday special covering the launch of the retail holiday season

In today’s Black Friday special: REI continues to encourage exploration, ModCloth gives back to the community and consumers suffer discount fatigue.

Retail : Black Friday : Civic Brands

Big Ideas

Taken for a ride

Los Angeles – Earlier this month Uber passengers were treated to the exclusive launch of Britney Spears’ latest single before anyone else.

Uber : Britney Spears : Pretty Girls

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Foresight Friday: Dan Hastings, deputy foresight editor

Every Friday, The Future Laboratory team offers an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, ...

Foresight Friday

Webinars

Culture-coded Retail On-demand Webinar

Consumers are turning to a new generation of in-person retail experiences energised by cultural relevance and built on brand community. Watch ...

Webinar : The Future Laboratory : Retail

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Stat: Europe enjoys tourism boom amid fall in international visitors to US

Europe is on track for a record-breaking year in tourism, with international visitor spending expected to rise 11% in 2025 to reach £620bn ($838bn,...

Travel : Tourism : Stat

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Coach Play rethinks retail to capture Gen Z shoppers

Coach’s experimentation with its immersive Coach Play stores is paying off. Compared to traditional Coach stores, these concept locations see four ...

Retail : Coach : Gen Z

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Laundry brand Kair caters for sustainable wardrobes

In response to growing interest in sustainable fashion, Kair has launched a range of specialised detergents, fabric softeners and garment freshener...

Sustainability : Fashion : Society

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Artwork explores the potential of smart devices as crime-fighting tools

Auckland – Monitor is an interactive website that examines the ethics of data collection.

Digital : Technology : Culture

Big Ideas

Do some good

Boston – DoneGood is a new Chrome extension that recommends ethical alternatives while shopping online.

DoneGood : B Corporation Certification : DSTLD

Big Ideas

Luxury cycling tours give glampers an opportunity to break a sweat

New York – TerraVelo Tours offers tours of the American West that combine challenging cycling routes with luxury amenities.

TerraVelo : Luxury Camping : Body Temples

Big Ideas

Big data start-up takes on public transport

Bridj, a start-up that promises to use big data to revolutionise urban transport, has launched its beta service on selected routes in Boston.

Bridj : Boston : Sharing Economy

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Gorillaz brings next-level AR concerts to New York and London

Pop group Gorillaz will be unveiling its new album with two location-specific immersive AR experiences in the US and UK.

Technology : Media & Entertainment : Society

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Jamie Oliver launches pasta delivery brand

Jamie Oliver’s new brand, Pasta Dreams, offers a psychedelic take on traditional Italian cuisine.

Food & Drink : Design : Advertising Branding

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United Sodas of America re-imagines soft drinks

United Sodas is a new direct-to-consumer drinks brand looking to elevate the soda market with inventive flavours.

Drinks : DTC : Health-conscious Consumers

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Net-a-Porter ventures into kidswear

Global – The fashion e-tailer is targeting a new generation with the launch of its first pop-up shop for kids.

Fashion : Retail : Childrenswear

Big Ideas

Cross-border luxury

Global – A new study by Contactlab and Exane BNP Paribas shows that some consumers spend more on luxury goods when they travel than at home.

Luxury : Luxury Retail : Travel

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Service with a style: The next generation of hotel boutique

Luxury Leisure Space : Hotel And Boutique : St Martins Lane Hotel

Design Directions

Forests

Forests is a series of temporary installations that challenge our perception of public spaces and translate the ideas of the sharing economy into t...

MINI Living : Placemaking Futures : London Design Festival

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Shabby chic: Habitat opens vintage outpost in Paris

Paris – Now French-owned, iconic interiors retailer Habitat has chosen a Parisian flea market hotspot, for a new vintage-focused concept space.

Paris : Vintage Design : Vintage Furniture

Design Directions

Solicitous Solutions

As reported in our Anarconomy Decade macro trend, an increasingly rebellious spirit is creating a society ripe for transformation. At its core is a...

Social Deisgn : DIY : Salvage

Big Ideas

Retail Analysis: Space Ninety 8, Urban Outfitters’ ode to Brooklyn

Lifestyle retailer Urban Outfitters has opened Space Ninety 8, a concept store in Brooklyn.

Urban Outfitters : Space Ninety 8 : Brooklyn

Markets

Amazon commerce

Seattle – Amazon has added 3D printers to its technology product offer, just one of several new categories the mega-systems e-tailer has added in r...

Jack Spade : Popup Store : Male Grooming

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247 by Represent launches first-ever womenswear collection

Performance wear brand 247 by Represent has unveiled its debut womenswear collection, marking a new chapter as it responds to rising demand for lux...

Fashion : Retail : Sports

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Glastonbury exhibits pavilion made from seaweed-derived bioplastic

Biodesign start-up Re:Right Design returned to Glastonbury Festival 2024 to create a pavilion clad in jelly-like sheets of seaweed-derived bioplastic.

Sustainability : Design : Architecture

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