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Viewpoints

The subcultures redefining Arab youth

Samira Larouci, editor of Arab art and culture magazine Mille World, examines emerging Middle East and North Africa (MENA) subcultures and how the ...

Youth : Fashion : Sports

Big Ideas

UBS wants to cater for the new population of Asian female billionaires

Marina Lui, head of China WM, UBS Global Wealth Management, explains why brands need to pay more attention to Asia’s female high-net-worth individu...

Banking : Female Futures : Finance

Micro Trends

Debt-protectors

Spurred on by consumers’ economic insecurity, fintech firms are creating new financial tools that help people become more astute spenders and savers.

Fintech : Visa : Technology

Big Ideas

Are we too selfish to be sustainable?

Dr Daniel Benkendorf, professor of psychology at the Fashion Institute of Technology, on turning our moral values into sustainable purchasing behav...

Fashion : Sustainability : Retail

Big Ideas

How QR codes could revolutionise the supplements industry

Natalja Genina, assistant professor in the Pharmaceutical Technology and Engineering department of the University of Copenhagen, explores how her r...

Health : Wellness : Medicare

Micro Trends

Fresh Frozen

With the rise of plant-based eating, new brands are rethinking frozen food to appeal to more health-conscious consumers.

Food : Convenience : Packaging

Big Ideas

The best of phygital retail in 2017

Retail operating systems, transportable stores and Instagram-powered inventory are some of the most inventive phygital concepts of 2017.

Retail : Automation : Phygital

Micro Trends

Space-age Materials

Although the idea of space travel has long influenced fashion, a new wave of designers is looking beyond our planet as a way of solving problems cl...

Fashion : Retail : Technology

Big Ideas

How to build a smog-free city

We catalogue five brands developing new technologies, devices and materials to help build a cleaner urban environment.

Sustainability : Urbanism : Architecture

Micro Trends

Brand Parents

Parents are looking for technology to help them achieve a better balance between the stresses of work and family life.

Parenting : Snoo : Future Family

Big Ideas

Autumn/winter 2017 Fashion Innovation

In the politically charged and consumer-facing autumn/winter 2017 season not just designers, but also the industry as a whole, are moving towards a...

Fashion Week : Dislocated World : Backlash Brands

Design Directions

Pure Disruption

Cutting through the dense information overload in visual culture, packaging designers are adopting a reductive and regimented aesthetic – but with ...

Pure Disruption : Packaging : Nourcy

Micro Trends

London Beauty Safari

To celebrate the publication of LS:N Global’s Beauty Futures Report 2015, we wandered the streets of London to discover the most interesting beau...

Covent Garden : Shoreditch : Mayfair

Daily Signals

The Me-conomy: The post-digital market landscape

London – Delegates converged yesterday (15 October) on London’s British Museum, where, under the iconic Foster and Partners-designed glass roo...

LS:N Global Event : Sharded Self : The Me-Conomy

Big Ideas

Pop-ups feature interactive and showroom concepts

London : New York : Christmas

Design Directions

TCHO social chocolate

Chocolate maker TCHO is harnessing the power of social media to provide a level of transparency that goes beyond simply assuring its cust...

Chocolate : Social Media : Transparency

Macro Trends

Home Eatertainment

Changing dining dynamics have created a new convenience culture focused on elevating the experience and enjoyment of eating and drinking at home.

Food : Convivial : Convenience

Viewpoints

Detty December’s Cultural Capital

Beyond music and parties, end-of-year festivities in Nigeria and Ghana represent a new model for cultural tourism that strengthens diasporic bonds ...

Travel & Hospitality : Youth : Detty December

Daily Signals

Stat: Gen Z Brits wish they were growing up without the internet

Nearly half (47%) of UK people aged 16–21 would rather grow up in a world without the internet, according to new research published by certificatio...

Technology : Teen Tech Welfare : Teens Tech And Tapping Out

Daily Signals

Birth of womb transplant baby marks a milestone in fertility innovation

The first British baby born to a mother with a transplanted womb has been safely delivered.

Technology : Health : Society

Daily Signals

Target taps Kate Spade New York for affordable capsule collection

Target is teaming up with Kate Spade New York for a limited-edition collection launching on 12 April 2025.

Fashion : Retail : Target

Foresight Masterclass Series 1

Module 18 Advanced Scenario Planning

Scenario planning concedes that different future paths are open to us, and that it is up to us to ‘imagineer’ these future possibilities rather tha...

Masterclass

Daily Signals

Stat: US couples are opting for lab-grown diamonds in engagement rings

More than half (52%) of Millennial and Gen Z couples are opting for lab-grown over natural diamonds for their engagement rings, according to The Kn...

Luxury : Fashion : Society

Daily Signals

Stat: Tennis participation surges in the US

Tennis participation in the US has hit a record high for the fifth consecutive year, with 25.7m individuals picking up a racket in 2024 – an 8% inc...

Sports & Leisure : Society : Health & Wellness

Daily Signals

Stat: LGBTQ+ identification in the US reaches record high, driven by Gen Z

LGBTQ+ identification in the US has reached an all-time high of 9.3%, up from 7.6% in 2023, according to a report released by Gallup.

Culture : Society : LGBT

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