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Innovation Debrief 2025: The New Age of Discovery

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Innovation Debrief 2025: The New Age of Discovery

Where can consumers still find newness amid algorithm fatigue, ad blockers and saturated content platforms? Part of the answer lies in gatekeeping ...
Technology : Pop-culture & Media : Retail
Kiehl’s teams up with Fortnite to make suncare part of play

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Kiehl’s teams up with Fortnite to make suncare part of play

Cosmetics brand Kiehl’s is breaking new ground with a four-week activation inside online video game Fortnite, aiming to embed sun safety into gamin...
Kiehl’s : Suncare : Suncare Market
Dermalogica launches digital community for skincare professionals

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Dermalogica launches digital community for skincare professionals

Dermalogica has launched its Pro Community hub, a digital space designed by skin therapists, for skin therapists, with the ambition to become the U...
Dermalogica : Neo Community : Community
Lancôme opens luxury retreat space and cafe in Doha airport

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Lancôme opens luxury retreat space and cafe in Doha airport

Lancôme has unveiled Café de la Rose inside Doha’s Hamad International Airport, its first travel retail café and only the second globally.
Retail : Beauty : Travel
Stat: The human touch is still crucial for luxury shoppers

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Stat: The human touch is still crucial for luxury shoppers

Despite the growing presence of AI in customer service, new research from Ventrica suggests the human touch remains a key driver of posit...
Luxury : Retail : Stat
The Good Pill Co aims to certify the under-regulated supplements market

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The Good Pill Co aims to certify the under-regulated supplements market

Newly launched certification body The Good Pill Co has secured strategic funding from sports medicine experts The Nxt Level Group to accelerate its...
Health : Wellness : Supplements
Stat: Vibe-based budgeting is shaping young consumers’ spending habits

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Stat: Vibe-based budgeting is shaping young consumers’ spending habits

Amid economic uncertainty, Gen Z and Millennials are turning to vibe-based budgeting – adjusting spending based on how the economy feels rather tha...
Gen Z : Millennials : Finance
Stat: Young adults are redefining romantic relationships on their terms

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Stat: Young adults are redefining romantic relationships on their terms

As romantic norms fragment, 20% of people are now unknowingly practising ‘relationship anarchy’, according to the latest State of Dating repor...
Statistic : Stat : Dating
 New clubhouse for women’s sports retail opens in London

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New clubhouse for women’s sports retail opens in London

A new retail concept is putting women’s sport centre stage this summer.
Sports : Retail : Fashion
Viva Technology 2025: AI in healthcare, building resilient cities and phygital fashion experiences

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Viva Technology 2025: AI in healthcare, building resilient cities and phygital fashion experiences

As Viva Technology 2025 opened in Paris, speakers explored how technology can be used to address and help solve global challenges in healthcare, tr...
Technology : Global Events : Viva Tech 2025
Stat: US teen beauty spending soars to record high fuelled by fragrance boom

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Stat: US teen beauty spending soars to record high fuelled by fragrance boom

Teen beauty spending in the US has surged to record levels, according to Piper Sandler’s latest Taking Stock With Teens report.
Beauty : Gen Alpha : Gen Alpha Consumers
Vinted tops France’s fashion market as second-hand sales surge

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Vinted tops France’s fashion market as second-hand sales surge

Second-hand platform Vinted has overtaken Amazon and Kiabi to become France’s top clothing retailer by sales volume, according to new data from the...
Fashion : Sustainability : Retail
Stat: Consumers sacrifice dining and takeout amid inflation

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Stat: Consumers sacrifice dining and takeout amid inflation

Amid growing economic uncertainty and inflation concerns, consumers in the US and UK are scaling back on discretionary spending, with 63% cutting b...
Stat : Stats : Spending
Stat: US teen beauty spending soars as Gen Z embrace fragrances and skincare

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Stat: US teen beauty spending soars as Gen Z embrace fragrances and skincare

Teen beauty spending is on the rise, with Piper Sandler’s Taking Stock With Teens 2025 report revealing double-digit year-on-year growth, particula...
Beauty : Retail : Youth
Nike and Lego team up on creative play experiences and products

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Nike and Lego team up on creative play experiences and products

Nike and the Lego Group have launched a global partnership to inspire kids through active and creative play, combining sport and imagination.
Technology : Nike : Lego
Industry insights from the Walpole British Luxury Summit 2025

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Industry insights from the Walpole British Luxury Summit 2025

The Walpole British Luxury Summit 2025 gathered leaders from across the global luxury sector for a day of expert talks, reports and panel discussio...
Luxury : Global Events : Walpole British Luxury Summit
Prada’s 2025 Qixi campaign turns Shanghai’s bridges into a stage for love

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Prada’s 2025 Qixi campaign turns Shanghai’s bridges into a stage for love

Prada’s campaign for the 2025 Qixi Festival – often referred to as Chinese Valentine’s Day – reimagines China’s legendary love tale through an...
Luxury : Fashion : Chinese Folklore
Cécred champions hair as a cultural memory in first campaign

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Cécred champions hair as a cultural memory in first campaign

Beyoncé’s haircare brand Cécred has launched its debut campaign, A Deeper Understanding of Hair, created in partnership with Wieden+Kennedy.
Beauty : Advertising : Pop Culture & Media
Gen Z in China are using AI to transform themselves into collectable merchandise

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Gen Z in China are using AI to transform themselves into collectable merchandise

Gen Z in China are using AI art tools and 3D printing to transform themselves into ‘guzi’ – personalised collectable merchandise.
China : Kidults : Kidult Craze
Mars backs gene-edited cocoa for climate-resilient chocolate

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Mars backs gene-edited cocoa for climate-resilient chocolate

Confectionery brand Mars is teaming up with biotech firm Pairwise to accelerate the creation of climate-resilient cocoa using CRISPR-based gene edi...
Mars : Chocolate : Cacao
IKEA creates open-air library along the Seine in Paris

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IKEA creates open-air library along the Seine in Paris

IKEA has unveiled the Billyothèque, a pop-up outdoor library transforming a stretch of Paris’s Seine riverbank into a space for slow, serendipitous...
Ikea : Reading Room : Reading Experience
Stat: Major retail hacks lead UK consumers to change digital habits

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Stat: Major retail hacks lead UK consumers to change digital habits

A wave of high-profile cyberattacks is reshaping consumer trust in online retail, with two-thirds (66%) of UK shoppers now re-assessing their digit...
Statistic : Retail : Personal Security
Stat: Circular fashion is gaining momentum in US luxury e-commerce

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Stat: Circular fashion is gaining momentum in US luxury e-commerce

Americans who purchase luxury apparel online are increasingly turning to circular fashion, according to new data from the Mastercard Economics Inst...
Sustainability : Fashion : Luxury
Stat: UK gym market hits record as Gen Z fuel sign-ups

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Stat: UK gym market hits record as Gen Z fuel sign-ups

The UK gym market reached a record valuation of £5.7bn ($7.6bn, €6.6bn) in 2024, up 8.8% year on year, according to UKactive’s latest report.
Sports : Health : Wellness
NRF 2025 Retail’s Big Show Europe: Unified Commerce and Community Nuclears

Big Ideas

NRF 2025 Retail’s Big Show Europe: Unified Commerce and Community Nuclears

From AI-powered stores to hyperlocal partnerships, NRF 2025 Retail’s Big Show Europe revealed how data, culture and community are converging to def...
Retail : Technology : Fashion
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