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Macro Trends

The Dawn of the Mega-systems

Apple, Amazon, Alibaba, Google, Facebook and Weibo are no longer simply trading platforms. They are the mega-systems of tomorrow, within which most...

Apple : Amazon : Google

Viewpoints

Refashioning charity retail

Julie Neeve, project manager of new store formats at Oxfam, on the perks of housing the charity’s new superstore on an Oxford industrial estate.

Retail : Sustainability : Fashion

Big Ideas

The product designers rethinking plastics

At London Design Festival 2018, designers put the spotlight on plastics, moving away from the recycled narrative about audience education, and reth...

Design : Plastic : Sustainability

Big Ideas

Mohammed Ashour on the need to scale cricket farming

The CEO of Aspire Food Group explains why robotics is key to making cricket protein an affordable alternative to meat.

Food : Agriculture : Protein

Micro Trends

Sweet Tooth Hospitality

Sugar may be the new gluten – the latest foodstuff to be targeted in the media – but despite the bad press, a host of new restaurants and retailers...

Dessert : The Pudding Bar : Luxury

Big Ideas

Stockholm Furniture Fair: Top 10 not to be missed

The largest showcase for Scandinavian furniture design, the Stockholm Furniture and Light Fair, will be held from 5 to 9 February, marking the 62nd...

Nendo : Inno¨cation : From Us With Love

Micro Trends

Micro-retail

Multinational brands that are used to shipping their goods in bulk to established and often big-box retailers are in for a shock. Formal retail is ...

New Emerging Affluents : Martin Sorrell : Jaideep Prabhu

Micro Trends

Gourmet Junk: Drinks

Driven by nostalgia, today’s urban consumers demand upscale versions of junk food and drink.

Junk Food : Nostalgia : Milkshakes

Big Ideas

TFWA 2024: Tailored for Travellers

The travel retail arena continues to see both digital and experience-led innovation, specifically in the beauty and alcohol markets. Key themes at ...

Travel : Retail : Drink

Macro Trends

EQ-Commerce

Innovative retailers are using technology to create intelligent, empathic commerce journeys – where every touchpoint is a learning opportunity, and...

Retail : Technology : Media And Technology

Micro Trends

Beirut Safari

Beirut is building on its status as the cultural capital of the Middle East with an explosion of new arts institutions, design happenings and hos...

Beirut : Conviviality Culture : The Convergence Economy

Big Ideas

IFE 2024: Affordable Indulgence and Ultra-Processed Uncertainty

The International Food & Drink Event in London in March 2024 addressed the controversies surrounding ultra-processed foods, how AI is driving innov...

Food : Drink : Technology

Markets

South Korean Beauty Market

South Korea’s eagle-eyed consumers are demanding fast fashion beauty brands that are attuned to Instagram-friendly aesthetics.

Beauty Futures : South Korea : Instagram

Big Ideas

Retail Analysis: J Crew's trio of London flagship stores

US retail chain J Crew has arrived in London with three stores

J Crew : Brompton Cross : Ludlow

Micro Trends

Miami Safari

A city in transition, Miami has roared back from the recession with a re-energised urban core and a diversified economy

Miami : Safari : Wynwood Walls

Big Ideas

Inter-Covid hospitality

Amid a tourism drought, hotels are repurposing their vacant rooms to cater for consumers seeking shelter, safety and privacy.

Hospitality : Travel : Health

Daily Signals

Today's top stories including, REDS electric car offers a multi-functional interior space

In today's daily digest: ScreenShop offers visually-led shopping, a new nightclub experience at Design Miami, The Assemblage combines co-working wi...

Automobile : Retail : Hospitality

Design Directions

Camille Walala: Graphic artist

Like so many artists, Camille Walala lives her life under a pseudonym.

Neo Kitsch : Netstalgia : Memphis

Big Ideas

African cuisine is gaining popularity outside of the continent

From kitchen pantries to new restaurant formats, African entrepreneurs are bringing the flavours of their homeland to Western consumers.

Food : Flavours : Culinary Diplomacy

Micro Trends

Body-positive Men

With men still portrayed by advertisers as overwhelmingly slim, tall and muscular, there is an increasing desire to see new representations...

New Masculinity : Wellness : Branding

Micro Trends

Automated Commerce

In the age of convenience, Automated Commerce is re-inventing grocery shopping.

Food : Retail : Technology

Futures 100

Futures 100 Innovators: July

This month, we uncover the next 10 names to watch as part of our Futures 100 Innovators Awards, highlighting the brands, businesses and people inno...

Design : Retail : Food And Drink

Macro Trends

Algorithmic Beauty

As beauty technologies gain in popularity, social media, artificial intelligence and algorithms are beginning to shape a new beauty ideal.

Beauty : Technology

Macro Trends

Paradox Personas

Unlike Millennials, Generation Z are swapping self-promotion for self-awareness, using the digital world to enrich but not define their offline sel...

Youth : Digital : Identity

Markets

Global Luxury Market: Part 1

The sector is re-envisaging and redefining what luxury will mean in the 21st century.

Global Luxury : Market Overview : New Luxury Millennials

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